YOUNG `HOME IMPROVEMENT' STAR ENJOYS `WILD' HIATUS.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith ``Home Improvement's'' rising star Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American child actor and former teen idol, perhaps best remembered for his roles of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King. is getting in some rest and relaxation before the launch of his ``Adventures of Pinocchio'' on July 19 - and he can definitely use it after wrapping production of ``Wild America.'' Making the Morgan Creek feature proved wild indeed. Re-creating the 1960s journey of the teen-age Stouffer brothers to film endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , ``Wild'' took Thomas and co-stars to ``every sort of life zone in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , from the deepest swamp to the highest snowy mountain peak,'' reports producer Mark Stouffer. ``It was a rough project - physically demanding, long days with not much sleep. I'm used to no hotels and no food, but some of these people weren't,'' adds Stouffer, a National Geographic documentarian doc·u·men·tar·i·an also doc·u·men·ta·rist n. One that makes documentaries or a documentary. - whose older brother Marty hosts PBS' ``Wild America'' series, and whose younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
As far as Thomas is concerned, ``It was exciting. ... We worked with bears, lions, foxes, deer - all kinds of animals.'' Thomas, who stole last year's big screen ``Man of the House'' from Chevy Chase, had his pick of film offers for this summer's ``Home Improvement'' hiatus. He chose the modestly budgeted ``Wild America,'' he says, because he liked its wildlife preservation aspect, and because the Stouffer Brothers' story appealed to him. ``When they saw roadblocks, they conquered them. I think that's something youth need to see today,'' he says. Thomas turns 15 in September. He's got the clout: Sounds like Gene Hackman is getting to have his cake and eat it too. The Oscar-winning actor, who has gone from ``Extreme Measures'' to ``The Chamber'' to the currently shooting ``Absolute Power'' in this year alone, has his shooting schedule arranged so he can take time off to pursue his other love - painting. Hackman has been requesting that his roles be concentrated into a shorter number of weeks so he can periodically return home to Santa Fe, N.M., to paint - and that's where he is now. In a couple of weeks, he'll rejoin Clint Eastwood and Scott Glenn on ``Absolute Power,'' when the company moves to L.A. to shoot. We get the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom , and they get ...: First, we gave them Jerry Lewis. Then, Euro Disney. And now, we're sending the French - ta-daa! - Steve Urkel. Yes, the ``Family Matters'' troupe is preparing to head to Paris at July's end, to lens a two-part season opener that'll have Steve (Jaleel White) and Carl Winslow (Reginald Veljohnson) in a parody of a Hitchcock thriller. Executive producer Bill Bickley reveals they've already made arrangements to shoot at the Eiffel Tower, where Steve will be seen dangling dangerously, and inside the Paris Opera House, including its underground waterways. There will also be a chase scene through the streets of Paris involving ``Steve and Carl with a motorcycle and sidecar 1. sidecar - Synonym slap on the side. Especially used of add-ons for the late and unlamented IBM PCjr. 2. sidecar - The IBM PC compatibility box that could be bolted onto the side of an Amiga. .'' Meanwhile, Urkel's suave alter ego A doctrine used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, and directors of a corporation in reference to their limited liability so that they may be held personally liable for their actions when they have acted fraudulently or unjustly or when , Stefan, will have his own story in the Parisian fashion world involving Paris models. New again: Songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. Joan Armatrading continues her world concert tour with U.S. outdoor dates including New York's Central Park Summer Stage Saturday, and gigs in Los Angeles, San Diego, Berkeley, Cleveland and Boulder, Colo. By the time she wraps up in late summer, ``It'll be a year and six or seven months of touring,'' Armatrading notes. But she insists she's not tired. ``The tour has been great and I'm feeling very good,'' she says. She's getting a kick out of the fact that many of the concertgoers turning out to catch her show only know her from her current hit RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. ``What's Inside'' album, and that she's been mentioned in the same company as emotive femme femme adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. tunesmiths Joan Osborne and Alanis Morissette. ``I met some people the other day who said they really liked my music, and asked, `When did you make your first record?' I said, `In 1973.' They said, `What? We thought you were just starting out,''' Armatrading reports with a laugh. ``I suppose if it's new to them, it's new.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Jonathan Taylor Thomas Roughs it for ``Wild A merica'' (2) Jaleel White Urkel falls for Paris |
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