The Real-Life Couples of the ‘Home Improvement’ Cast: Meet The Spouses of Tim Allen and More
See who the stars have married behind-the-scenes and who’s single!
He may be Tim “The Toolman” Taylor on Home Improvement, but in real life, Tim Allen is simply a loving husband and father. He and his sitcom co-stars have experienced one or multiple marriages, divorce and the welcoming of children in between. Get to know the Home Improvement stars’ real-life partners!
Tim Allen and Laura Deibel
During the run of Home Improvement, Tim Allen was married to his first wife, Laura Deibel. The couple were each other’s college sweethearts and eventually tied the knot in 1984. Together they welcomed daughter Katherine in 1989, and they remained together until 2003.
Tim Allen and Jane Hajduk
Allen met and began dating second wife Jane Hajduk sometime around 2001. The couple dated for about five years before officially marrying on October 7, 2006. Like Allen, Hajduk, too, is an actor and the two have starred in films like Joe Somebody (2001) together.
In 2009, the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Elizabeth. Throughout their marriage, Hajduk has joined her husband on the red carpet a number of times and they’ve even travelled the world together.
Patricia Richardson and Ray Baker
Allen’s co-star and on-screen wife, Patricia Richardson, met her former husband Ray Baker while in New York working on her acting skills. They exchanged vows in 1982 and were together for nearly 13 years.
During their marriage, Richardson and Baker welcomed three children together: son Henry in 1985, another son Joseph in 1991 and daughter Roxanne in 1991. However, in 1995, the couple split up.
Taran Noah Smith and Heidi van Pelt
He portrayed youngest son Mark of the Taylor clan on Home Improvement, but Taran Noah Smith had his own life when the cameras stopped rolling. Two years after the series came to an end, when Smith was only 17, he married 32-year-old Heidi van Pelt.
Their marriage was very controversial as they had a 16-year age gap and Smith was a minor when they tied the knot. After six years together, however, Smith and van Pelt filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2007.
Zachery Ty Bryan and Carly Matros
Bryan, who starred as the eldest Taylor boy, Brad, was previously married to his high school sweetheart, Carly Matros. The couple wed in 2007 and throughout their union, they welcomed four children together: twins Taylor and Gemma, daughter Jordana and son Pierce. However, in 2020 the couple announced they would be getting a divorce due to his infidelity.
Zachery Ty Bryan and Johnnie Faye Cartwright
Not long after his divorce, Bryan announced he was engaged to girlfriend Johnnie Fay Cartwright, though they faced struggles from the very beginning. Bryan was arrested for strangling her in 2020 before they were engaged and again for strangling another woman in 2023.
Bryan and Cartwright nonetheless welcomed three children together: daughter Kennedy and twins Parker and Sequoia.
Richard Karn and Tudi Roche
Richard Karn, who portrayed the lovable Al Borland on Home Improvement, has been married to his real-life partner since 1985. Karn and actress Tudi Roche became husband and wife nearly 40 years ago and their marriage is still going strong.
The couple has one child together, son Cooper, whom they welcomed in 1992. Roche even guest-starred on Home Improvement for a few episodes as Jill Taylor’s sister, Carrie Patterson.
Earl Hindman and Molly McGreevy
Home Improvement star Earl Hindman married his wife, Molly McGreevy, on May 22, 1976. Both Hindman and McGreevy were actors and appeared on the daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope. While Hindman was a regular on the series, McGreevy starred on it for about four years.
During their marriage, Hindman and McGreevy welcomed two children together. Hindman died of lung cancer in 2003, and McGreevy passed away in 2015.
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