When you think back to the '90s, who's the first teen celebrity you think of? For me, it's Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Good ol' J.T.T., Tim Allen's adorable middle son on Home Improvement and the voice of Simba in Disney's The Lion King. Nineties kids cut his pictures out of magazines and taped 'em to their walls — after all, he was one of the cutest teens of the decade.
So, what's he been up to since Home Improvement ended in 1998? Well, for one thing, he turns 35 this year and now looks like this:
Like many child stars, Thomas still looks great, just a bit older, which tends to happen to ... well, all of us. The biggest difference between '90s J.T.T. and 2016 Jonathan Taylor Thomas is that his style has drastically improved — again, something that has happened to us all (thank goodness). Everyone fell victim to the bad highlights and bizarre trends of the decade, so we can't blame him for the same.
Career-wise, Thomas has acted on and off since his heyday, voicing roles in the The Wild Thornberrys and The Simpsons during the early '00s, and appearing on shows including 8 Simple Rules and Last Man Standing. In the latter, which stars his former TV father Tim Allen, Thomas took his cameo as an opportunity to make a few fun inside jokes about Home Improvement. As for the future, Thomas has reportedly been shopping around a pilot with former costar Zachery Ty Bryan.
Ready to keep reminiscing? Here's Thomas with another of our favorite '90s teen stars:
Recognize the face on the right? It's Devon Sawa, a.k.a. Casper from the 1995 film (and here's what he looks like now, if you're curious). He starred alongside Thomas in 1997's Wild America.
And here's J.T.T. with '90s supermodels Tyra Banks and Cindy Crawford, both of whom look just as beautiful then as they do now.
But wait — there's more! There are a few vintage posters and magazine covers starring this guy floating around on Instagram that might spark some serious nostalgia.
While we're a little sad we haven't seen much J.T.T. over the past couple decades, here's hoping he pops up on the small screen ASAP! Television can always use a little more '90s, after all.
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