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  • Tim Allen

    Tim Taylor

    9.2

  • Patricia Richardson

    Jill Taylor

    9.3
    Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Spouse: Ray Baker (20 June 1982 - August 1995) (divorced) 3 children including twins Trademark: Having a hairstyle that features sharp, sassy bangs. Three children are Henry (b. 22 February 1985) and twins Roxanne and Jospeh (b. 3 January 1991). 1969 graduate of the prestigious Hockaday School For Girls-Dallas, TX. 1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Won an Independent Spirit nomination for her first starring film role in _Ulee's Gold_ in 1997. Graduated from Southern Methodist University. Understudied the part of young "Gypsy Rose Lee" in Angela Lansbury's production of "Gypsy" on Broadway. Later played a number of different roles in the show. A former classmate of playwright Beth Henley, she played a role in Henley's play "The Miss Firecracker Contest" off-Broadway. Father was a lifer with the Navy and she lived all over growing up.moreless

  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas

    Randall William Taylor (Seasons 1-7)

    9.2
    Jonathan Taylor Thomas was born on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When Jonathan was four years old, his family moved to Sacramento, California. He lived with his parents, Claudine and Stephen and his older brother Joel until 1991 when Jonathan's parents divorced. He lived with his mother and his brother after that. Growing up, he liked the music group Boyz II Men, and his favorite TV shows were "Roseanne" (1988) and "Grace Under Fire" (1993). To keep up to date with current events Jonathan also liked watching CNN news. Jonathan does not eat meat, he has been a vegetarian since he was four years old, and he doesn't use products that are tested on animals because he believes that it is wrong to hurt them. At the age of seven, Jonathan was working as a model for print advertisements in Sacramento, and over the next few years, he appeared in TV commercials for Kellogg's cereal, Mattel toys etc. In 1989, he played the part of Greg Brady's son Kevin in the TV special "The Bradys" (1990). In 1990, he landed his biggest role yet, as Randy Taylor on "Home Improvement" (1991-1998). He left the show to gain an education. Since his part on "Home Improvement", Jonathan has appeared as a guest star in such hit shows as "Ally McBeal" and "8 Simple Rules". Besides this Jonathan has been in several feature length movies.moreless

  • Earl Hindman

    Wilson

    9.4
    Earl John Hindman was born on October 20, 1942 in Bizbee Arizona. Earl was always athletic, but in High School became involved with drama, his initial career decision however was to go into photography. He attended Phoenix Jr. College and the University of Arizona at Tucson, there he was encouraged to put more work into acting. Earl got his first professional Shakespearan role between semesters in University and at that point decided to give up on schooling and take up acting full time. He was kept busy with a long stream of repertory theatre appearances. Subsequent to that he made appearances in the Off-Broadway productions of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel", "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs", and "Dark of the Moon". He was also lucky enough to land two Broadway roles in "The Lincoln Mask" and "The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks". Further, he has toured the US in a travelling production of "The Great White Hope". His most recent stage appearance was as Long John Silver in a production of "Treasure Island". Earl's numerous TV and movie credits include a role as Mike Kettmann Sr. in "Stay the Night", Henry Macy in "Ballad of the Sad Cafe", Sergeant in "Fire's Within", as Victor in "Rising Son", 3 separate voice parts in "Talk Radio", Satch in "Three Men and a Baby", as JT in "Silverado", JH Potts in "Murder in Coweta County", Lieutenant Hanson in "Taps". He played the role of an FBI agent in "Brink's Job", the part of Beau Welles in "Greased Lightning", Deputy Red in "The Parallax View", Garrity in "Shoot It: Black, Shoot It: Blue, as Brown in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three", as Whitey in "Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name" and a role in "Three Into Two Won't Go", parts in "A Memory of Two Mondays", "War and Remembrance", "Police Plaza" and "The Red Spider". He has made TV series appearances in "Kojak", "Spenser: For Hire" and "The Equalizer", Earl also played a role in "Ryan's Hope for 9 years. Most recently he is also providing the voice in a series of Kentucky Fried Chicken commercials for their "Buffalo Chicken Strips" product. Earl was married to and lived in Stamford Connecticut with his wife Episcopalian minister Molly McGreevy. Earl passed away on December 29, 2003 due to Lung Cancer. He was 61 years old.moreless

