Zachery Tyler Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement. He also appeared in the films First Kid and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Zachery Ty Bryan
Born
Zachery Tyler Bryan

(1981-10-09) October 9, 1981 (age 43)
Other namesZachery Bryan
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1990–2022
Known forBrad Taylor on Home Improvement
Spouse
Carly Matros
(m. 2007; div. 2020)
Partner(s)Johnnie Faye (2021–present; engaged)
Children7
RelativesBrady Quinn (cousin)[1]

Early life

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Bryan was born in Aurora, Colorado, to Jenny and Dwight Bryan.[2]

Career

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Bryan started off his career by appearing in local print and television advertising in Denver. He then appeared at a showcase in New York City, directed by Peter Seidman, where he was seen by a professional talent representative.[3] This, and his interest in acting soon brought him to California, where he was cast in the role of Brad, the oldest Taylor child, in the show Home Improvement, a role he played until the series ended in 1999. His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the child most often in trouble. He is one month younger than Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played his younger brother Randy on the show.

In the middle of Home Improvement Bryan made an appearance as Steve on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995. After Home Improvement ended, Bryan made brief appearances in many other television shows including (2002) Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Peter Nicols, (2005) Veronica Mars as Caz Truman, and (2006) Shark as Scott Natterson, as well as a guest appearance on an episode of Reading Rainbow. Additionally, he made a cameo appearance on MTV's I Bet You Will in which he portrayed himself and competed in a challenge where he wrestled female convicted felons. In 2001, he portrayed an ice hockey player in an episode of Touched by an Angel.[4] He also appeared on Smallville in 2003 where he played Eric Marsh, a high school baseball player using steroids made from meteor rock. He was the second Home Improvement alum to make a guest appearance on the show after Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In 2005, Bryan appeared as Bryan Nolan in ESPN's TV movie Code Breakers. Bryan also guest starred in Cold Case (as the young murderer in the flashback scenes) and in 2008 as a young man hiring a hitman to kill his stepmother on the show Burn Notice.

Bryan's film roles include the school bully in the 1996 Sinbad comedy First Kid. He starred in the 1995 movie Magic Island as Jack Carlisle, the 1998 TV movie Principal Takes a Holiday, and the 1999 movie True Heart. He also starred as Eric in 1999's The Rage: Carrie 2. Later, he played defender Harry Keough alongside Gerard Butler in the 2005 movie The Game of Their Lives otherwise known as The Miracle Match about the 1950 US upset at the World Cup. In 2006, he played a villain named Clay in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, then a deputy in the 2009 TV mini-series Meteor, which aired on NBC. He also played Thor in the made-for-TV Syfy channel film THOR: Hammer of the Gods. The film originally aired on November 29, 2009.

In 2009, Bryan would retire from the acting profession.[5] In 2022, Bryan was cast in a small role in The Guardians of Justice.[6] By October 2024, he had severed ties with California.[7]

Personal life

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Bryan's cousin is former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn.[1]

In 2007, he married Carly Matros, whom he met while attending La Cañada High School. They have twin girls born in 2014, a third daughter born in 2016, and a son born in 2019.[8] Bryan and Matros divorced in September 2020 after 13 years of marriage.[9]

On November 17, 2021, Bryan announced his engagement to model Johnnie Faye Cartwright.[9] Bryan and Cartwright had a daughter in 2021.[10] In early November 2022, Bryan and Faye announced they were expecting twins.[11] Cartwright gave birth in May 2023.[12] They are Bryan’s sixth and seventh children, respectively, and his second set of twins.

During an arrest in Oklahoma in October 2024, Bryan revealed that he was now "running" from his previous longtime home of California, stating that "I hate that place."[7][13] Despite leaving the state, Bryan still has residency in La Quinta, California, where is currently facing a drunk driving related charge.[14]

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In October 2020, Bryan was held on several charges including felony strangulation, misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree assault and interfering with making a police report, after an apparent argument with his girlfriend in their apartment in Lane County, Oregon.[15][16] In February 2021, Bryan pled guilty to two of the charges, menacing and fourth degree assault,[17] while six others were dismissed. He was sentenced to three years of bench probation and ordered to partake in a batterer intervention program and to have no contact with the victim.[18]

In June 2023, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Bryan was accused of running a fraudulent agriculture-technology startup scheme.[12] Four sources told the publication that the scheme involved them giving Bryan individual payment amounts ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 in exchange for fake contracts that actually had no value.[12] The amount of money Bryan earned from the scheme is said to have totaled close to $50,000.[12]

