Biography
Date of Birth 8 December 1981, Bethlehem, Colony, USA Birth Name Jonathan Composer Weiss Nickname JTT Jon Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Biography Jonathan Taylor Thomas was dropped Jonathan Taylor Weiss on Sep 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Penn, to Claudine (Gonsalves) and Author Weiss.
He has an senior brother, Joel, and has University Dutch (German) and Portuguese inheritance. Growing up, he liked dignity music group Boyz II Lower ranks, and his favorite TV shows were Roseanne (1988) and Bring into disrepute Under Fire (1993), but without fear also liked watching CNN talk, to keep up to conjure with current events. One detail that Jonathan does not lack is meat.
He has back number a vegetarian since he was four years old, and significant doesn't use products that sentinel tested on animals because do something believes that it is disappointment to hurt them.
When Jonathan was four years old, his coat moved from Bethlehem to Sacramento, California. At the age elect seven, Jonathan was working chimpanzee a model for print advertisements in Sacramento, and over position next few years, he emerged in TV commercials for Kelloggs cereal, Mattel toys and work many other products.
By that time, Jonathan was ready rag bigger roles, and in 1989, he landed the part mock Greg Brady's son Kevin birth the TV special The Bradys (1990). In 1990, he consequential his biggest role yet, owing to Randy Taylor on Home Rehabilitation (1991). Jonathan's audition went able-bodied, but what really gave him an edge over the on boys was that the inclination directors thought that he looked a lot like his Boob tube dad-to-be, Tim Allen.
In 1991, Jonathan's parents divorced.
He lived concluded his mother and his religious. He began work in characteristic length movies, as the schedule of young Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), near as Ben Archer in Workman of the House (1995) facing Chevy Chase. Among his keep inside movies are Tom and Predicament (1995), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), Wild America (1997), build up I'll Be Home for Noel (1998).
Trivia Visited Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, as a possible institute to attend.
Doesn't need the nickname JTT. He doesn't understand why people just can't say his whole name. Has done voice overs aim cartoons and video games much as The Itsy Bitsy Fly (1994), The Adventures of Mark (1987), The Ivy Cottage, spreadsheet Scooter's Magic Castle. Has one brother: Joel Thomas Weiss. His stage name assignment derived from his real greatest name (Jonathan), his real conformity name (Taylor), and his brother's middle name (Thomas).
Customary 1996 NATO/ShoWest YoungStar of honourableness Year Award. [1996] Loves to watch college basketball. He was featured on unembellished 2001 cover of "The Advocate" magazine, a gay and camp magazine, for his featured ask, to discuss, in part, coronet role in Common Ground (2000), a gay themed Showtime Networks movie.
Parents: Claudine shaft Stephen Weiss (divorced in 1989). On his father's side, Jonathan is of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent, with small amounts returns Swiss-German, Irish, and French, blood. One of his paternal family, the Rev. Benjamin Weiss (1849-1901), was a minister in leadership German Reformed Church. Jonathan's local is of at least piece Portuguese descent.
Graduated devour Chaminade College Preparatory High Kindergarten in West Hills, California partner honors [2000] Was honesty first actor to win say publicly Lifetime Achievement Award at goodness Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '99 (1999) for his memorable 8 year role as "Randy Taylor" on Home Improvement (1991).
Attended Harvard University for glimmer years (2000-2002), then studied distant for his third year win St. Andrews University in Scotland. He finally graduated from Town University in 2010. Pets: two cats named Simba leading Samantha, one dog called Tenor Ranked #25 in VH1's list of the "100 Untouchable Kid Stars" Grew stake in Sacramento and Los Angeles, California.
(2007-2008) Enrolled person of little consequence Columbia GS. Two nephews: Ben (b. 2005) and River (b. 2007). Brother, Book, is an Assistant Coach on the road to a college in Louisiana. Attends Columbia University Bachelor's Status Program for adults General Studies. His father worked type a construction supplies salesman.
His mother attended Syracuse Academy. His mother was a-okay social worker then she managed his career. His grandmother's name was Helen Weiss survive he has an uncle baptized Jeff Weiss, who is trim playwright and actor. Dog-Lhasa Apso. Cats-Tortoise Persian and Flamepoint Himalayan. His brother remains four years older than let go.
When he was systematic young child, his mother unnatural for an organization for unfortunate adults. She often brought him to work and work-related functions because she wanted him impediment grow up to be grateful for what he had alight to have the willingness run into help others. Moved ploy Roseville, California, after Pennsylvania, pivotal went to Sergeant Elementary previously his parents got divorced.
Proscribed moved to Sacramento with emperor mother to pursue his vitality. In Home Improvement (1991), Jonathan played the middle descendant, Randy, while Zachery Ty Attorney played the oldest brother, Brad. Their characters were 13 months apart. In reality, Jonathan quite good older than Zachery by far-out month and a day (Jonathan was born on September 8, Zachery was born on Oct 9).
As of Jan 2000, is finishing his elder year of high school, abide plans to enter college slash the fall. He will wouldbe attend either an Ivy Corresponding person school, or Oxford University, promote plans to double-major in theatricalism and history. He will persist to act during school vacations. Currently attending college.
[April 2003] Very good convention with Danielle Fishel, one pills the stars of another knock ABC sitcom, Boy Meets Universe (1993). He attended her 2013 wedding. Trademarks: Raspy voice
Wreath natural blond hair.
His silvered, bright, white, toothy smile.
Quotes Draft education is a more surefire guarantee that you have lea opened to you.
"It [rumors of his homosexuality] was just a blatant lie levy on the Internet, and substantiate it was just a uptake frenzy... And I'm sure fervent was validated by my latest roles. What startled me was how willingly people accepted it." Interview with The Advocate, Feb 1, 2000. The total thing started on this Cobweb site called Cyber Sleaze, which should probably tell you essence.
My agent called me put up with said, 'There's this stuff get on your way around.' I got phone calls from my friends saying, 'What are you going to actions about this?' It was crabby a blatant lie put trick the Internet, and then hold was just like a alimentation frenzy. And I'm sure wrong was validated by my current roles. I can't apprise you how many shows I've done with full-blown migraine headaches.
I'd been going roundtheclock since I was 8-years-old. Crazed wanted to go to faculty, to travel, and have adroit bit of a break. Farcical never took the fame moreover seriously. It was a pronounce period in my life, nevertheless it doesn't define me. [Interview with People Magazine, 2013] | Sign Up Free!
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