  • Taran Noah Smith

    Mark Taylor

    9.2
    Height 6' (1.83 m) Spouse Heidi Van Pelt (April 27, 2001 - Feb 2, 2007) [Divorced] Taran Noah Smith (born April 8, 1984) is an American actor, most notably played Marcus "Mark" Jason Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement. He also appeared on two of the four seasons of the popular Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out (1997-1999), from 1997-1998. He was born to David Smith and Candy Bennici in San Francisco, California. He has an older sister (he is younger by 7 years) named Ariandrea "Aria" Hilary Smith, who is an international model. (born 1977). He was named for the main character in Lloyd Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" series of novels for young adults. He is half-Italian (from his maternal side), a quarter Scottish, and a quarter Irish (both from his paternal side). His mother is older than his father by 9 years, and his parents have been married since 1975. On April 27, 2001, shortly after his 17th birthday, Smith married Heidi Van Pelt, who is 16 years his senior (born 1968). He and his wife started a vegan and organic restaurant called Playfood in Studio City, California. He worked as a vegan caterer there. At 18 he gained control of his US$1.5 million trust fund, which he accused his parents of squandering. He has one son with Heidi, Nolan Eric Smith, born on October 16, 2005. Taran and Heidi were divorced on Feb 7th 2007. Subsequently he has also reconciled with his parents. Smith stands at 6' 0" (1.83 m), and although his nickname is TNS, he never goes by it.moreless

  • Richard Karn

    Al Borland

    7.2
    Richard Karn is famous for his incredible eight seasons as Al Borland on ABC's "Home Improvement," America's number-one family comedy, which is also popular worldwide. "Everywhere I go, it's incredible," he says. "People love our show, and they love Al -- I think because he is such an everyman, an underdog."

    But while Karn, a native of Seattle and a graduate of the University of Washington's Professional Actor's Training Program, is considered an "overnight success" by many fans, he had a career before "Home Improvement." A veteran of a dozen years of regional, off-Broadway, and Broadway theater, Karn earned his first credit on the Great White Way as the "suit of armor" in the smash-hit musical "Me and My Girl." Accustomed to playing the comic lead, he starred in the title role of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," and includes among his many credits starring roles in off-Broadway productions of "Losing It" and "The Other Shore," the play in which he met his wife, actress Tudi Roche.

    Although Karn landed small roles in the New York films "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "House of Games," a desire to raise a family brought Karn and Roche to Los Angeles in 1990. Karn's prime-time debut soon followed, as a sketch player on Carol Burnett's "Carol & Company." Karn also found stage work, starring in "Our Father," which earned a "Critic's Choice" award from the "Los Angeles Times."

    But Karn's life changed forever on the day he rolled through a stop sign on his way home from a rehearsal of "Macbeth." He promptly landed in traffic school, where he met an agent who told him about "Home Improvement." The series was being produced by several writers Karn had met while working in repertory several years earlier at the New Harmony Project in Evansville, Indiana, a script workshop for playwrights and screenwriters. A few phone calls later Karn had a meeting, although all the parts in the pilot were already cast. With nothing to lose, Karn auditioned anyway, and then fate intervened when the actor set to play Tim Allen's sidekick landed a movie role. Karn was given the job -- but just for the pilot episode, because the original actor was slated to return for the series. When Al's trademark line, "I don't think so, Tim," landed the biggest laugh of the pilot, Karn's fate with "Home Improvement" was sealed. Not willing to trust his luck, he kept his day job as an apartment manager until the end of the first season of "Home Improvement." The show ranked number-three among all prime-time shows that year.

