The former child actor and teen heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Thomas has certainly transformed since his days in the spotlight.
Thomas did become a star, although not right away.
The sitcom’s initial success was due to Allen’s comedic talent.
When Disney wouldn’t budge, the boys returned to the set the next day.
Despite the reported incident, Thomas has fond memories of his time on the show.
By this time, he was featured in essentially every teen magazine imaginable.
In a 2013 interview withPeople, the actor reflected on those early days of his career.
“I never took the fame too seriously,” he said.
“It was a great period in my life, but it doesn’t define me.
When I think back on the time, I look at it with a wink.
Nevertheless, he set his sights on becoming more of a Ron Howard-key in.
“For both my sons, a minimum of a college education was important,” she told People.
I’m not Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
I’m just Jonathan.”
The most upset, however, was reportedly his onscreen dad, played by Tim Allen.
Reportedly, Thomas' TV mom, played byPatricia Richardson, reached out to him after the taping.
“This is not the way I wanted this to end,” she allegedly told a friend.
The two would, however, go on to patch things up (via Outsider).
Thomas' role in the film “Speedway Junky” further helped him escape his comfort zone.
Thomas explained, “I didn’t do these pieces to change my image.
I did them for me.
I had an attachment to these characters.”
He also enjoyed a stint abroad atSt.
Andrew’s Universityin Scotland.
In a rare 2013 interview withPeople, he explained why he gave up Hollywood for the Ivy League.
“I’d been going nonstop since I was 8 years old.
I wanted togo to school, to travel and have a bit of a break,” he said.
“To sit in a big library amongst books and students, that was pretty cool.
It was a novel experience for me.”
That isn’t surprising, considering the actor was looking to take a break from fame.
PerIMDb, Thomas did additional voice work in the years that followed.
He worked on the Christmas movies “The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!”
AnEntertainment Weeklyfollow-up to the photo shoot delved more into their time together.
“I have all girls, so they are like my sons,” series star Tim Allen said.
“It’s kind of creepy how much I like them.”
“We hung out for hours and talked.
These three are my other kids in some strange way and always will be,“she said.
I just wanted to experience other things, see what direction life was going to take me.”
After Thomas' character leaves, Allen says, “That kid was raised right” (viaPeople).
But he graduated and he came back, and loves directing, loves working with actors.”
He added, “But he’s so shy.
He worried whether he still had it.”
This was not Thomas' only appearance on the show.
He ended up returning for three more episodes through 2015 (perIMDb).
She added that the two were “shopping it around town.”
He always seemed a bit sad and distant from everyone."
