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name: "Jonathan Taylor Thomas"
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born: "8 September 1981"
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# Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Actor. Born 8 September 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 September 1981, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Also known as:** JTT, جاناتان تیلور توماس

## Biography

Jonathan Taylor Thomas is an American actor and director. He is known for voicing Young Simba in the 1994 Disney film *The Lion King* and for portraying Randy Taylor, the middle son, on the sitcom *Home Improvement* (1991–1998).

Born Jonathan Taylor Weiss in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he began acting as a child and later appeared in films including *The Adventures of Pinocchio* (1996) and *I'll Be Home for Christmas* (1998). He has also directed episodes of *Last Man Standing* and attended Harvard University and Columbia University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, lionking.fandom.com, disney.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lion King* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Young Simba (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)

## Also known for

- *Smallville* (2001), Ian Randall
- *Home Improvement* (1991), Randy Taylor
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), Chris Emerson
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), John Baker, Director
- *I'll Be Home for Christmas* (1998), Jake
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), Tyler Tucker (voice)
- *The Adventures of Pinocchio* (1996), Pinocchio
- *Tom and Huck* (1995), Tom Sawyer

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