What Happened To Jonathan Taylor Thomas, And Is He Still Worth Millions Today?

August 31, 2024

Highlights

Jonathan Taylor Thomas quit Home Improvement to focus on college and education despite his successful acting career.
His net worth in 2024 is estimated to be $16 million, though it is significantly less compared to some of his former co-stars.
Jonathan has managed to stay under the radar and is currently on an acting hiatus or retirement, while his Home Improvement co-stars continue to thrive in the industry.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, popularly known to his fans as JTT, was a child star and household name in the '90s. His career took off when he portrayed Randy Taylor on Home Improvement and voiced young Simba in Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. It was evident from his acting prowess and the colossal fanbase that Jonathan would have a successful career. He did, at least until he quit the hit show Home Improvement and later decided to start directing and producing.

Jonathan Taylor’s fans have had so many questions about the mysterious disappearance of Jonathan from the limelight. It’s not like he was running from any scandal or had a public breakdown. So, what happened to Jonathan Taylor Thomas? This article will dive deeper into what the actor has been up to and his net worth in 2024.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas Rose To Fame On Home Improvement

Jonathan Taylor quit Home Improvement to focus on college and education

The actor began his career pretty early in his life. Jonathan was born in 1981 and made his acting debut in 1990 on The Bradys, a spinoff of an older sitcom The Brady Bunch. The child idol would appear in a few other TV shows before landing a breaking role in the soon-to-be hit show Home Improvement show alongside Tim Allen.

This show opened more opportunities for JTT, landing him roles in The Lion King and The Adventures of Pinocchio. However, on the 8-season show’s final leg (second episode of season 8 ), Jonathan called it quits. Taylor later revealed that he wanted to focus more on college and education, and the workload of Home Improvement wouldn’t have allowed that.

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“I’d been going nonstop since I was 8 years old,” Thomas told PEOPLE. “I wanted to go to school, to travel, and have a bit of a break.”

JTT did not return to the show, something that apparently did not impress his co-stars, Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson. However, it was speculated that Thomas snubbed the finale because he was mad at Allen for initially questioning his motive for leaving the show.

“He said it was about going to school, but then he did some films. Did he want to do films? Did he want to go to school? Allen told TV Guide. “It got mixed up in the translation.”

It is not only Thomas who gave up the show for personal reasons. Patricia Richardson turned down a $25 million offer to keep the show going for a ninth season only because it was half of what Tim Allen was offered.

Jonathan Taylor’s Net Worth Is $16 Million In 2024

Jonathan Taylor earned $8,000 per episode on Home Improvement

Jonathan Taylor appeared on Home Improvement for seven seasons, and as the show grew to be one of the most popular teen sitcoms, Jonathan grew with it, landing himself other roles in films. All these combined made him quite a net worth. It is speculated that Jonathan raked in $8000 per episode on Home Improvement. Although that figure isn’t precise, it is not a secret that the producers hugely incentivized their cast with money to keep the show going.

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Today, Thomas’s net worth continued to grow after Home Improvement to around $16M. Although not a small figure, it cannot be compared to the net worth of some of his former co-stars, Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson. His unprecedented exit from the show and retirement from the spotlight may have something to do with it.

How Jonathan Taylor Thomas Is Making Money Today

Jonathan Taylor has managed to stay under the radar since his appearance in Last Man Standing

A lot surrounds Jonathan Thomas’s exit from Home Improvement in 1998, his refusal to return and fade to oblivion. After leaving the '90s hit show, Thomas was in between school and doing a few small film projects before making several camera appearances in Last Man Standing in 2013.

An appearance alongside Tim Allen on Last Man Standing was the last Thomas’s fans would see of him. Well, not until 2021 and later in 2023 was he spotted near his South California home rocking facial hair, a Lacoste sweater over a green shirt, and a pair of blue jeans.

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It is plausible how the actor, who has appeared in some popular films and shows and switched collages, has managed to stay under the radar for too long. As of 2024, the actor seems to be on an acting hiatus or retirement, and little is known about what he has been up to.

Jonathan’s Home Improvement Co-stars are still going hard in the industry, with Tim Allen's continued relationship with Disney and Patricia Richardson's appearance in Grey's Anatomy — a successful drama series. As for the other actors from the show, things haven't been too good as Zachery Ty Bryan has often found himself on the wrong side of the law.

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