Yuck ! Who saw the youngest kid from "Home Improvement" on Entertainment Tonight ? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

The Gooch · 08-28-2001, 03:51 PM

He's 17, married to a woman twice his age, living in Kansas, so broke he can't even afford food, with long hair, and looking dangerously thin. Another in a long line of child star casualties it seems.

TMC · 08-28-2001, 10:53 PM

I suppose that all of the drugs and law breaking in the world can be matched by going from starring on one of the highest rated TV shows of the 1990s to actually mowning lawns. Brett Butler better roll out the welcoming mat for another fallen star of an ABC sitcom right about now.

TJ · 08-29-2001, 12:59 AM

Looks like we have another Gary Coleman situation on our hands, his parents are milking him out of thousands of dollars.

He's completely unrecognizable from his Home Improvement days.

There's also an article online (and probably in the magazine) on the People site - http://people.aol.com/people/features/wherearetheynow/

[This message has been edited by TJ (edited 08-29-2001).]

Pavan · 08-29-2001, 09:17 AM

I saw the story on EXTRA.

jordojockey · 09-01-2001, 08:58 AM

It's amazing that such a change can happen so quickly, because, as of this post (9/1/01), it's only been 2 years since ABC cancelled the show. Amazing!

DS · 09-02-2001, 06:27 AM

only two years have past and look at him now completly different from home improvement.

09-02-2001, 11:47 PM

Who? Jonothan Taylor Thomas?

a NaNcY FaNaTiC · 09-04-2001, 10:40 PM

Wow, what a shocker! I never would have guessed that something like that happened. That's too bad.

DJM77 · 09-05-2001, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Topanga_Fan:
Who? Jonothan Taylor Thomas?

No. Were talking about Taran Noah Smith.

TMC · 09-09-2001, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DS:
only two years have past and look at him now completly different from home improvement.

Then again, who really knows what type of Macualay Culkin times 10 stunt Smith is trying to prove here. Maybe Smith's ratty look is being attributed to him lobbing for a biography on Carrot Top to be made. Hell, it's not like he has or will get a string of high brow work anytime soon anyway.

Madness · 09-09-2001, 01:54 AM

Yeah, he looks really different--really bad!

TV Guy · 09-27-2001, 09:29 PM

Puberty wasn't kind to Taran Smith, even when the show was still running. Obviously a complete head case.

Ricardos4ever · 01-30-2002, 12:23 AM

It's kind of like what happened to his character towards the end of the show. He was isolated from everyone else, dressed differently (Gothic) and hung out with strange people.

sweetsuga · 12-15-2002, 04:56 PM

Yeah, he looked pretty bad!

-*Leah*- · 05-03-2003, 11:46 PM

I don't remeber seeing that special in particular, but the last time I seen him on tv, about 3 or 4 moths ago, I thought that he was really BAD UGLY ! GA-ROSS !

08-28-2001, 03:51 PM	#1
The Gooch Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 03, 2001 Posts: 137	Yuck ! Who saw the youngest kid from "Home Improvement" on Entertainment Tonight ? He's 17, married to a woman twice his age, living in Kansas, so broke he can't even afford food, with long hair, and looking dangerously thin. Another in a long line of child star casualties it seems.

09-02-2001, 11:47 PM	#7
Topanga_Fan Guest Posts: n/a	Who? Jonothan Taylor Thomas?
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05-03-2003, 11:46 PM	#15
-Leah- Back for More Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 10,563	I don't remeber seeing that special in particular, but the last time I seen him on tv, about 3 or 4 moths ago, I thought that he was really BAD UGLY ! GA-ROSS !
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08-28-2001, 10:53 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,010	I suppose that all of the drugs and law breaking in the world can be matched by going from starring on one of the highest rated TV shows of the 1990s to actually mowning lawns. Brett Butler better roll out the welcoming mat for another fallen star of an ABC sitcom right about now.

08-29-2001, 12:59 AM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,677	Looks like we have another Gary Coleman situation on our hands, his parents are milking him out of thousands of dollars. He's completely unrecognizable from his Home Improvement days. There's also an article online (and probably in the magazine) on the People site - http://people.aol.com/people/features/wherearetheynow/ [This message has been edited by TJ (edited 08-29-2001).]

08-29-2001, 09:17 AM	#4
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	I saw the story on EXTRA.

09-01-2001, 08:58 AM	#5
jordojockey Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 30, 2000 Location: Aberdeen, SD, 57401 Posts: 123	It's amazing that such a change can happen so quickly, because, as of this post (9/1/01), it's only been 2 years since ABC cancelled the show. Amazing!

09-02-2001, 06:27 AM	#6
DS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 06, 2001 Posts: 24	only two years have past and look at him now completly different from home improvement.

09-04-2001, 10:40 PM	#8
a NaNcY FaNaTiC Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 23, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 563	Wow, what a shocker! I never would have guessed that something like that happened. That's too bad.

09-09-2001, 01:54 AM	#11
Madness I call it the rocket Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Posts: 2,047	Yeah, he looks really different--really bad!

09-27-2001, 09:29 PM	#12
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Puberty wasn't kind to Taran Smith, even when the show was still running. Obviously a complete head case.

01-30-2002, 12:23 AM	#13
Ricardos4ever Henna-rinsess Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 28, 2002 Location: Somewhere in the middle of the world's longest Conga line Posts: 473	It's kind of like what happened to his character towards the end of the show. He was isolated from everyone else, dressed differently (Gothic) and hung out with strange people.

12-15-2002, 04:56 PM	#14
sweetsuga Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2002 Posts: 188	Yeah, he looked pretty bad!