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Bob Vila

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Bob Vila was born on 20 June 1946 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Home Again with Bob Vila (1990) and This Old House (1979). He has been married to Diana Barrett since 1975. They have three children.
BornJune 20, 1946
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      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
    Hot Shots! Part Deux
    6.6
    • Bob Vila
    • 1993
    Home Again with Bob Vila
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
    Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey, Kevin O'Connor, and Jenn Nawada Evans in This Old House (1979)
    This Old House
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self
    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
    7.1
    • Additional Crew
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
      Sabrina the Teenage Witch
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Bob Vila
      • 1997
    • Tim Allen, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Zachery Ty Bryan, Earl Hindman, and Taran Noah Smith in Home Improvement (1991)
      Home Improvement
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Bob Vila
      • 1992–1994
    • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
      Hot Shots! Part Deux
      6.6
      • Bob Vila
      • 1993

    Director

    • Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director (1996)
      • 1996
    • Home Again with Bob Vila
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990

    Producer

    • Home Again with Bob Vila
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1990–1992

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Bob
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • June 20, 1946
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Spouse
      • Diana Barrett1975 - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Fidelity Powerstreet
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      • 2 Interviews
      • 4 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      A civil court jury in Eugene, Oregon rejected a woman's claim that Vila injured her in alleged incident of seat-kicking aboard airline flight in 1997. (May 2002).

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