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Born on October 9, 1981 blue eyed, blonded haird Zachery Ty Bryan began
his acting career by doing commercials and print ads in his
hometown of Denver, CO. His early career was based in New York, to which he
would fly from Colorado as required. Zach's first national commercial appeared on TV when he
was 5 (he has done commercials for Burger King, Coldwell Banker and Ralph Lauren).
In 1991, Zach went to California to do check out the casting
scene, and got his first series role as Brad Taylor in
Home Improvement.
Zach appeared in "Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501" with Cheryl Ladd, and more recently, Zach played the lead role of
Cody in "Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter" by Republic Pictures
(available on video) and another lead part playing Jack in "Magic Island"
by Paramount Pictures (filmed in Ixtapa, Mexico - now available on video). Talk about Hollywood "cutting room floor",
Zach's entire role as Bryan Bozworth's son in "Stone Cold" was cut from the
movie.
He has made guest appearances in ABC's "Thunder Alley",
"Fresh Prince", on "Gladitors 2000" and following
his sporting interests has been on CBS' "Circus of the Stars" in 1993 and 1994.
He made an appearance on "Busch Gardens - Sea World Party for the Planet" in 1995; and
most recently on "Earth Day at Walt Disney World". Filmed in the summer of
1995, Zach plays Rob, a boy who gets the "pleasure" of bullying up the President's son in a movie
called "First Kid"
which also stars Sinbad, released to theatres in August 1996. Zach also starred in "True Heart" a movie about
two kids who survive a plane crash and are helped by Native Indians. Zach's character
is named Sam and also stars Kirsten Dunst; it was filmed in the summer of 1996 in
Vancouver, BC Canada. Zach has also done an anti-drug public service announcement
for ABC. His latest project is a TV movied called "Principal For a Day"
Zach makes many personal appearances, including a large number as
grand marshal of parades across the country. In addition, he has
appeared on "Good Morning America", "Entertainment Tonight",
"Live With Regis & Kathie Lee", "America's Funniest People",
"The Leeza Show", "John and Leeza", "Dini Petty Show",
"Carol and Marilyn" and "Live in LA". He has been a presenter on the "Kid's Choice
Awards" and made an appearance on the preview show for ABC's 1995 Fall Saturday
morning lineup.
Charity work features very high on Zach's priority list, he want's to
use his celebrity status to help out wherever he can. He has worked on
behalf of children's AIDS, children's cancer, underprivileged kids and
the Starlight Foundation for terminally ill children. He has also been
recently involved with Kids Save the Animals and joined NFL quarterbacks
in hosting Kids for Kelly, an event to raise money for disadvantaged kids.
Zach will also be doing a charity event for the "Jimmy Fund" which benefits
childhood cancer patients. Zach trys to use his good fortune to help out as many people as he can.
Sport news... Zach plays competitive soccer and has won many trophies
and medals in national and international competition... his team, the
Claremont Stars, placed 3rd in the state this year. Zach's good enough that he earned a spot on the
1995 California South Olympic Development soccer team for boys under 14.
WAY TO GO ZACH! Reportedly, he also has his eye set on
the 1998 or 2002 Olympic Games. In addition to his soccer prowess, Zach
also plays baseball for a team called the "Yankees" in Los Angeles, where
he pitches, catches and plays shortstop on occasion. Tying work with
enjoyment, Zach has also filmed an instructional soccer video entitled
"Let's Play Soccer" for distribution during the 1994 Soccer World Cup.
He was also selected as youth spokesperson for World Cup '94 Soccer.
To top it all off, Zach is a really serious student who enjoys math and
social studies. He has taken to art and creative writing as well; he
likes to write kid-oriented action adventures and hopes to write a
screenplay in the not too distant future. With all of this, Zach
manages to maintain a very high grade-point average.
Not one for dressing up, Zach's favorite clothes are Jeans & T-Shirts... and
while he's dressed in 'em he likes to scarf down pizza, or a burger and fries.
Zach, his parents and his younger sister, Ciri, are very close and like to
get together for family stuff like hiking, biking and snow skiing in Colorado
when Zach isn't busy with his acting career. It's rumored that TV dad Tim was
giving him a hand with car-shopping for his 15th birthday... whoever helped, he's
driving a totally cool Chevy Tahoe.
As with the rest of the younger cast of Home
Improvement, Zach does not have his head stuck up in the clouds.
He's a good actor, and he knows it... but he also knows that his fans
that put him where he is, and that will keep him there. He was quoted
recently as saying "Well, when you get into the business, what you have
to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part
of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all... That's part of being an
actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into
this business... your fans are the ones who get you everywhere in the
world".
Zach's musical interests include Wu Tang, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill and House of Pain.
To top it all off, Zach's got a cool dog named Ozzie... Ozzie's a boxer.
Zach is now reportedly about 6' tall.
Zachery Ty Bryan Filmography
What acting work has Zach done? Find out here:
Coming Soon!
First Kid Review! by Samantha Kay
"First Kid" is about the President's son The "First Kid"
and how his life is. The first day he goes to school he experiences getting
picked on by Rob, (before the "First Kid", Luke, came to the school
Rob had the girls and was very popular). Luke starts to like this girl in class
who Rob also likes, this leads to even more rivalry between them.
The movie also stars "Sinbad" who is the "First Kid" 's
Secret Service man. (OOh Boy does he do a MEAN spit ball!)
