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Norm Abram

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Biography

Norm Abram was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and grew up in Massachusetts. He learned construction from his father (Jim Wilson of Ohio) while…more

Born

9/24/1950, Woonsocket, RI

Birth Name

Norman L. Abram

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- The New Yankee Workshop
  Master Carpenter
  - S 21: Ep 26 Roll Top Desk (Part 2)
    6/27/09
  - S 21: Ep 25 Roll Top Desk (Part 1)
    6/20/09
  - S 21: Ep 24 Chaise Lounge
    6/13/09
  - S 21: Ep 23 Whirligig
    6/6/09
  - S 21: Ep 22 Chop Saw Station
    5/30/09
  - + 279 More Credits
- This Old House
  Master Carpenter
  - S 28: Ep 6 East Boston - 6
    11/9/06
  - S 28: Ep 5 East Boston - 5
    11/2/06
  - S 28: Ep 4 East Boston - 4
    10/26/06
  - S 28: Ep 3 East Boston - 3
    10/19/06
  - S 28: Ep 2 East Boston - 2
    10/12/06
  - + 650 More Credits
- Inside This Old House
  Master Carpenter
  - S 1: Ep 52 Radiant Floor Heating
    12/4/04
  - S 1: Ep 51 Stairs
    11/28/04
  - S 1: Ep 50 Framing and Structure
    11/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 42 Floor Coverings
    11/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 41 Landscape with Stone
    11/24/04
  - + 46 More Credits
Guest Star (6)

Role
- Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 This Old...Lemonade Stand
    6/9/06
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 154 Show #585
    5/3/99
- Freakazoid!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Normadeus
    6/1/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 148 Show #0148
    4/27/94
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 57 The Great Train Slobbery
    12/15/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 39 Show #1623
    4/29/92
  - S 8: Ep 58 Show #1143
    5/16/89
  - S 6: Ep 26 Show #0844
    3/25/87

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Trivia
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- Norm Abram was discovered by the producer of This Old House Russell Morash in 1979 when he hired Abram to build a barn on his suburban Boston property. Impressed with Abram's workmanship and thriftiness, Morash asked him to appear on This Old House and talk about home restoration. The rest is history.
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- Since Norm Abram works for PBS and WGBH (both non-commercial organizations), he never directly endorses any brands of the products he uses. When he makes personal appearances at regional home shows, he is compensated by either the sponsors of the show or by WGBH underwriters, and he is careful to promote the program instead of the products.
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- While attending the University of Massachusetts, Norm Abram was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.
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Quotes
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- Norm Abram: (Offering advice to fellow woodworkers) It's like anything you build. You have to be patient.
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- Norm Abram: (Sharing his thoughts about his first TV appearance) [TV] was a total mystery, but '78 was slow. I went home saying "wow I am going to be on TV maybe." He didn't say he was going to put me on air. I was going to sort of run the job and be a contractor.
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- Norm Abram: (Talking about shop safety) Doing the show has raised my own safety awareness.... I figure that every day that goes by, the odds start to work against me, and if I hurt myself, it won't look good on the show and I may be out of work. I've only been nicked once--on the tablesaw. And it was typical of most workshop injuries; I was tired, in a hurry and I did something stupid.
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