Biography Information

Real Name: Jonathan Taylor Weiss
Birth Date: September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, PA
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light Brown

Jonathan was born in the small town of Pennsylvania on September 8th, 1981. Starting his career at the young age of four, working as a model, and making commercials for television, though unknown to him, he did not know where it would lead.

Jonathan's acting career started, in the tv hit series "The Bradys". It was then he decided to change his name to 'Jonathan Taylor Thomas', only to find his fans would later nickname him 'JTT'. He also found himself on the hit tv sitcom 'Home Improvement', playing one of brothers 'Randy'. It was this show, that gained Jonathan the recognition he so much wanted, his face would be seen all over magazine covers, posters, and tv chat shows.

It was his voice and not his face, that landed him the voiceover-part of Simba in the Disney's The Lion King. Jonathan received further prestige that allowed him to break free of the sitcom series into mainstream Hollywood movies. More and more roles followed, Man of the House, Tom and Huck, The Adventures of Pinocchio and Wild America.

Jonathan left Home Improvement, in order to pursue his acting career, and to concentrate on his education. The rumors started to fly, it was said that Jonathan wanted to bring his character in Home Improvement out of the closet about being gay, the producers had said no, though none of these rumors have been substantiated. The rumors began to fly once again when it was announced that he would play the role of a gay hustler in Speedway Junky.

Other Facts

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Movie: The Rock
Dream Date: Someone funny, smart, warm, honest and most importantly, someone with a big heart and a great personality.

Jonathan has many hobbies away from the set, including, fishing, collecting antique cars. According to the WhyMilk web site and quote

"After just finishing his first year of high school, Thomas already has his college goals mapped out. He plans on attending Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and pursuing a career in directing and producing..."

All his dedicated fans a now aware he turned down the offer of a place, and is now currently attending Harvard University.

Jonathan has been a vegetarian since the age of four, and he has three pets, a dog named MacCormic, a cat named Samantha and a cat named Simba.