Jonathan Taylor Thomas is an American actor, voice actor, former child star, and teen idol.
He is known for his roles as the middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement,
as the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King, and a guest role in an episode
of Smallville.
Career Television
In 1990, Thomas garnered the role of Kevin Brady, the son of Greg Brady, on The Bradys,
a spin-off of the 1970s TV show The Brady Bunch.
In 1991, at the age of 10, he won the role of Randall William "Randy" Taylor on the television
show Home Improvement.
He remained with Home Improvement well into his teenage years, but left the show in 1998
to focus on academics.
Thomas also appeared in three episodes of the sketch comedy series In Living Color.
He had a guest role on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in early
2004, and appeared in the WB's Smallville in 2002 and 2004.
In 2005, he had a guest role in UPN's high school detective drama Veronica Mars and was
also featured on The E! True Hollywood Story's show on Home Improvement.
On March 22, 2013, Thomas guest starred on the 2nd season finale of ABC’s Last Man
Standing and once again in Season 3, Episode 4 on October 11, 2013, reuniting with Tim
Allen, his TV father from Home Improvement.
Film During his run on Home Improvement, Thomas
voiced the role of young Simba in The Lion King.
He starred in such films as I'll Be Home for Christmas, Man of the House, Tom and Huck,
The Adventures of Pinocchio, Wild America, Common Ground, Walking Across Egypt, and Speedway
Junky.
Personal life Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, the son of Claudine, a personal manager and social worker, and Stephen Weiss,
an industrial sales manager; the two divorced in 1991.
His uncle is playwright/actor Jeff Weiss.
Thomas is of Portuguese and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.
In 2000, he graduated with honors from Chaminade College Preparatory School in West Hills,
California.
Upon graduation, he enrolled at Harvard University, where he studied philosophy and history and
spent his third year abroad at St. Andrews University in Scotland.
In 2010, he graduated from the Columbia University School of General Studies.
Thomas is a pro-life activist.
He has also been a vegetarian for much of his life.
Filmography Television
Video games Awards and nominations
Wins 1994 – Young Artist Awards for Outstanding
Youth Ensemble in a Television Series 1996 – ShoWest Convention: ShoWest Award
for Young Star of the Year 1997 – Young Artist Awards for Best Performance
in a Voiceover – Young Artist 1998 – Kids' Choice Awards: Blimp Award
for Favourite Television Actor 1999 – Kids' Choice Awards: Hall of Fame
Award Nominations
1993 – Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
1995 – Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Saturn Award for Best Performance
by a Younger Actor 1995 – Young Artist Awards for Best Performance
by a Young Actor in a Voiceover – TV or Movie
1996 – Young Artist Awards for Best Young Leading Actor – Feature Film
1996 – Kids' Choice Awards: Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actor
1997 – Kids' Choice Awards: Blimp Award for Favorite Television Actor
1997 – Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Saturn Award for Best Performance
by a Younger Actor 1997 – YoungStar Awards for Best Performance
by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series 1997 – YoungStar Awards for Best Performance
by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film 1998 – YoungStar Awards for Best Performance
by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series 1999 – Kids' Choice Awards: 'Blimp Award'
for Favorite TV Actor References
External links Jonathan Taylor Thomas at the Internet Movie
Database