Stephen Tobolowsky was the original choice to play the role, Karn said Richard Karn says he was not the original choice to play Al Borland on Home Improvement Actor Stephen Tobolowsky was initially ...

Richard Karn almost never had the chance to play Al Borland on 'Home Improvement,' but a traffic ticket years ago changed the course of his life.

Actor Stephen Tobolowsky was initially cast but left due to a scheduling conflict with another role Karn filled in for the pilot as a favor to friends and was later kept on when the show was picked up ...

While Richard Karn will forever be linked to his Home Improvement character Al Borland, the actor says he was not the original choice for the part. Speaking on a recent episode of Taboo’s Comics & ...