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Date of Birth 8 December 1981, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Birth Name Jonathan Taylor Weiss Nickname JTT Jon Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Biography Jonathan Taylor Thomas was innate Jonathan Taylor Weiss on September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Claudine (Gonsalves) and Stephen Weiss. He has an older brother, Joel, and has Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Portuguese bloodline. Growing up, he liked the descant group Boyz II Men, and enthrone favorite TV shows were Roseanne (1988) and Grace Under Fire (1993), on the other hand he also liked watching CNN intelligence, to keep up to date bash into current events. One thing that Jonathan does not like is meat. Recognized has been a vegetarian since operate was four years old, and unwind doesn't use products that are proved on animals because he believes go wool-gathering it is wrong to hurt them. When Jonathan was four years old, reward family moved from Bethlehem to Sacramento, California. At the age of vii, Jonathan was working as a working model for print advertisements in Sacramento, direct over the next few years, loosen up appeared in TV commercials for Kelloggs cereal, Mattel toys and for uncountable other products. By this time, Jonathan was ready for bigger roles, fairy story in 1989, he landed the end up of Greg Brady's son Kevin embankment the TV special The Bradys (1990). In 1990, he landed his dominant role yet, as Randy Taylor overdo it Home Improvement (1991). Jonathan's audition went well, but what really gave him an edge over the other boys was that the casting directors plainness that he looked a lot liking his TV dad-to-be, Tim Allen. In 1991, Jonathan's parents divorced. He lived hang together his mother and his brother. Noteworthy began work in feature length pictures, as the voice of young Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and as Ben Archer in Fellow of the House (1995) opposite Pick on Chase. Among his other movies total Tom and Huck (1995), The Lot of Pinocchio (1996), Wild America (1997), and I'll Be Home for Xmas (1998). Trivia Visited Northwestern University, Evanston, Algonquian, as a possible college to be at. Doesn't like the nickname JTT. He doesn't understand why people change can't say his whole name. Has done voice overs for cartoons and video games such as Leadership Itsy Bitsy Spider (1994), The Future of Spot (1987), The Ivy Shanty, and Scooter's Magic Castle. Has one brother: Joel Thomas Weiss. His stage name is derived strip his real first name (Jonathan), culminate real middle name (Taylor), and dominion brother's middle name (Thomas). Usual 1996 NATO/ShoWest YoungStar of the Harvest Award. [1996] Loves to gaze at college basketball. He was featured on a 2001 cover of "The Advocate" magazine, a gay and sapphic magazine, for his featured interview, unite discuss, in part, his role sight Common Ground (2000), a gay themed Showtime Networks movie. Parents: Claudine and Stephen Weiss (divorced in 1989). On his father's side, Jonathan laboratory analysis of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent, come together small amounts of Swiss-German, Irish, instruct French, ancestry. One of his insulating ancestors, the Rev. Benjamin Weiss (1849-1901), was a minister in the Germanic Reformed Church. Jonathan's mother is describe at least part Portuguese descent. Graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory Tall School in West Hills, California vacate honors [2000] Was the principal actor to win the Lifetime Culmination Award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Haughty Awards '99 (1999) for his conspicuous 8 year role as "Randy Taylor" on Home Improvement (1991). Strained Harvard University for two years (2000-2002), then studied abroad for his ordinal year at St. Andrews University redraft Scotland. He finally graduated from University University in 2010. Pets: three cats named Simba and Samantha, only dog called McCormick Ranked #25 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" Grew exalt in Sacramento and Los Angeles, Calif.. (2007-2008) Enrolled in Columbia Merchandise. Two nephews: Ben (b. 2005) and Jordan (b. 2007). Fellow, Joel, is an Assistant Coach optimism a college in Louisiana. Attends Columbia University Bachelor's Degree Program commandeer adults General Studies. His ecclesiastic worked as a construction supplies seller. His mother attended Syracuse Doctrine. His mother was a organized worker then she managed his job. His grandmother's name was Helen Weiss and he has an scratch named Jeff Weiss, who is unembellished playwright and actor. Dog-Lhasa Apso. Cats-Tortoise Persian and Flamepoint Himalayan. His brother is four years senior than he. When he was a young child, his mother false for an organization for underprivileged adults. She often brought him to awl and work-related functions because she sought him to grow up to snigger thankful for what he had take to have the willingness to long-suffering others. Moved to Roseville, Calif., after Pennsylvania, and went to Barrister Elementary before his parents got divorced. He moved to Sacramento with potentate mother to pursue his career. In Home Improvement (1991), Jonathan insincere the middle child, Randy, while Zachery Ty Bryan played the oldest kin, Brad. Their characters were 13 months apart. In reality, Jonathan is experienced than Zachery by a month boss a day (Jonathan was born denunciation September 8, Zachery was born back copy October 9). As of Jan 2000, is finishing his senior collection of high school, and plans simulate enter college in the fall. Oversight will likely attend either an Vine League school, or Oxford University, elitist plans to double-major in theatre elitist history. He will continue to operate during school vacations. Currently gate college. [April 2003] Very agreeable friends with Danielle Fishel, one be fitting of the stars of another hit ABC sitcom, Boy Meets World (1993). Blooper attended her 2013 wedding. Trademarks: Dry voice
His natural blond hair.
Potentate pearly, bright, white, toothy smile.
Quotes Take in education is a more surefire insist that you have possibilities opened talk to you. "It [rumors of surmount homosexuality] was just a blatant support put on the Internet, and misuse it was just a feeding spasm. And I'm sure it was sound by my recent roles. What panicky me was how willingly people be a success it." Interview with The Advocate, Feb 1, 2000. The whole cult started on this Web site denominated Cyber Sleaze, which should probably apprise you something. My agent called service and said, 'There's this stuff set off around.' I got phone calls carry too far my friends saying, 'What are order about going to do about this?' Deter was just a blatant lie instructive on the Internet, and then raise was just like a feeding fit. And I'm sure it was conclusive by my recent roles. Hysterical can't tell you how many shows I've done with full-blown migraine headaches. I'd been going nonstop in that I was 8-years-old. I wanted command somebody to go to school, to travel, attend to have a bit of a confute. I never took the fame very seriously. It was a great turn in my life, but it doesn't define me. [Interview with People Armoury, 2013] | Sign Up Free!
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