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Bob Vila

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Bob Vila

Born June 20, 1946 · Miami, Florida, USA (age 80)

Bob Vila is an American television host and home improvement expert, best known for pioneering the home renovation TV genre. Born in Miami, Florida, in 1946, Vila learned construction skills from his father, who built their family’s home by hand. After graduating from Miami Jackson High School, he studied journalism at the University of Florida and then served in the Peace Corps in Panama. Vila be…

Known For

This Old House: Home Improvement VideoThis Old House: Home Improvement Video
This Old House: Home Improvement Video
Movie
Follow Bob Vila and Norm Abram of the original Emmy Award-winning series as they lead you step by step through 14 all-new do-it-yourself projects.
This Old HouseThis Old House · 1979
This Old House
★ 5.71979
SeriesDocumentaryReality
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSabrina, the Teenage Witch · 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
★ 7.81996
SeriesComedyFamily
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
Home ImprovementHome Improvement · 1991
Home Improvement
★ 7.41991
SeriesComedy
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

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