"First Kid" also has a little about Net safety stuff...
This Movie is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is Funny
and very, very cool. In my book I give it 2 thumbs up or more if I had 'em!
Take One!
- Zach guest stars as himself on "Teen Angel" (episode title "Feather's Day" originally broadcast on November 29, 1997
- Zach guest stars on "Promised Land" as Ryan, a star athelete who is hooked on Steroids (November 13, 1997 - 7pm PST on CBS)
- Zach guest stars on "Soul Man" on November 4, 1997 - 8pm on ABC
- Zach's movie project filmed during the Summer of 1997 called "Principal Takes a Holiday" and scheduled to air October 12, 1997 on ABC. The movie started filming on July 7 and co-stars Kevin Nealon. Zach plays the character of John Scaduto who is busy trying to save his graduation gift by removing a prank-earned demerit from his school record. The Walt Disney Television movie was filmed in Vancouver, BC and also stars Kevin Nealon, Peter Heath, Kurt Fuller, and Jessica Steen. The movie was written and directed by Robert King, based on a screenplay by PJ Torokvei and Paul Wolff, produced by Fitch Cady for Storyline Entertainment in association with Walt Disney Television.
- Zach made an appearance on "VIBE" on September 8, 1997
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- Zach appeared at the "10th Annual Kid's Choice Awards" on April 20, 1997
- Zach made an appearance at the "World of Wheels" Hot Rod Show in Boston on January 4, 1997.
- Zach was profiled on ESPN's "Scholastic Sports America", highlighting
his soccer playing.
- Zach and Taran made an appearance in the 1996 Hollywood Christmas parade.
- Zach is featured in a video entitled "Guide to the World of Family Computers,
Software & Games". The video was filmed in late July, and was to be
released on August 22, 1997.
- Zach took time out of his schedule in 1996 to participate in the Richard Karn
Celebrity Golf Classic. We hear that he almost took out a cameraman with one
of his shots :-)
- Zach was in Vancouver Canada in the summer of '96, working on a movie called
"True Heart" (also stars Kirsten Dunst). He plays a character called Sam who along
with Kirsten's character live through a plane crash and are helped to survive by
Native Indians. The movie is still expected to hit the theatres, though no date has been announced.
- Zach's movie "First Kid" hit the theatres at the end of
August 1996.
- "Magic Island" is now available on video.
- Zach made an appearance at Disney World on Fathers day 1996... that's him along with
his dad and sister in the picture!
On the Lookout for Zach!
Where Zach's been, or will be!
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park - April 20-21, 1998 - Zach, Richard and a group of ABC's other hottest stars get a sneak-peak at Disney's newest attraction, Animal Kingdom in Florida.
- AOL Live Chat - December 30, 1997
- "Hollywood Christmas Parade 1997" Zach and Taran rode on the Toys for Tots float in the parade.
- At the premier of "Starship Troopers" at the Village Mann in Westwood, CA... party followed at the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport on November 4, 1997
- LIVE CHAT on "Ultimate TV" on November 3, 1997
- Zach appeared at the Asheville Christmas parade in Asheville, NC in November of 1997.
- Public appearance at Emerald Square Mall in Warwick, RI on November 9, 1997
- "Soul Man" - November 4, 1997 - 8pm on ABC
- "Promised Land" as Ryan, a star athelete who is hooked on Steroids (November 13, 1997 - 7pm PST on CBS)
- Ultimate TV Chat - November 3, 1997 - 5:30pm PST
- Zach attends premier of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" at the GCC Galaxy Theatre with a party following at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum - October 8, 1997
- AOL Kidzine Chat - August 7, 1997
- Work on Zach's movie "Principal Takes a Holiday" began in Vancouver, BC on July 7, 1997
- Payless/Casey Sander Celebrity Baseball Classic, part of Richard Karn Stardays - June 26, 1997 in Seattle, WA.
- Zach lead the Fourth Annual Fathers Day MORE POWER Parade on June 15, 1997 at
Disney/MGM Studios in Florida. He also judged a Tim & Al lookalike contest and
participated in a question and answer session.
- "Front Runners" - June 15, 1997 - Zach appears with Jonathan,
discussing their careers and lives.
- "Fresh Prince of Bel-Aire" - May 16, 1997 - Repeat airing of the episode guest starring Zach.
- Zach appeared at the "World of Wheels" Hot Rod Show in Calgary Alberta Canada
on the weekend of February 21, 1997. Check out the pics on the fan-photos page.
Did I miss an appearance? ... Please E-Mail Me
and let me know what I missed.
Awards / Nominations!
Awards
Nominations
- Youth in Film Award Nomination for "Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series", 1994 (with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith).
- Youth in Film Award Nomination for "Outstanding Child Actor"
Contacting Zach
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In the Press!
Many articles courtesy the Home Improvement Archive
On the Net!
If you know of any Web pages about Zach that are not listed here,
CLICK HERE to tell us about them.
Title photo courtesy of Harry Sylvia Entertainment
"Kids Who Care" photos provided by Jack Calegari
"Disney More Power Parade" photos provided by Andrea Fine
"Hollywood Christmas Parade '96" photo courtesy of Jessica Devera
"World of Wheels Calgary '97" photos © copyright Mike Cisar
Unauthorized use, distribution or duplication is prohibited.
Research by Michael Cisar
Additional research provided by Jack Calegari,
Additional information by Kristin Sheetz
"First Kid" review by Samantha Kay
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