Chouinard's father was a French-Canadian handyman, mechanic, and plumber. A skilled handyman and carpenter, Casey freelances as a construction contractor when off-duty. Myerson's father worked as a housepainter, handyman, and carpenter. His father was a janitor and a handyman. Bryant received a disability pension, though he also worked as a handyman and gardener. He hired Curtis and Beatrix Murphy as handyman and cook. He took on various jobs including dishwasher, air-brush artist and a handyman. Jayarama is a blind handyman in an apartment complex. Most of his teenage years were spent working as a handyman for a Cincinnati landowner. McGillivray is a co-host on HGTV's show All American Handyman with Mike Holmes. Leslie meets Jett Rink, a local handyman, and he becomes infatuated with her. Szajda plays a Polish immigrant handyman named Pawel, disapproved of by his Italian girlfriend's father. While in college, Johnson earned money as a door-to-door handyman. "Handy" focuses on a character who brags about his abilities regarding various handyman tasks. Former convict Arkin O'Brien works as a handyman for the Chase family.