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| Real Name: Jonathan Taylor Weiss | ||||
| Birthday: 8 September 1981 | ||||
| Place of Birth: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||
| Pets: Two cats. One named Simba. | ||||
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Thomas began his "Home Improvement" run in September 1991 and showed his talent with a pleasant role as the mischievous young boy. This highly-rated show was seen by millions of American homes each week, winning the young actor a devoted following of fans and landing him on nearly every teen magazine. While starring on "Home Improvement", Thomas began trying out film and movie work, In 1994, he gave a memorable performance in "The Lion King", giving his unique young teen rasping voice to the film's young hero Simba. Jonathon made his feature film introduction the following year in the comedy "Man of the House", starring Chevy Chase and Farrah Fawcett as a couple whose romance is stopped by her son. Jonathon Taylor Thomas lit up the screen with a remarkable role as the obnoxious but caring young teen, and was the one good spot in the dull film. That same year he played Tom Sawyer to Brad Renfro's Huckleberry Finn in the film edition "Tom and Huck". "The Adventures of Pinocchio" followed in 1996, with Thomas playing the lead puppet turned into a boy in this live-action version of the classic tale. 1997 saw Jonathon take on the role of future nature photographer Marshall Stouffer in the adventure "Wild America", In this film, Thomas continued his work in wholesome style, bringing a mixture of boy like excitement and passion to his part. He played a privileged prep school student on a journey to get home for the holidays and win back his girlfriend in the teen comedy "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (1998) featuring Jessica Biel.
1998 marked Jonathon Taylor Thomas' last appearance on "Home Improvement", the actor left the show at the start of its final season in order to dedicate himself to his studies in the his junior year of high school. Fans who had watched Thomas grow from a wisecracking, adorably hammy child actor to a caring and talented young man were sorry to see him go, but Jonathon would continue to act despite his concentration on education, and began to break his young boy next door stereotype with roles in rough and difficult projects. Portraying a drug-addicted hustler in 1999's independent "Speedway Junkie" with Daryl Hannah, Thomas surprised both his fans and critics with a strong and subtle role in a part far different from anything he had previously played. In 2000, amid rumors of his own homosexuality and gay lifestyle, the actor took on the role of a gay teenager tormented by his friends in the Terrence McNally drama "Mr. Roberts", a segment of the Showtime anthology "Common Ground". While this was Jonathon's first film role as a homosexual, critics applauded his efforts and bravery. Thomas returned to the big screen with a role as a frightening young boy who makes friends with a Southern widow (Ellen Burstyn) in the independent "Walking Across Egypt" (2000) and then joined with television brother Zachary Ty Bryant as two of a group of five high-school boys kidnapped in the thriller "Held For Ransom" (1999).
Jonathon Taylor Thomas returned to the world of virtual reality when he lent his voice talents to the video game "Kingdom Hearts II" (2005), joining an all-star group of celebrities that took part in the project including Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney. Next for Taylor was the animated adventure "Thru the Moebius Strip" (2005) about a young boy who travels to an alien world to find his father and learn of his destiny.
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An
active and charismatic child actor who successfully moved into significant adult roles in his late
teen years, Jonathan Taylor Thomas was best known
for his seven-season (1991-98) stint as wise-cracking middle son Randy on the
hit ABC television sitcom "Home Improvement". The Pennsylvania native
relocated to California at age six and got his first television commercial in 1989. The
next year he was cast as Greg's son Kevin on the short-lived CBS sitcom
"The Brady's". 
