Jonathan Taylor Thomas has done more than celebrate his acting and singing skills to reach the heights of a director. He is very popular for the voice-over performance of Simba in The Lion King, a 1994 Disney film.

Neglecting that, Mr. Thomas is also popular for his role in Home Improvement as Randy Taylor. The actor is of Dutch-Portuguese and Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry. As a child actor, he was nominated for an award about 16 times and won five, including the Kids’ Choice Award twice in 1998 and 1999.

Youth and rise to fame

His birth name is Jonathan Taylor Weiss, and he was born on the 8th day of September 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Her father, Stephen Weiss, was an industrial sales manager and her mother, born as Gonsalves but renamed Claudine, a personal manager and social worker. They divorced in 1991.

His uncle Jeff Weiss is a prominent actor and playwright. When he was four years old, his family (including Joel Thomas Weiss, his older brother) moved from Bethlehem to California.

Thomas is a highly educated individual. He attended Chaminade College Preparatory School located in West Hills, California, where he graduated with honors. Jonathan then studied philosophy and history at Harvard University. He spent his third year at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. The actor also attended Columbia University’s School of General Studies and graduated in 2010.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas made his television debut in 1990 ‘s The Bradys playing the role of Kevin Brady, the son of Greg Brady. In 1991, he appeared in two episodes of a comedy series called In Living Color. From 1991 to 1998, Taylor starred as Randy Taylor in an ABC sitcom, Home Improvement, which brought him fame. After that, he announced a break from the screen to put more into the academics.

In 2000, Thomas appeared in an episode of The Wild Thornberries and in Smallville (also in 2004). He also appeared in an ABC sitcom titled 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2004) among others. Taylor came off the screen again and reappeared as a guest star on the second season of the ABC sitcom, Last Man Standing in 2013. He also made guest appearances on seasons three and four of the show in October. 2013 and January 2015, respectively.

As a voice artist, his works include Disney animation, The Lion King (as Little Simba) and Through the Moebius Strip (as Prince Ragis in 2005). His television voice roles include The Adventures of Spot (as Spot 1987 – 1993) and The Simpsons (Luke Stetson in 2003). Video games with his voice are The Adventures of Pinocchio (as Human Pinocchio in 1996) and Kingdom Hearts II (as Young Simba in 2006).

The actor has also starred in several films, including Wild America (1997), Common Ground (2000), Disney’s Man of House, I’ll Be Home for Christmas and Tom and Huck. In 2016, he directed L’extra – a short film.

Is Jonathan Taylor Thomas married, who is his wife?

It is reported that in 2007, Thomas got engaged to Natalie Wright. While almost nothing is known about the woman the actor tried to marry him, the duo are known to have ended things the same year. Being a secretive person and not a fame-seeking person, he managed to keep the details of his romantic affairs away from public view.

Is he gay?

In 2011, Chelsea Handler, the host of the show Chelsea Lately referred to Jonathan Taylor Thomas as gay. It got everyone talking and all but confirmed years of already stale suspicions behind his flawless performance as a gay and bisexual hooker. Common Ground and Speedway Junky respectively.

Well, Thomas defended himself by saying that his sexual orientation and that of his characters in the movies are unrelated. Still, we know you wonder as much as we do if he’s really straight.

Where is he today?

A Facebook post recently confirming the actor’s passing garnered over a million likes until his rep denied him. He is said to be alive and well, but it is obvious that he is off our screen. Where is Jonathan Taylor Thomas? This is probably the most asked question on the lips of many. Well, no one can really tell what he has with him right now.

Height and other body facts

Height: 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)

Weight: 64 kg (141 lbs)

Eye color: Blue

Hair Color: Light Brown