90s sitcom star is unrecognizable 25 years after the hit series ended

A star of a hit ’90s sitcom who went on to host a game show for several years was recently spotted looking unrecognizable.

From 1991 to 1999, Richard Karn starred alongside Tim Allen in the comedy series Home Improvement.

The show followed the Taylor family, which consisted of Tim (Allen), his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson), and their three sons Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith).

Richard played Al, a master plumber and licensed contractor who was also Tim’s best friend and co-host on the series “Tool Time.”

The show ultimately ended after eight seasons after Allen rejected a $50 million offer to continue.

Richard’s role in the series almost didn’t happen because another actor was offered the role of Al, but had to decline due to a scheduling conflict.

Richard was a guest star in the pilot episode, but became a regular cast member when the series was picked up by the network.

After Home Improvement ended, the actor took over hosting the game show Family Feud, a role he held for four years before leaving in 2006.

He then hosted the Game Show Network’s Bingo America for a year from 2008.

This month, the now 68-year-old actor was pictured shopping in Los Angeles with his wife Trudi Roche.

Richard was dressed casually in a golf shirt, which he paired with blue shorts and gray sneakers.

The actor looked noticeably different than his time on Home Improvement and stayed under the radar during the appearance.

The couple, who have been married since 1985, share a 32-year-old son, Cooper.

Since the end of Home Improvement, Richard has appeared in shows such as That 70s Show, The Bold and Pen15, in which he played the father of author and lead actress Maya Erskine’s father.

In 2013, he also reunited with Allen for the sitcom Last Man Standing.

Then in 2021, they hosted the pandemic-era-inspired “Assembly Required” series, a home repair competition.

In 2019, Richard spoke about the chances of the series ever being rebooted or at least fans seeing the cast reunite on screen.

“There’s a lot of progress being made.” “Tim wanted to reboot Last Man Standing, so he needs a year or two or whatever to get that done,” he told Vulture.

“After that, we might look at home improvement. We’ll see what the producers have in store. It will be interesting to see where people end up 20 years later and whether we can maintain something that is interesting to people.

Home Improvement is streaming on Disney Plus.

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