Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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Thomas in 1998
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Jonathan Taylor Weiss September 8, 1981 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, director |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Relatives | Jeff Weiss (uncle) |
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (né Weiss; September 8, 1981) is an American actor, voice actor, and director. He is known for portraying Randy Taylor on Home Improvement and voicing young Simba in Disney's 1994 film The Lion King.
Thomas was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the son of Stephen Weiss, an industrial sales manager, and Claudine (née Gonsalves), a personal manager and social worker. The two divorced in 1991. His uncle is playwright and actor Jeff Weiss. Thomas has Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Portuguese ancestry.
In 2000, Thomas 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.
Thomas began his television career in 1990, playing the role of Kevin, the son of Greg Brady, on The Bradys, a spin-off of the 1970s TV show The Brady Bunch. In 1991, Thomas appeared in three episodes of Fox's sketch comedy series In Living Color. That same year, he was cast as Randy Taylor on ABC's sitcom Home Improvement. Thomas remained with Home Improvement well into his teenage years but left the show in 1998 to focus on academics.
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