    In its seven years on top, "Home Improvement" has afforded Karn other opportunities. He is the spokesperson for Wayne-Dalton, the world's largest garage door manufacturer, and sponsor of the annual Wayne Dalton/Richard Karn Celebrity Golf c, which raises funds for the internationally renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle's Overlake Hospital. The tournament is broadcast on ESPN, and focuses attention on the disease that claimed the life of Karn's mother, noted Pacific Northwest artist Louise Wilson.

    Had Karn so chosen, he could have become a fourth-generation builder. His father, Gene Wilson, is a retired Seattle architect and builder who gets a big kick out of seeing his son as the brains behind "Tool Time," the show within the show on "Home Improvement."

    During his recent summer hiatus, Karn completed production on the television movie "The Pooch and the Pauper," opposite George Wendt ("Cheers") and Fred Willard ("Roseanne"), for "The Wonderful World of Disney." In 1995, Karn starred in and produced his first television movie, "Picture Perfect." He has also starred in the ABC Afterschool Special "Boys Will Be Boys," opposite Ami Dolenz. Karn and Shelly Fabares cohosted "Before They Were Stars" (ABC), which featured a clip from his very first (non-theater) job: a Michelob commercial filmed in 1979. He also hosted "People's Funniest Animals" (ABC), "Chariots of the Gods" (ABC), and "Secrets of the Internet" (Discovery).



    Karn and his wife, Tudi Roche have been married since 1985 years and have a son named Cooper Andrew Wilson (born 1992). In addition to being an avid golfer, he also enjoys skiing and fishing.moreless

  • Debbe Dunning

    Heidi Keppert (Season 8 [recurring previously])

    3.4
    Deb attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank California where she was a cheerleader and was named Homecoming Queen. In 1984 she won the Miss Burbank beauty contest. She is most well known for playing Heidi Keppert on the weekly TV series "Home Improvement" from 1992 to 1996.moreless

  • Zachery Bryan

    Brad Taylor

    8.0
    Zachery Ty Bryan was born on October 9, 1981. His big break came when he was nine years old, when he was cast as 'Brad Taylor' on the television series,Home Improvement. He acted in the show for eight years until it ended. He has appeared in several movies, including First Kid, Code Breakers, and The Fast and The Furious: Toyko Drift.moreless

  • Casey Sander

    Rock

    9.1

  • Patrick Cronin

    Sparky

    8.2

  • Courtney Peldon

    Lauren

    8.5
    Her parents are Jeff and Wendy Peldon and she has a younger sister Ashley Peldon.

  • Charles Robinson

    Bud Harper

    9.0

  • Blake Clark

    Harry

    8.9

  • Thom Sharp

    Jeff

    8.4

  • Betsy Randle

    Karen

    8.9

  • Sherry Hursey

    Ilene Markham

    7.5

  • Mickey Jones

    Pete

    9.0
    Member of the New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition (with Kenny Rogers), also a drummer with Bob Dylan during his tour in 1966.
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    Tammy Lauren

    Patty

    6.6

    Tammy Lauren is a veteran of both television and film. Her feature credits include Mad City, starring Dustin Hodinan and John Travolta, Honeymoon, Radioland Murders, Chains of Gold and Last Flight of Noah'sArk.
    But it has been television that has truly been Laurenls calling. Here, her credits include regular stints on Dave 's World, Homefront, Morning Star/Evening Star, The Best Times, Out of the Blue and Who's Watching the Kids, as well as recurrmg roles on Home Improvement and Walker, Texas Ranger.

    She has also starred in the movies-of-the-week If I Die Before I Wake, Desperate for Love, People Across the Lake, I Saw What You Did, The Stepford Children and The Bride of Boogedy.

    Other television credits include guest appearances on ER, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Sisters, Family Ties, CHIPS, Quincy and NBC Welcomes Joe Namath.

