Zachery Ty Bryan Discusses Substance Abuse Issues, Says He Started Drinking at 14 While on 'Home Improvement'

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centers around how Bryan went from being a popular child star on to a Bitcoin millionaire to an alleged fraudster with multiple DUIs and arrests.

Bryan himself spoke out in the story, addressing many of the allegations against him.Bryan calls his time on -- which he starred on as Brad Taylor, the eldest son of Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson's characters, Tim and Jill — «some of the best days of my life.»However, he acknowledges that he wasn't exactly on the straight and narrow at the time, saying, «Dude, I started drinking when I was 14.

Back then, I was going to nightclubs and they would just let me in because I was the kid from .»Even so, when ended in 1999, Bryan went on to have a successful acting career, starring in films including and appearing in guest roles on popular TV shows such as and .Eventually, Bryan, who, at one point, served as a columnist for and a commentator on Fox News, transitioned to a career behind the camera as a producer, working on such films as and .

Bryan was able to fund his producing dream thanks to a multimillion-dollar windfall that he earned as an early investor in Bitcoin.Bryan's crypto success attracted the attention of Producers Market, an ag-tech startup focused on farmers and the global food chain.