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Home Improvement

1991

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Bob Vila

Bob Vila is an American television host and home improvement expert, best known for pioneering the home renovation TV genre. Born in Miami, Florida, in 1946, Vila learned construction skills from his father, who built their family’s home by hand. After graduating from Miami Jackson High School, he studied journalism at the University of Florida and then served in the Peace Corps in Panama. Vila began his television career as the host of the groundbreaking PBS series This Old House in 1979 after winning a restoration award for his work on a Victorian Italianate house in Newton, Massachusetts. His approachable style and expertise made the series immensely popular and helped launch a wave of similar programming. Vila left This Old House in 1989 due to endorsement conflicts and moved on to host Bob Vila’s Home Again and later Bob Vila, continuing to educate and inspire viewers on home repair and renovation. Beyond television, Vila wrote more than a dozen books, including a guide to historic homes of America. He made several cameo appearances on Tim Allen’s sitcom Home Improvement and has developed his own line of home products. In addition to his media work, Vila is known for his involvement with organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and for helping restore Ernest Hemingway’s home in Cuba. Vila remains a well-respected advocate for craftsmanship and homeownership, winning a Daytime Emmy lifetime achievement award in 2022 and continuing to inspire new generations to take pride in their homes and communities.

Susan Estelle Jansen

Susan Estelle Jansen is an American television producer and writer. Her credits include Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, Maybe This Time, You Wish and Lizzie McGuire. In 2007, she wrote her first theatrical feature screenplay, for the live-action film Bratz. She followed with the story for ABC Family film The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream. She is a graduate of Harvard University and USC School of Cinematic Arts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Estelle Jansen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Patricia Richardson

Cast · Known for Home Improvement, Strong Medicine

Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. and for her role as Dr. Andy Campbell in Strong Medicine (2002-2005).

Haynes Brooke

Haynes Brooke is known for Contact (1997), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Home Improvement (1991).

Tim Allen

Cast · Known for Home Improvement, Last Man Standing, Toy Story 2

Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise (1995–present) for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–2023). Allen's other films include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Big Trouble (2002), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Wild Hogs (2007), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), and Crazy on the Outside (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Blake Clark

Cast · Known for Toy Story 3, Home Improvement, Rango

Blake Clark is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as Chet Hunter on Boy Meets World and Harry Turner on Home Improvement. Clark has voiced Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise starting with 2008's Toy Story: The Musical, having inherited the role from his friend Jim Varney, who died of lung cancer in 2000.

Bob Bendetson

Writer · Known for Home Improvement

Robert "Bob" Bendetson is an American television writer and producer. He has written for a number of TV series, including ALF, Home Improvement and two episodes for The Simpsons (season 12's "Simpsons Tall Tales"and season 13's "Blame It on Lisa"). He lives with his wife Heidi and his two children Ellie and Jesse Bendetson.

Eric Horsted

Writer · Known for Coach, Futurama

Eric Horsted is an American television writer. He has written for several shows, including Home Improvement, Coach, Futurama, Out of Jimmy's Head and The Simpsons.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Cast · Known for Home Improvement, The Lion King

Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American actor. He is well known for his role of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, as Tom Sawyer in the Disney film Tom and Huck, and as the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King.

Debbe Dunning

Cast · Known for Home Improvement

Debra Dunning is an American actress, model, television host, spokesperson and comedienne. She is best known for Heidi on Home Improvement (1993-1999).

Leslie Bibb

Cast · Known for The White Lotus, Iron Man, Law Abiding Citizen

Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1973) is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement (1996), before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts (1997), which was followed by her first show The Big Easy. She received a role in This Space Between Us (1999). Her role as Brooke McQueen on the WB Network comedy–drama series Popular (1999–2001) brought her to the attention of a wider audience, and received a Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress. During the series, she also gained recognition for her roles in the thriller The Skulls (2000) and in the comedy See Spot Run (2001). She had a recurring role in the medical–drama show ER (2002–2003), Crossing Jordan, and on the sitcoms The League and American Housewife. She had a starring role on the drama GCB, the sitcom Burning Love and the fantasy series Jupiter's Legacy as well as God's Favorite Idiot. Bibb was cast as Carley Bobby, in the comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). She had a minor supporting role in the hit action film Iron Man (2008) and appeared in the crime-thriller Law Abiding Citizen (2009). She reprised her role in the sequel Iron Man 2 (2010). She appeared in the family–comedy Zookeeper (2011) as Miranda Davis. She also appeared in Confessions of a Shopaholic, Law Abiding Citizen, A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy, Movie 43, No Good Deed, To the Bone, and Tag, among others.

Andy Cadiff

Director · Known for Home Improvement

Andy Cadiff is an American television director and producer. He has directed episodes for number of notable television series including, Home Improvement, Spin City, My Wife and Kids, Growing Pains, According to Jim, The War at Home, Quintuplets and number of other series. He also directed the feature films Leave It to Beaver (1997) and Chasing Liberty (2004) starring Mandy Moore. He married actress Susan Diol on December 6, 2003 and is helping raise Juliet Jones-Diol Cassidy, Diol's child from her previous marriage to Shaun Cassidy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Cadiff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Matt Williams

Executive Producer · Known for Home Improvement

Matt Williams is a television writer, creator and producer. He is the producer of the TV shows Roseanne and Home Improvement and movies such as What Women Want, and has written for The Cosby Show and A Different World as well as writing the screenplay for Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken. Additionally he has written the play "Between Daylight and Boonville", and directed and co-produced the feature film Where the Heart Is starring Natalie Portman. Williams is originally from Evansville, Indiana. The TV show Roseanne uses pictures of places in Evansville. He wrote and directed Walker Payne in 2006, starring Jason Patric, Drea De Matteo, and Sam Shepard.

