Jonathan Taylor Thomas Net Worth

Jonathan Taylor Thomas's Quotes

• An education is a more surefire guarantee that you have possibilities opened to you.
• "It [rumors of his homosexuality] was just a blatant lie put on the Internet, and then it was just a feeding frenzy... And I'm sure it was validated by my recent roles. What startled me was how willingly people accepted it." Interview with The Advocate, February 1, 2000.
• The whole thing started on this Web site called Cyber Sleaze, which should probably tell you something. My agent called me and said, 'There's this stuff going around.' I got phone calls from my friends saying, 'What are you going to do about this?' It was just a blatant lie put on the Internet, and then it was just like a feeding frenzy. And I'm sure it was validated by my recent roles.
• I can't tell you how many shows I've done with full-blown migraine headaches.
• I'd been going nonstop since I was 8-years-old. I wanted to go to school, to travel, and have a bit of a break. I never took the fame too seriously. It was a great period in my life, but it doesn't define me. [Interview with People Magazine, 2013]

Interesting Facts about Jonathan Taylor Thomas

1. Visited Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, as a possible college to attend.
2. Doesn't like the nickname JTT. He doesn't understand why people just can't say his whole name.
3. 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.
4. Has one brother: Joel Thomas Weiss.
5. His stage name is derived from his real first name (Jonathan), his real middle name (Taylor), and his brother's middle name (Thomas).
6. Received 1996 NATO/ShoWest YoungStar of the Year Award. [1996]
7. Loves to watch college basketball.
8. He was featured on a 2001 cover of "The Advocate" magazine, a gay and lesbian magazine, for his featured interview, to discuss, in part, his role in Common Ground (2000), a gay themed Showtime Networks movie.
9. Parents: Claudine and Stephen Weiss (divorced in 1989). On his father's side, Jonathan is of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent, with small amounts of Swiss-German, Irish, and French, ancestry. One of his paternal ancestors, the Rev. Benjamin Weiss (1849-1901), was a minister in the German Reformed Church. Jonathan's mother is of at least part Portuguese descent.
10. Graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory High School in West Hills, California with honors [2000]
11. Was the first actor to win the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '99 (1999) for his memorable 8 year role as "Randy Taylor" on Home Improvement (1991).
12. Attended Harvard University for two years (2000-2002), then studied abroad for his third year at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He finally graduated from Columbia University in 2010.
13. Pets: two cats named Simba and Samantha, one dog called McCormick
14. Ranked #25 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
15. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles, California.
16. (2007-2008) Enrolled in Columbia GS.
17. Two nephews: Ben (b. 2005) and Jordan (b. 2007).
18. Brother, Joel, is an Assistant Coach for a college in Louisiana.
19. Attends Columbia University Bachelor's Degree Program for adults General Studies.
20. His father worked as a construction supplies salesman.