On July 28, 2023, Bryan was arrested for domestic assault again in Eugene, Oregon.[19] Bryan had been charged with fourth degree third degree robbery and harassment. On October 25, 2023, Bryan pled guilty to Felony Assault in the Fourth Degree Constituting Domestic Violence.[17] As part of his plea deal, another count that Bryan was charged with was dismissed.[17] Bryan was sentenced to 36 months of supervised probation, seven days in jail and was required to abide by a set of conditions typical of domestic violence cases, including no contact with his victim.[17] Bryan was also warned that failure to comply with the probation terms would result in him serving 19–20 months in prison.

Also in 2023, the Superior Court of Los Angeles ordered Bryan and his production company, Lost Lane, to pay $108,940.57 to an investor, after being judged guilty of scamming money for a film featuring Thomas Jane, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Alex Pettyfer.

On the morning of February 17, 2024, Bryan was arrested for alleged DUI after a traffic collision in La Quinta, California. Bryan was charged with both a misdemeanor "contempt of court" and a felony for operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.[20] This was his fourth DUI charge.[21] He was released the same day after posting a $50,000 bail, with a court hearing also scheduled for April 3.[7] On March 27, 2024, it was revealed that Bryan had also received an additional felony charge related to driving under the influence after having three or more DUI convictions in the last 10 years.[21][22]

On October 24, 2024, Bryan was arrested in Custer County, Oklahoma for driving under the influence, his second DUI offense in the year 2024, and also for driving without a valid license.[5][23][24] The Custer County Sheriff's Office's website shows that Bryan was booked into the jail shortly after 8:30 a.m. that morning. His Oklahoma DUI charge was described as a "driving under the influence - second felony offense."[25] On October 27, Deadline Hollywood reported that on the day of his booking, Bryant was able to get released after posting a $65,000 bail.[26] On October 29, 2024, additional dashcam footage obtained by Fox News was released that confirmed that Bryan was arrested after refusing to take a sobriety test, and that he also admitted to driving after a night of drinking during his arrest.[27][14][13] In this dash cam video footage, Bryan stated that the DUI charge that resulted in his license getting suspended was issued in 2021.[13]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter Cody
1995 Magic Island Jack Carlisle Video
1996 First Kid Rob
1999 True Heart Sam
1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 Eric
2000 Held for Ransom Glenn Kirkland
2001 Rustin Keith Gatlin
2001 Longshot Deke
2004 Slammed Derek
2005 The Game of Their Lives Harry Keough
2006 Annapolis Johnson Uncredited
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Clay
2008 Trunk Jake Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1990 ABC TGIF Brad TV series
1990 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Child (uncredited) TV movie
1991–1999 Home Improvement Brad Taylor Lead role
1994 Thunder Alley Brad Taylor Episode: "First Date"
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Steve Episode: "There's the Rub: Part 1"
Episode: "There's the Rub: Part 2"
1996 Picket Fences Episode: "Winner Takes All"
1997 Soul Man Brad Taylor Episode: "Public Embarrassment and Todd's First Sermon"
1997 Promised Land Ryan Gerhart Episode: "Mr. Muscles"
1998 Principal Takes a Holiday John Scaduto TV movie
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Daniel Episode: "The Two Sides of Love"
2000 Opposite Sex Chuck Episode: "The Dance Episode"
Episode: "The Field Trip Episode"
2000–2001 Boston Public Malcolm White Episode: "Chapter One"
Episode: "Chapter Five"
Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two"
2001 Family Law Jamie Wilkins Episode: "Liar's Club: Part 1"
Episode: "Liar's Club: Part 2"
2001 Touched by an Angel Jeff McHenry Episode: "The Penalty Box"
2001 ER Upsilon Psi Lambda Frat Brother Episode: "Sailing Away"
2001 The Outer Limits Ray Episode: "Abduction"
2002 A Killing Spring Val Massey TV movie
2002 Philly Brian Lee Episode: "Lies of Minelli"
2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Peter Nicols Episode: "Help"
2003 Smallville Eric Marsh Episode: "Witness"
2004 Century City Teddy Paikin Episode: "Love and Games"
2004 Plainsong Russell Beckman TV movie
2004–2005 Center of the Universe Kevin Barnett Episode: "Good Parenting, Bad Parenting"
Episode: "If You Love Something Leave It Alone"
Episode: "Oh Brother, What the Hell Were You Thinking?"
2005 Veronica Mars Caz Truman Episode: "Ruskie Business"
Episode: "Kanes and Abel's"
2005 Code Breakers Brian Nolan TV movie
2006 Cold Case Petey (1988) Episode: "8 Years"
2006 Shark Scott Natterson Episode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again"
2007 K-Ville Ricky Episode: "Critical Mass"
Episode: "Game Night"
2008 Burn Notice Drew Episode: "Double Booked"
2009 Knight Rider Terry Driscoll Episode: "Knight and the City"
2009 Meteor Deputy Koskey TV miniseries
2009 THOR: Hammer of the Gods Thor TV movie
2022 The Guardians of Justice The President's Aide #1 Netflix
Producer
Year Title Notes
2008 Trunk Co-producer
2010 The Wine Guy Unplugged with Anthony Gilardi Associate producer
2010 Prowl
2012 Rogue River
2012 The Grief Tourist

