Remember Him?

I’m sure I’m NOT the only person who used to crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas  a.k.a “Randy Taylor from Tool Time”. Anyway he is TOTALLY HOT now. Whew. Most of the time you see stars from way back…and they look completely ridiculous now! Not Him!

Then: Thomas working as a model and commercial actor at the tender age of 7. He landed his first sitcom role on the short-lived dramedy ‘The Bradys,’ a spin-off on ‘The Brady Bunch,’ and even played Macaulay Culkin in an ‘In Living Color’ sketch. Supposedly, he won the role of Randy because casting directors thought he looked like Tim Allen. His portrayal of the smartest and most devious son made him a huge hit with the Teen Beat crowd, but he left the show in 1998 to pursue his studies.

Now: For those who didn’t live through it, the height of Thomas’ celebrity is tough to imagine based on his public absence now. In 1999, Nickelodeon awarded him their first Lifetime Achievement Award for his role as Randy. He voiced young Simba in ‘The Lion King,’ but that’s the only other role that’s held up. Most recently he appeared in ‘8 Simple Rules’ and an episode of ‘Veronica Mars.’ His quest for a life outside of acting led him to Harvard University, but he didn’t graduate.