Thomas stuck with Home Improvement from its release in 1991 to 1998. He left early in the eighth and final season, and his character moved to Costa Rica in the second episode. In real life, Thomas wanted to focus on his education. Thomas began his television career in 1990, playing the role of Kevin Brady, Greg Brady's son, in The Bradys, a spin-off of the 1970s television series The Brady Tribe. In 1991, Thomas appeared in three episodes of the Fox comedy series In Living Color.
That same year, he was chosen to play the middle son Randy Taylor in the ABC comedy Home Improvement. Despite looking much younger, Thomas was actually a month older than Zachary Ty Bryan, who played his older brother Brad. Thomas stayed with Home Improvement well into his teens, but left the series in 1998 to focus on academics. Next, we'll look at another problematic relationship. This one is between Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Tim Allen.
Things broke down between the two of them once the actor decided to leave the show for other interests. Although Allen understood the decision, he was not satisfied with the outcome and with the direction Thomas took. Jonathan Taylor Thomas, best known for playing Randy Taylor in Home Improvement, was seen leaving his California apartment. You can see Thomas starring in movies like I'll Be Home for Christmas, Speedway Junky, Common Ground, and An American Town.
Oddly enough, although Thomas directed Tim Allen in the series, Allen never directed Thomas despite having directed episodes of Home Improvement and Last Man Standing. Jonathan Taylor Thomas wasn't completely direct about why he left Tim Allen and Home Improvement behind. Fans of Home Improvement know all too well that the show's final season was clearly missing Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Jonathan Taylor Thomas was one of the biggest teenage stars of the 90s thanks to Home Improvement, but he's been out of the spotlight ever since. Jonathan Taylor Thomas, star of Home Improvement and teenage heartthrob, has been spotted in California.
This caused some tension with Tim Allen because Thomas didn't have time for Home Improvement, but he continued to star in movies, but sometimes that's how programming works for one-off projects instead of full-length programs. Thanks to his role in Home Improvement, Jonathan Taylor Thomas was one of the most popular child stars of the 90s, but what happened to the actor afterwards has been largely a mystery. He is known for playing Randy Taylor in Home Improvement and for playing the voice of young Simba in the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King and Pinocchio in the 1996 New Line Cinema film, The Adventures of Pinocchio.