Disney child star once dubbed 'smart-throb' unrecognisable in reclusive new life
dailystar.co.ukDisney child star who had the world at his feet and a life destined to be filled with fame and fortune.But 30 years later, one-time teen heart-throb Jonathan Taylor Thomas has all but quit acting, vanished from the public eye and looks totally different in his new life out of the limelight.As he turns 41 today (September 8), life could not be more different for the boy who shot to fame in a hit sitcom but then turned his back on Hollywood.Read more:Kate Moss revealed she f****d up her body after decades of wild party lifestyleJonathan, who became affectionately known as JTT by his adoring fans, was one of the biggest 'tween' stars of the 1990s.Posters of him adorned many a bedroom wall in the US and on these shores, and he was mobbed by his fans whenever he went out in public, appeared on TV or gave an interview.His role in TV sitcom Home Improvement had made him a household name.
But how times have changed. These days sightings of him in public are few and far between and he hasn't walked a red carpet for more than 20 years.Not that his decision to shun the limelight should come as a surprise - after all, the clues were there.As a young and rising star, he spoke intelligently and articulately of being uncomfortable with the scrutiny that came with the fame he'd known from an early age.Born Jonathan Taylor Weiss in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised in Sacramento, California, he moved with his mum and brother to Los Angeles as a young boy when his parents split.
When he started landing acting and modelling gigs at around age eight he decided to change his last name to Thomas - his brother's middle name.His first big role came in 1989 when he was cast in a Brady Bunch spin-off, but he was catapulted to a new level of.
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