Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Birth Name:

Jonathan Taylor Weiss

Birth Place:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director

Received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 1999
Won a ShoWest Convention Award for Young Star of the Year in 1996
Studied philosophy and history at Harvard University and spent a year at St․ Andrews University in Scotland before graduating from Columbia University in 2010
Made his screen acting debut as the voice of the title character in the TV series "The Adventures of Spot" in 1987
Quote: "An education is a more surefire guarantee that you have possibilities opened to you․"
Quote: "I never took the fame too seriously․ It was a great period in my life, but it doesn't define me․ When I think back on the time, I look at it with a wink․ I focus on the good moments I had, not that I was on a lot of magazine covers․"
Quote: "I think it's bad that celebrities are put up on pedestals․․․Just because you appear on TV or in movies doesn't make you [better than] any other person․․․if I'm not helping people, then it's not worth idolizing me․"
Continued to do voice-over work after "The Lion King," working on projects like the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film "Pom Poko" and the animated series "The Wild Thornberrys․"
Well known for his role as Randy Taylor in "Home Improvement" and as the voice of Simba in "The Lion King․"
Has been a strict vegetarian from a very young age
Reunited with his TV dad, Tim Allen, on Allen's family comedy series "Last Man Standing" in 2013

1993Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series:Nominated
1994Young Artist Award - Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series:Winner
1995Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor:Nominated
1995Young Artist Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Voiceover - TV or Movie:Nominated
1995YoungStar Award - Best Young Voice Over Talent:Nominated
1995YoungStar Award - Best Young Ensemble Cast - Television:Nominated
1995YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series:Winner
1996Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actor:Nominated
1996Young Artist Award - Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film:Nominated
1997Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor:Nominated
1997Blimp Award - Favorite Television Actor:Nominated
1997Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Voiceover - Young Artist:Winner
1997YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series:Nominated
1997YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film:Nominated
1998Blimp Award - Favorite Television Actor:Winner
1998Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Supporting Young Actor:Nominated
1998YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series:Nominated
1999Blimp Award - Favorite TV Actor:Nominated
2009Impact AwardWinner

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