Earl Hindman

On 29 December 2003, Hindman died of lung cancer. A vocal opponent of abortion, Thomas has been active in various Pro-Life activities and causes. Hindman also played detective Bob Reid for many years on the daytime drama Ryan's Hope. Jonathan also took time out to attend Harvard University and a few years at a college in England. As the beloved grandfather-like neighbor he always seemed to solve the Taylor family's problems. He had a guest role on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter in early 2004, and appeared in the WB's Smallville in 2003 and 2004. It was never really known what Wilson looked like, because there always was some clever way of hiding part of his face from view but sometimes one could almost see his whole face. He also appeared in the movies Man of the House, Tom and Huck, Wild America, "Walking Across Egypt," "Common Ground" and Speedway Junky.

Earl Hindman (October 20, 1942 - December 29, 2003) played the character Wilson on the hit television show Home Improvement. In 1998 he starred in the Christmas comedy I'll Be Home for Christmas, which although heavily hyped as his break into movies, was a commercial flop. As Thomas got older, he earned a reputation as a teen heartthrob and was a leading cover boy on teen magazines. He went on to voice Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Pinocchio in the live action Adventures of Pinocchio. He stayed with Home Improvement well into his teenage years, before leaving the show to pursue other options. As a young child, he got his big break playing Randall William Taylor on the television show Home Improvement.

He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981 as Jonathan Taylor Weiss) is an American actor, sometimes nicknamed "JTT".