Home Improvement’s Richard Karn revealed he lost 30 pounds following a strict diet that helped him “realign” his body.
Although moving forward with his weight loss journey was a challenging task, the actor, 68, was motivated by his longtime wife, Tudi Roche, 69, and joined him in his quest to prioritize his health.
‘We did this weight loss thing where (we ate) four ounces of meat, four ounces of vegetables. . . no carbohydrates or with little carbohydrates. . . We did that for six weeks. . . “It really helped,” Karn told Fox News Digital.
He continued: ‘It kind of realigned what you need. . . You don’t pile up your plate so much anymore because you don’t need it. . . After six weeks, I think about your body and your mind. . . He realizes that helped.’
The father-of-one said his key to getting fit has been practicing “moderation” and not overindulging on sweets.
Home Improvement’s Richard Karn revealed he lost 30 pounds following a strict diet that helped him ‘realign’ his body (seen 2024)
‘If you can… don’t eat five desserts, have one,’ he advised.
Karn explained that he was previously tempted by various foods available at ‘craft services’ during his time on his popular ’90s sitcom, Home Improvement, alongside co-star Tim Allen.
‘Suddenly, there was food on set. . . . You could eat whatever you wanted. You went out to events where they gave you food,’ he recalled. “At some point, you have to stop and say, ‘You know I could really eat all of this, but I shouldn’t.’ I can’t…and look at me, I’m 10 pounds heavier than I want to be.”‘
Since changing her lifestyle, Karn has lost 30 pounds and says her weight has “stabilized where” she wants to be.
‘I went down to my doctor and he was very, very happy. . . I almost felt like I looked too thin,’ he said while reflecting on his weight loss journey.
He and his wife, who share a 32-year-old son named Cooper, celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in October.
Karn is best known for his role as ‘Al’ Borland on ABC’s Home Improvement, which aired from 1991 to 1999.
Although moving forward with his weight loss journey was a challenging task, the actor, 68, was motivated by his longtime wife, Tudi Roche, 69, who joined him in his quest to prioritize his health (pictured in 2013).
‘We did this weight loss thing where (we ate) four ounces of meat, four ounces of vegetables. . . no carbohydrates or with little carbohydrates. . . We did that for six weeks. . . It really helped,” Karn told Fox News Digital; seen in 1993
His character co-hosted the show within a show, Tool Time, a fictional home improvement series hosted by Allen’s character, Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor.
Al was the least telegenic of the duo, but he was also the true tool and construction expert, rather than Tim.
Karn had an immediately identifiable uniform for the series: a sort of plaid flannel shirt and a thick beard that was sometimes the butt of Allen’s jokes.
The actor began as a recurring character on the series after replacing Groundhog Day actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who had to drop out after filming the pilot episode conflicted with a film project he was working on.
Even though Karn was a replacement, he proved to be a hit with viewers and the second season of Home Improvement promoted him to the main cast.
Following the conclusion of Home Improvement after eight seasons in 1999, Karn took over as the fourth solo host of Family Feud in 2002.
Karn is best known for his role as ‘Al’ Borland on ABC’s Home Improvement, which aired from 1991 to 1999.
His character was the co-host of the show within a show, Tool Time, a fictional home improvement series hosted by Allen’s character, Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor.
He left the series in 2006, when Seinfeld actor John O’Hurley replaced him.
He later hosted another game show, Bingo America, from 2008 to 2009, and remained a sought-after guest star on television.
Karn had one of her biggest roles in years beginning in 2019, when she began appearing in the critically adored Hulu comedy series PEN15.
The series was created by its writers and stars, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, who played fictional versions of themselves starting at age 13.
Both women were in their early 30s, which created a surreally hilarious contrast to the rest of the age-appropriate child actors that populated their high school.
Karn appeared in several episodes as Maya’s father, a struggling cover band drummer who was often on tour and away from home. (Actually, Erskine’s father is respected jazz drummer and former Weather Report member Peter Erskine.)
In 2021, the creators and stars announced that the show’s second season would be its last.
Karn and Allen have remained friends for the past three decades following the end of their hit series (seen in 2022).
That year, Karn reunited with Allen for the pandemic-era Home Improvement-inspired series Assembly Required, which was a home repair competition.
The two hosted with April Wilkerson, and she joined them again in 2022 for the More Power series, which featured the three tracing the evolution from classic tools to some of the newest tech-inspired gadgets out there.
Although Karn has appeared in supporting roles in several films, he did not appear in his first move until 1998’s Legend Of The Mummy, although he has worked steadily in film since then.
Last year, Karn appeared in two episodes of the revived series Beyond Belief, hosted by Jonathan Frakes, and has several low-budget movies and shows on the horizon.