Biography
An energetic and charming child actor who successfully segued into serious adult roles in his late teens, Jonathan Taylor Thomas was best known for his seven-season (1991-98) stint as smart-aleck middle son Randy on the hit ABC sitcom "Home Improvement". The Pennsylvania native moved to California at age five and landed his first commercial job in 1989. The following year he was cast as Greg's son Kevin on the short-lived CBS sitcom "The …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Reunited with the "Home Improvement" cast, including Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson, for an Entertainment Weekly photo shoot |
2004 | Appeared in three episodes of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" as Bridget's study partner-turned-crush |
2000 | Played a gay teen tormented by his peers in the "Mr. Roberts" segment of the Showtime drama "Common Ground," scripted by Terrence McNally |
1999 | Cast as drug-addicted hustler in "Speedway Junkie"; shown at film festivals |
1998 | Landed lead role in the holiday release "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
1997 | Starred with Devon Sawa and Scott Bairstow as the wildlife photographer Stouffer brothers in the fact-based adventure "Wild America" |
1996 | Played the titular puppet-turned-boy in the live-action adaptation "The Adventures of Pinocchio" |
1995 | Starred alongside Brad Renfro in the children's adventure feature "Tom and Huck" |
1995 | Made his feature acting debut in "Man of the House," co-starring Farrah Fawcett and Chevy Chase (filmed in 1994) |
1994 | Provided the voice of young Simba in Disney animated feature "The Lion King" |
1991 | Cast as Randy Taylor on the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement"; left series during the 1998-1999 season to pursue education |
1990 | On his first trip to L.A., landed role on CBS' short-lived "The Bradys" as Greg's son Kevin |
1989 | Cast in a Burger King commercial at age eight |
1986 | Moved from Pennsylvania to Sacramento, California |