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  • William O'Leary

    Marty

    9.0

  • Jessica Wesson

    Jennifer Sudarsky

    10

  • Gary McGurk

    Dwayne

    9.0

  • Richard Karn

    Al

    7.2
    Richard Karn is famous for his incredible eight seasons as Al Borland on ABC's "Home Improvement," America's number-one family comedy, which is also popular worldwide. "Everywhere I go, it's incredible," he says. "People love our show, and they love Al -- I think because he is such an everyman, an underdog."

    But while Karn, a native of Seattle and a graduate of the University of Washington's Professional Actor's Training Program, is considered an "overnight success" by many fans, he had a career before "Home Improvement." A veteran of a dozen years of regional, off-Broadway, and Broadway theater, Karn earned his first credit on the Great White Way as the "suit of armor" in the smash-hit musical "Me and My Girl." Accustomed to playing the comic lead, he starred in the title role of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," and includes among his many credits starring roles in off-Broadway productions of "Losing It" and "The Other Shore," the play in which he met his wife, actress Tudi Roche.

    Although Karn landed small roles in the New York films "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "House of Games," a desire to raise a family brought Karn and Roche to Los Angeles in 1990. Karn's prime-time debut soon followed, as a sketch player on Carol Burnett's "Carol & Company." Karn also found stage work, starring in "Our Father," which earned a "Critic's Choice" award from the "Los Angeles Times."

    But Karn's life changed forever on the day he rolled through a stop sign on his way home from a rehearsal of "Macbeth." He promptly landed in traffic school, where he met an agent who told him about "Home Improvement." The series was being produced by several writers Karn had met while working in repertory several years earlier at the New Harmony Project in Evansville, Indiana, a script workshop for playwrights and screenwriters. A few phone calls later Karn had a meeting, although all the parts in the pilot were already cast. With nothing to lose, Karn auditioned anyway, and then fate intervened when the actor set to play Tim Allen's sidekick landed a movie role. Karn was given the job -- but just for the pilot episode, because the original actor was slated to return for the series. When Al's trademark line, "I don't think so, Tim," landed the biggest laugh of the pilot, Karn's fate with "Home Improvement" was sealed. Not willing to trust his luck, he kept his day job as an apartment manager until the end of the first season of "Home Improvement." The show ranked number-three among all prime-time shows that year.

    In its seven years on top, "Home Improvement" has afforded Karn other opportunities. He is the spokesperson for Wayne-Dalton, the world's largest garage door manufacturer, and sponsor of the annual Wayne Dalton/Richard Karn Celebrity Golf c, which raises funds for the internationally renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle's Overlake Hospital. The tournament is broadcast on ESPN, and focuses attention on the disease that claimed the life of Karn's mother, noted Pacific Northwest artist Louise Wilson.

    Had Karn so chosen, he could have become a fourth-generation builder. His father, Gene Wilson, is a retired Seattle architect and builder who gets a big kick out of seeing his son as the brains behind "Tool Time," the show within the show on "Home Improvement."

    During his recent summer hiatus, Karn completed production on the television movie "The Pooch and the Pauper," opposite George Wendt ("Cheers") and Fred Willard ("Roseanne"), for "The Wonderful World of Disney." In 1995, Karn starred in and produced his first television movie, "Picture Perfect." He has also starred in the ABC Afterschool Special "Boys Will Be Boys," opposite Ami Dolenz. Karn and Shelly Fabares cohosted "Before They Were Stars" (ABC), which featured a clip from his very first (non-theater) job: a Michelob commercial filmed in 1979. He also hosted "People's Funniest Animals" (ABC), "Chariots of the Gods" (ABC), and "Secrets of the Internet" (Discovery).