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Patel, Avani (October 10, 2003). "Potential honey of a quarterback". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "Zachery Ty Bryan Biography (1981–)". Filmreference.com.
  3. ^ Duckett, Richard (March 6, 2006). "Can he make you a STAR?". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Touched by an Angel Episode #719: "The Penalty Box"". Touched.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Watts, Marina (October 26, 2024). "Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Faces Second DUI Charge in a Year". People. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!) (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Miller, Brittany (October 26, 2024). "Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan arrested on suspicion of DUI". The Independent. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  8. ^ DeSantis, Rachel (March 19, 2019). "Home Improvement's Zachery Bryan and Wife Carly Welcomes Son Pierce Alexander". People. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Carlin, Shannon (November 22, 2021). "Congrats! Home Improvement's Zachery Ty Bryan Is Engaged". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  10. ^ Emmanuele, Julia (November 4, 2022). "Home Improvement's Zachery Ty Bryan Expecting Twins With Fiancee Johnnie Faye". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "'Home Improvement' Alum Zachery Ty Bryan is Expecting Twins with Fiancee Johnnie Faye: 'Double Trouble'". November 5, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d Gardner, Chris (June 22, 2023). "'Home Improvement' Star Zachery Ty Bryan Amassed a Bitcoin Fortune, Then Spiraled Amid Domestic Violence Arrest, Allegations of Fraud". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Zachery Ty Bryan refused sobriety test, apologizes for 'liking to drink' during DUI arrest: dash cam". Fox News. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Samra, Christine (October 29, 2024). "'Home Improvement' star arrested for DUI once again: 'I'm sorry I like to drink". Fox News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  15. ^ "'Home Improvement' actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested, faces charges of strangulation, assault". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Campbell, Kathy (October 17, 2020). "'Home Improvement' Alum Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for Allegedly Strangling Girlfriend". Us Weekly. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d Grebenyuk, Yana (October 26, 2023). "'Home Improvement' Alum Zachery Ty Bryan Pleads Guilty to Felony Assault". US Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Yasharoff, Hannah (February 24, 2021). "Home Improvement Zachery Ty Bryan convicted on two counts in domestic violence case". USA Today.
  19. ^ Russell, Shania (July 30, 2023). "Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan arrested on charges of domestic violence again". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "MSN". MSN.
  21. ^ a b Moorman, Taijuan (March 27, 2024). "'Home Improvement' star Zachery Ty Bryan charged after arrest with felony DUI, hit and run". USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "Zachery Ty Bryan Charged With A Felony Following DUI Arrest". TMZ. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  23. ^ Sharfman, Alexandra (October 25, 2024). "'Home Improvement' actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested for DUI in Oklahoma". KOKH. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  24. ^ Bamidele, Afouda (October 25, 2024). "'Home Improvement' Zachery Ty Bryan Lands Second DUI Charge In 2024". Blast. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  25. ^ Greco, Jonathan (October 25, 2024). "'Home Improvement' star Zachery Ty Bryan arrested on suspicion of DUI in Custer County". KOCO News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  26. ^ Oganesyan, Natalie (October 27, 2024). "'Home Improvement' Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested On Second Felony DUI Charge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  27. ^ Ash, Janelle (October 29, 2024). "Zachery Ty Bryan refused sobriety test, apologizes for 'liking to drink' during DUI arrest: dash cam". Fox News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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