A star of a popular ’90s sitcom, who went on to host a game show for several years, has recently been spotted with an unrecognizable appearance.

From 1991 to 1999, Richard Karn starred opposite 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 of the show-within-a-show Tool Time.

The show eventually ended after eight seasons after Allen turned down a $50 million offer to continue.

Richard’s role on the show almost didn’t happen because another actor was offered the role of Al but had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict.

Richard was a guest star in the pilot episode, but became a regular cast member when the show 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 also hosted the Game Show Network’s Bingo America for a year starting in 2008.

This month the actor, now 68, was pictured with his wife Trudi Roche while running errands in Los Angeles.

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

Looking significantly different from his time on Home Improvement, the actor flew under the radar during the outing.

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

Since the end of Home Improvement, Richard has appeared on shows like That 70s Show, The Bold, and Pen15, playing the father of writer and star Maya Erskine’s father.

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

Then in 2021, they hosted the pandemic-inspired Home Improvement series Assembly Required, 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.

‘Great strides are being made. Tim wanted to reboot Last Man Standing, so he needs a year or two to get there,” he told Vulture.

“After that, maybe we’ll watch Home Improvement. We’ll see what the producers have in store. It will be interesting to see where people end up twenty years later and if we can sustain something that is interesting for people to watch.

Home Improvement is streaming on Disney Plus.

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