    Karn and his wife, Tudi Roche have been married since 1985 years and have a son named Cooper Andrew Wilson (born 1992). In addition to being an avid golfer, he also enjoys skiing and fishing.moreless

  • Debbe Dunning

    Heidi

    3.4
    Deb attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank California where she was a cheerleader and was named Homecoming Queen. In 1984 she won the Miss Burbank beauty contest. She is most well known for playing Heidi Keppert on the weekly TV series "Home Improvement" from 1992 to 1996.moreless

  • Pamela Anderson

    Lisa

    7.6
    Born July 1st, 1967, Pamela Denise Anderson has become perhaps one of the most recognized faces (and bodies) in the world. Her role in the popular syndicated series Baywatch, redefined how a body conscious society watched television. While Pamela's figure on the show was enhanced by breast implants (which were later said to be removed, though we think they were just resized), her other dimensions where also eye popping. The guru of fashion; Mr. Blackwell, calls Pamela the Marilyn Monroe of our generation, though he also says 'not a talent'. Whatever the case, at least on television, her appearance usually equals success as VIP and Baywatch have proven, though these same fans don't appear to be willing to pay to watch her on the big screen.

    Pamela was discovered while watching a CFL game in Vancouver, where the cameras panned on her and stopped on the Labatt's Beer T-shirt wearing babe. The crowd went wild and soon after, Labatt's hired Anderson to appear in commercials. After that success, a move to Hollywood and a role in Baywatch propelled her to instant superstar. What followed were roles in Married With Children, Home Improvement and several nude appearances in Playboy (the most covers of any woman in the history of the magazine with nine).

    As far as Pamela's sex life, its been torrid and well captured on video tape. In fact, the two biggest selling porno tapes in history are of her and Tommy Lee and Brett Michaels respectively. Her reputation has also caused one of her Baywatch co-stars, Donna D'Errico, to say of her in a recent metal-sludge.com interview: "If she had as many d***s sticking out of her as she's had sticking in her, she'd look like a porcupine". Before Pamela saw Tommy's 'unit', she was initially repulsed by him, but changed her attitude real quick. Even with Tommy's controlling behavior and sexual addiction and spousal abuse, Pamela had stood by her man, but has finally had enough. The marriage has already had three divorces, two reconciliations and jail time by the once big time rocker. She apparently took revenge on the rocker by turning him in for a probation violation that she herself lured him into, a champagne New Years which she decided to report five months later, causing Tommy to serve five days in jail.

    On April 15 1999, she announced to the world that she had her breast implants removed. In 2000 she met, Marcus Schenkenberg in Monaco. She had been seeing Kelly Slater and rumors had it that they were to be married until Pamela met Marcus, but that relationship didn't last long, Pamela met Kid Rock. They announced their engagement in spring of 2002, but they broke up soon after. Later in 2002, she found out that she was infected with hepatitis C and decided to get bigger implants. Today, Pamela is not working on anything specific besides being a single mother.moreless

  • Vasili Bogazianos

    Antonio

    6.7
    Of Greek ancestry, Vasili is married to Carlotta Jean Schoch (she acts under the pseudonym Carlotta Schock) and has one son.
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    Jim Labriola

    Benny

    0.0

  • China Kantner

    Willow

    10
    Daughter of Jefferson Airplane members Paul Kantner and Grace Slick, China first made her name in the late 1980s as the youngest-ever MTV VJ. She then went on to present a weekend radio show on KRQR-FM before switching to acting. She appeared in a number of minor roles in various films, in addition to guest roles in several TV shows. Unfortunately, her only two starring TV roles both fell victim to the dreaded ratings axe. Since the late 1990s, China has married a well-known Beverley Hills dentist, given up acting, and studied art history at UCLA. She hopes to eventually gain a doctorate in the subject and teach, possibly in Italy. Despite having given up acting, China still puts in the occasional guest appearance with her dad's current band, Jefferson Starship, whenever they play in the L.A. area.moreless

  • Kristin Clayton

    Angela

    10

  • Tudi Roche

    Carrie

    0.0

  • Harry Groener

    Fred

    9.2
    Harry played the villainous Mayor Wilkins on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ralph Drang on Dear John, and Gunther on Las Vegas. Harry also dances and sings at the theatre, his first success came on stage with the musical "Oklahoma!".
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