1. Richard Karn was born on Richard Karn Wilson; February 17,1956 and is an American actor, author and former game show host.
17 Facts About Richard Karn
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Richard Karn starred as Al Borland in the ABC series Home Improvement and as Fred Peters in the Hulu series Pen15.
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Richard Karn Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 17,1956.
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Richard Karn's father, Gene, was a Seabee who served in World War II.
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Richard Karn graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi.
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Richard Karn gained drama experience in Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival.
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When Karn joined the Screen Actors Guild, he was informed there was already a Richard Wilson, prompting him to drop his surname.
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Richard Karn found a place for them to live by managing an apartment complex, catering events at a Jewish synagogue on the side.
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Richard Karn was a guest star in the pilot episode but became a regular cast member when the show was picked up by the network.
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In 2002, Richard Karn replaced Louie Anderson as the fourth individual to host the game show Family Feud.
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Richard Karn left Family Feud in 2006 and was replaced by John O'Hurley.
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In 2002, Richard Karn 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.
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On October 6,2008, Richard Karn replaced Patrick Duffy as host of Game Show Network's Bingo America.
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Richard Karn served as a substitute host on GSN Radio.
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Richard Karn did commercials for Orchard Supply Hardware in the 1990s.
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Richard Karn has been married to actress Tudi Roche since 1985.
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From 1994 to 1999, Richard Karn hosted an annual celebrity golf tournament in Seattle.