Richard Karn

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Biography

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.
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Job Title

Actor, Consultants & Advisors

Born

February 17, 1956

Career Milestones

2001

Toplined "MVP2: Most Vertical Primate"

1991

Cast as a regular on the hit ABC series "Home Improvment"

1990

Made primetime TV debut on Carol Burnett's "Carol & Company" (date approximate)

1986

Broadway debut as "the suit of armor" in the hit musical, "Me & My Girl"

1984

Played lead in off-Broadway production, "Losing It"