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Encyclopedia > Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Birth name Jonathan Taylor Weiss
Born September 8, 1981 (1981-09-08) (age 26)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American child actor and former teen idol, perhaps best remembered for his roles of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania Counties Lehigh and Northampton Founded 1741  - Mayor John B. Callahan Area    - City  19. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pennsylvania. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... For other uses, see Teen idol (disambiguation). ... Randy (born February 1982, played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is the middle brother, the jokester of the family, and the most malicious troublemaker. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Home Improvement (aka The Tim Allen Show) is an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which ran from 1991 to 1999. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ...

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Biography

Early life

Thomas was born Jonathan Taylor Weiss in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the son of Claudine (née Thomas), a personal manager and social worker, and Stephen Weiss, an industrial sales manager; the two divorced in 1989.[1][2] Thomas has part Portuguese ancestry.[3] He has a brother, Joel Thomas Weiss, whose middle name he adopted as his pseudonym, in order to avoid confusion with an existing actor named Jonathan Weiss. In 1986, Thomas moved with his family to Roseville, California, and was later cast in a Burger King commercial at the age of eight. Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania Counties Lehigh and Northampton Founded 1741  - Mayor John B. Callahan Area    - City  19. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in Placer County Coordinates: , County Incorporated April 10, 1909 Government  - Mayor Jim Gray[1] Area  - City 79. ... Burger King (often abbreviated to BK) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling burgers, french fries, soft drinks, desserts, and various sandwiches. ...


Career

In 1990, Thomas garnered the role of Greg Brady's son Kevin on the short-lived TV show The Bradys, a spin-off of the popular 70s TV show The Brady Bunch. In 1991, at the age of 10, he won the role of Randy Taylor on the popular television show Home Improvement. He went on to voice Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Pinocchio in The Adventures of Pinocchio. He remained with Home Improvement well into his teenage years, but left the show in 1998 in order to concentrate more on his academics. He served as guest timekeeper for WWE's WrestleMania XI in 1995. The following is a list of characters from the American television series The Brady Bunch. ... The Bradys was a 1990 television drama that was supposed to be a grown-up version of 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. ... The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ... For other uses, see Pinocchio (disambiguation). ... The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 film directed by Steve Barron and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Martin Landau, Geneviève Bujold, Udo Kier, Bebe Neuwirth, Rob Schneider, and Corey Carrier. ... The year 1998 in television involved some significant events. ... WrestleMania XI, was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation in Hartford, Connecticut on April 2, 1995. ...


As Thomas got older, he earned a reputation as a teen heartthrob and was a leading cover boy on teen magazines. He starred in the Christmas comedy I'll Be Home for Christmas and is the voice of Tangie in The Tangerine Bear (2000). He also appeared in the movies Man of the House, Tom and Huck, Wild America, Common Ground, Walking Across Egypt and Speedway Junky. 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. Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Ill Be Home for Christmas poster Ill Be Home for Christmas is a 1998 Christmas-themed movie. ... Man of the House is a 1995 film comedy starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and George Wendt (of Cheers fame). ... Tom & Huck is a 1995 Disney film starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Joey Stinson, and Rachel Leigh Cook; it is based on Mark Twains novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ... Wild America (1997) is an adventure movie, directed by William Dear and written by David Michael Wieger, it stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Frances Fisher, Jamey Sheridan, and Scott Bairstow. ... Common Ground is a 2000 Showtime television movie directed by Donna Deitch and written by Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally and Harvey Fierstein. ... Walking Across Egypt was a coming-of-age drama shot throughout the state of Florida. ... Speedway Junky is a movie released in 1999. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (usually shortened to 8 Simple Rules) is a television comedy that airs on ABC. It is about a married couple with three children. ... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... The Warner Bros. ... It has been suggested that Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor be merged into this article or section. ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 2005 in television involved some significant events. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... The E! True Hollywood Story runs on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel. ...


In 2006, he provided voice audio as the young Simba in the PlayStation 2 video game Kingdom Hearts II, developed by Square Enix. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... Kingdom Hearts II ) is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix Co. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ...


Personal life

Thomas attended Harvard University (through 2002) and spent spring semester of his third year at the University of St. Andrews. He is enrolled in the School of General Studies at Columbia University.[4] Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Jonathan-Taylor-Thomas.html
  2. ^ http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/981213/981213choices.html
  3. ^ [1] questions and answers w/ Jonathan Taylor Thomas
  4. ^ https://directory.columbia.edu/people/search?filter.searchTerm=jtw2112

External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Jonathan Taylor Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (456 words)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born Jonathan Taylor Weiss on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and former teen idol.
Thomas was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the state's Lehigh Valley region, to Stephen Weiss and Claudine Taylor, who divorced in 1991; he has German Jewish and Portuguese ancestry.
In 1986, Thomas moved with his family to Roseville, California, and was later cast in a Burger King commercial at the age of eight.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas: Home Improvement on WCHS-TV8, On Your Side (382 words)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas plays Randy Taylor, Tim and Jill's middle son, who shares his father's aptitude for cracking jokes.
Thomas is a young actor with talent and wisdom beyond his years.
At a relatively young age, Thomas jokes about aspirations of being a "renaissance man!" He is aware of the "child actor syndrome" and does not want to fall victim to passing trends.
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