Richard Karn

Richard Karn
Karn, hosting Family Feud
Born	Richard Karn Wilson
Occupation(s)	actor, game show host
Spouse	Tudi Roche
Children	Cooper Andrew Wilson
Parent(s)	Louise Wilson Gene Wilson

Richard Karn Wilson (born February 17, 1956, in Seattle, Washington) is an American television actor and former game show host.

Karn is best known for his role as Al Borland, the sidekick of Tim Allen's character, on the sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999). In 2002, Karn replaced Louie Anderson as host of the game show Family Feud. In 2002, Karn also made an appearance in The Strokes' music video for "Someday", which featured segments of the band on a fictional showing of Family Feud against the band Guided by Voices.

Karn is sometimes referred to as "Richard Jr." because he and original Feud host Richard Dawson share the same first name. Richard was fired as the host of Family Feud in 2006 and was replaced by John O'Hurley.

Early years

Karn is the son of Gene and Louise Wilson and has a sister, Sue. His mother was a painter and died of bone cancer in 1983. His father was a building contractor. Karn is married to Tudi Roche, who occasionally appeared on Home Improvement as Jill's sister, since 1985. They live in Los Angeles, California with their son Cooper Andrew Wilson (born 1992).

After graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington, where he was in the drama program, he attended the University of Washington. Karn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Professional Actors Training Program. He was also a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity while there. It was with his Fraternity Brothers that Karn earned the nickname "Rushy Rich" for his stern, but fair initiations of incoming Brothers.

Karn and his wife managed an apartment building before joining the cast of Home Improvement. They even kept the job through the first season of the show, not sure if it was going to be a hit. Karn cites his hard work ethic after Alan Thicke, with whom he became good friends with in 1995.

Selected filmography

Films

• Mr. Blue Sky (2006) - John
• Air Bud: Air Buddies (2005) - Patrick
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) — Patrick
• Reality School (2002) — Victor Cayanne
• Sex and the Teenage Mind (2002) — Stanley Heitmeyer
• MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001) — Ollie Plant
• The Pooch and the Pauper (1999) — Agent Dainville
• Legend of the Mummy (1997) — Brice Renard
• Picture Perfect (1995)(TV) - George Thomas

TV series

• Home Improvement (1991–1999) — Al Borland
• Family Feud (2002–2006) — Host
• Foot Soldier (1998) - Host and narrator
• That 70's Show (1 episode, Bye Bye Basement) Theo
• Boy Meets World (1 episode, "This Little Piggy") Animal Control Officer
• The New St Elsewhere (Dr. Frank Baum)

During an impromptu taping of Family Feud in August of 2004, Charlie Sheen joined Richard as host for the Second Round. The Survey question was, "Name a Charlie Sheen movie character".

External Links

• Richard Karn at IMDb
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