Updated 8/1/25

Home Improvement laid out a solid foundation for both houses and addictive entertainment. The premise was both familiar and refreshing; debuting in September 1991, it followed the Taylor family, led by Tim Allen, as the Tool Time host fixed things, broke things, and endured all the typical tribulations of fatherhood. Of course, that meant raising three excitable boys. The biggest handful was, without a doubt, Randall William “Randy” Taylor, whose wits helped him fire off a smart comment. He would ultimately go against the grain set by the other men in his family, and perhaps this was the first hint that his actor, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, would not follow the same path many other young stars would after such a breakout role.

Originally born as Jonathan Taylor Weiss, Thomas

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