Jessica Wesson

Jessica Wesson (born January 1, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Jennifer Sudarsky, Brad's (Zachery Ty Bryan) first girlfriend on the sitcom Home Improvement, and having supporting roles in the Universal films Casper and Flipper in the 1990s. In 1993 and 1997, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Home Improvement and Flipper. She also co-starred in the film Milk Money (1994). Wesson also guest starred in the television series Baywatch, Boy Meets World and Odd Man Out. In 2001, she had a recurring role as Katie Albright on Judging Amy. Her last acting credit was a role in the 2001 film Longshot. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leigh Ann Orsi

Leigh Ann Orsi is an American dancer and former actress. She is best known for playing Brad's second girlfriend, Ashley, on the sitcom Home Improvement. Her younger sister Ginger Orsi is also a former actress.

Cody Burger

Cody Michael Burger is an American former child actor and network engineer whose noteworthy acting credentials include portraying Cousin Rocky Johnson in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), an appearance on the hit television program Home Improvement (1991), Mel Gibson's vehicle Forever Young (1992), and most recently, several lines delivered alongside Ben Stiller in Disney's Heavyweights (1995).

Pamela Anderson

Cast · Known for V.I.P., Baywatch, Rosebush Pruning

Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress, model and media personality. She came to public prominence after being selected as the Playboy's Playmate of the Month February 1990. She went on to make regular appearances on the magazine's cover, and holds the record for appearing on the most Playboy covers of any individual. Anderson became known to a wider audience with her role on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, before gaining international recognition for her starring role on Baywatch, which further cemented her status as a sex symbol. In 1995, home videos of Anderson with her then-husband, Tommy Lee, were stolen, spliced together, and sold as a sex tape, which resulted in a legal fight and made her the subject of controversy. Anderson starred as Vallery Irons on VIP and Skyler Dayton on Stacked. Her film credits include Barb Wire, Scary Movie 3, Borat, Baywatch, and City Hunter. She starred in the reality series Pam: Girl on the Loose and appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She saw a career resurgence in the 2020s after her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago, the release of the documentary Pamela, a Love Story and her autobiography Love, Pamela. For starring in The Last Showgirl, she received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2025, she starred in The Naked Gun. Anderson has supported various charitable causes, particularly animal rights and endorses plant-based cooking. She released the plant-based cookbook I Love You: Recipes from the Heart and has hosted the plant-based cooking show Pamela's Cooking with Love. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pamela Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jennifer Celotta

Director · Writer · Known for Abbott Elementary, Cobra Kai, Home Improvement

Jennifer Ann Celotta (born November 11, 1971) is an American television producer, writer, and director. Among her credits are The Office, Malcolm in the Middle, The Newsroom, Cobra Kai, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Home Improvement. She has directed three episodes of The Office: "Crime Aid" "The Promotion" and " Promos". By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office Executive producer and one of the series show runners, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein. Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic", which ended with character Pam Beesly learning she is pregnant. Celotta and her co-writers on The Office received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009 but lost all three years to 30 Rock. The team also received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006. They won the award in 2007, but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm, and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009. Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series, but lost to Grey's Anatomy. After getting her start directing The Office, Celotta has directed episodes of Cobra Kai, People of Earth, and Trial & Error. Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson.

Earl Hindman

Cast · Known for Home Improvement

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999). Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View. Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Hindman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Casey Sander

Cast · Known for 16 Blocks, Home Improvement

Clinton O. "Casey" Sander (born July 6, 1956) is an American actor known as the character "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker. His television credits also include Criminal Minds, The Golden Girls, Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Rules of Engagement, Sons of Anarchy, Mad Men, Silicon Valley, The Newsroom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Hunter, NCIS,NCIS: Los Angeles and Marvin Marvin, among other shows. He more recently had a recurring role on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory as Bernadette's father, Mike, and also appeared in four episodes of The Ranch as Roger Hollister.

David Warshofsky

Cast · Known for Taken, Taken 3, Now You See Me

David Warshofsky (born David Warner) is an American actor. The aspiring actor studied in New York City at NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts and reverted to his family's Russian surname upon joining the theatrical performer's union The Actor's Equity. His talent for finding the heart of even the most minor characters first surfaced in 1989's Last Exit to Brooklyn, which he followed with a string of appearances on everything from the gadget-happy sitcom Home Improvement (ABC, 1991-99), to the medical drama Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000). Many of his film roles showcased his signature mix of everyman amiability and stoic intensity: there's the Navy SEAL instructor in G.I. Jane (1997); low-key cop in The Bone Collector (1999); greedy oil executive in There Will Be Blood (2007); and longtime CIA agent in the Taken trilogy. He served as an assistant professor of theatre acting at the University of Southern California, and later juggled his promotion to Head of Acting with a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Lincoln (2012).

Lee Garlington

Cast · Known for Everwood

Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford. She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes. In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.

Robert Picardo

Cast · Known for Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate Atlantis, The Wonder Years

Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Dr. Dick Richards on ABC's China Beach, the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), also known as The Doctor, on UPN's Star Trek: Voyager, The Cowboy in Innerspace, Joe "The Meat Man" Morton on Home Improvement, Coach Cutlip on The Wonder Years (where he received an Emmy nomination), Ben Wheeler in Wagons East, and as Richard Woolsey in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe.