Jonathan Taylor Thomas

You might not instantly recognize the name of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, but we promise you that you've definitely come across his work before. He was the voice of Simba in 'The Lion King.' No, not the live-action remake - the original 'Lion King' from the mid-1990s! That should have been a platform to go on and do bigger and better things for Thomas, but it didn't really pan out for him that way. He had a recurring role in 'Home Improvement' for a while as Randy Taylor, but after that, it all goes a little quiet for his career.

We don't know what went wrong for him - it may just have been another case of a child star not transitioning into an adult star - or it might be the fact that he found his height was an issue when it came to playing adult roles. 5 foot 5 is a fine height to be if you're playing children, or young people. It's not quite so useful when you're playing a fully-grown adult male.

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