Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas (né Weiss; born September 8, 1981) is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Randy Taylor on Home Improvement and voicing young Simba in Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King and Pinocchio in New Line Cinema's 1996 film The Adventures of Pinocchio. Early life and education Thomas was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Sacramento, California, and then to Los Angeles. Thomas's uncle was playwright and actor Jeff Weiss. Thomas has Pennsylvania Dutch and Portuguese ancestry. In 2000, Thomas graduated with honors from Chaminade College Preparatory School in West Hills, California.