Richard Karn
Actor • Host
Birth Date: February 17, 1956
Age: 69 years old
Birth Place: Seattle, Washington
Husky, bearded character actor who plays the gentle, teddy-bearish Al on ABC's hit sitcom "Home Improvement" (1991-99). As Tim Allen's supremely competent but terribly shy sidekick, Karn comes off as the brain behind the show-within-the-show.
Credits
More PowerStream
Executive Producer
Reality
2022
More PowerStream
Host
Reality
2022
Carrie and Jess Save the Universe!
Actor
Computer Face
Movie
2022
Assembly Required: Special Edition
Host
Show
2021
Assembly RequiredStream
Executive Producer
Reality
2021
Assembly RequiredStream
Host
Reality
2021
The Christmas DanceStream
Actor
Sherman
Movie
2021
Assembly Required
Host
Show
2020
Horse Camp: A Love Tail
Actor
Jerry
Movie
2020
Check Inn to ChristmasStream
Actor
Tim Crawley
Movie
2019
Today 3rd Hour
Guest
Show
2018
Amanda and the Fox
Actor
Judge Weartherbee
Movie
2018
DetroitersStream
Guest Star
Richard Karn
Series
2017
The Horse Dancer
Actor
Jerry
Movie
2017
Christmas in MississippiStream
Actor
Mr. McGuire
Movie
2017
Małomiasteczkowe święta
Actor
Mr. McGuire
Movie
2017
Christmas LandStream
Actor
Mason Richards
Movie
2015
A Dog for Christmas
Actor
Santa
Movie
2015
A Daughter's Nightmare
Actor
Cameron
Movie
2014
A Perfect Christmas ListStream
Actor
Tim
Movie
2014
Gordon Family Tree
Actor
Perry Merrow
Movie
2013
Last Man StandingStream
Guest Star
Bill McKendree
Series
2011
The Back-up Bride
Actor
Shane Bingham
Movie
2011
True Jackson, VPStream
Guest Star
Fire Marshal O'Dannon
Series
2008
Bingo America
Host
Show
2008
DirtStream
Guest Star
Series
2007
Mr. Blue Sky
Actor
John Adams
Movie
2007
Family Feud
Host
Show
2006
O Christmas Tree
Host
Show
2005
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
Actor
Show
2003
Family Feud
Host
Game Show
2002
Watching Ellie
Guest Star
Show
2002
MVP2: Most Vertical Primate
Actor
Ollie Plant
Movie
2002
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Actor
Patrick
Movie
2002
Sex and the Teenage Mind
Actor
Stanley Heitmeyer
Movie
2002
The Chronicle
Guest Star
Series
2001
Pooch and the Pauper
Actor
Agent Dainville
Movie
2000
That '70s ShowStream
Guest Star
Series
1998
Soul Man
Guest Star
Show
1997
Bram Stoker's The Mummy
Actor
Brice Renard
Movie
1997
Picture Perfect
Actor
George Thomas
Movie
1995
Burke's Law
Guest Star
David Bergen
Show
1994
Boy Meets WorldStream
Guest Star
Victor
Series
1993
Home ImprovementStream
Actor
Al Borland
Series
1991
The Bold and the BeautifulStream
Guest Star
Judge Jon Oplinger
Soap
1987
Afterschool Special
Actor
Show
1972
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News aboutRichard Karn
Tim Allen Shares Big Update About ‘Home Improvement’ Spinoff
Q&A
Tim Allen on Examining Lasers, Magnets & More in New Series ‘More Power’
‘More Power’: Tim Allen & Richard Karn to Celebrate Coolest Tools (VIDEO)
Where Are the Stars of ‘Home Improvement’ Now?
Q&A
Tim Allen & Richard Karn on Why ‘Assembly Required’ Is ‘Tool Time on Steroids’ (VIDEO)
Ranking TV’s Greatest Supporting Characters
‘Home Improvement’s Tim Allen & Richard Karn Team Up for History’s ‘Assembly Required’
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