Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas ( born September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, born Jonathan Taylor Weiss ) is an American actor. He became known as Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement as.

Biography

Thomas was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region as a son of Stephen Weiss and Claudine Taylor. In 1991, his parents divorced. He has German -Jewish and Portuguese ancestors. He has a brother named Joel Thomas Weiss, whose middle name he adapted as his last name to avoid confusion with the already well-known performer Jonathan Weiss.

After retiring from the series Listen, home improvement, it did not come to a successful film career; his appearances thereafter limited to series appearances ( such as two appearances in Smallville ).

After a few semesters at Harvard University, he moved to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland as a foreign student. He is an opponent of abortion and was at times in some organizations working against abortion. He is also a strict vegetarian since early childhood.

Career

In 1986 he moved with his family to Roseville, California, where he was cast at the age of eight years for a Burger King commercial. Later, in 1987, he received the voice actor role of the dog spot for the Disney production The Adventures of Spot. He also gave the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Pinocchio his voice.

He became famous at a young age through his role as Randy ( Randall William Taylor) in the home improvement sitcom Listen, Home Improvement, which first ran The handyman in the ARD in Germany under the title; of the original American title is Home Improvement. He is the only actor in the main cast (regular cast) series, which did not cooperate all the time - he decided to take this step because he wanted to concentrate on his university life. Rumor has it there was behind the scenes disputes between him and Tim Allen is, but these statements are not.

In 1998 he played the lead role in the film A desert Clause ( Original title: I'll Be Home for Christmas ). To see He is also, among other things in the movies Tom and Huck, Wild America, Walking Across Egypt, Common Ground. In 1999, he played in Speedway Junky a hustler boys in Las Vegas.

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His German dubbing voice of Home Improvement as - Clemens Ostermann (born 11 June 1984) - died on 30 April 2007 at the age of only 22 years during synchro-recording in the Bayerischer Rundfunk unexpectedly as the result of a sudden lung collapse.

Filmography

Awards

Prices

Nick Kids' Choice Awards:

• Most popular TV actor: Home Improvement da ( 1998)

Young Artist Awards:

• Best Acting Ensemble - Series: Home Improvement da ( 1994)
• Best young actor in a synchronization film: Pinocchio (1997)

ShoWest Convention:

• Young actor of the year ( 1996)

Hollywood Reporter 's Award:

• Best Actor in a TV Series - Comedy: Listen Home Improvement (1995 )