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Jonathan Taylor Thomas - Biography
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas Biography
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| Name : | Jonathan Taylor Thomas |
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Profession :
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Actor
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Birth Details :
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born September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as Jonathan Taylor Weiss
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Birth name :
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Jonathan Taylor Weiss
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Height :
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5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Nickname :
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JTT
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Personal quotes :
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"Success is not in never failing, but rising everytime you fall!"
"An education is a more surefire guarantee that you have possibilitie
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas Trivia
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- Is pro-life. He did a voice-over for a baby in an anti-abortion special, which gave out information on alternatives to abortions, such as adoption and charity care.
- Visited Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, as a possible college to attend.
- Doesn't like the nickname JTT. He doesn't understand why people just can't say his whole name.
- Is a health freak and a vegetarian. Loves to play sports. Loves fishing.
- Has done voice overs for cartoons and video games such as "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" (1994), "The Adventures of Spot" (1987), The Ivy Cottage, and Scooter's Magic Castle.
- Has one brother, Joel Thomas Weiss.
- His stage name is derived from his real first name (Jonathan), his real middle name (Taylor), and his brother's middle name (Thomas).
- Received 1996 NATO/ShoWest YoungStar of the Year Award [1996]
- Loves to watch college basketball.
- Likes to collect basketball shoes.
- Featured on the cover of The Advocate, a gay and lesbian magazine.
- Studying History and Philosophy at Harvard. [Fall 2001]
- Parents: Claudine and Stephen Weiss
- Graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory High School in West Hills, California with honors [2000]
- Was the first actor to win the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '99 (1999) (TV) for his memorable nine year role as "Randy Taylor" on "Home Improvement" (1991).
- Attended Harvard University.
- Pets: two cats named Simba and Samantha, one dog called McCormick
- Ranked #25 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
- He collects Autographs of his favorite sports stars.
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas Detailed Biography
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as Jonathan Taylor Weiss) is an American actor and teen idol.
As a child, Thomas played Randall William Taylor on the popular television show Home Improvement. He went on to voice Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Pinocchio in The Adventures of Pinocchio. He remained with Home Improvement well into his teenage years, being written out of the show in 1998 to accommodate his film career.
As Thomas got older, he earned a reputation as a teen heartthrob and was a leading cover boy on teen magazines. In 1998, he starred in the Christmas comedy I'll Be Home for Christmas, which, although heavily hyped as his break into movies, was actually a commercial flop. He also appeared in the movies Man of the House, Tom and Huck, Wild America, Common Ground and Speedway Junky. He had a guest role on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in early 2004, and appeared in the WB's Smallville in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, he had a guest role in UPN's high school detective drama Veronica Mars.
JTT, like some fans also call Jonathan Taylor Thomas, has the real name of Jonathan Taylor Weiss. Because there already existed an actor with the name Jonathan Weiss, JTT named himself Jonathan Taylor Thomas - Jonathan Taylor are his own given names, and Thomas is the second given name of his brother Joel Thomas Weiss.
Thomas attended Harvard University and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland as a visiting student.
A vocal opponent of abortion, Thomas has been very active in various pro-life activities and causes.
He has Jewish and Portuguese ancestry.
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