Zachery Ty Bryan

Infobox actor
name = Zachery Ty Bryan

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birthname = Zachery Tyler Bryan
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|10|9
birthplace = city-state|Aurora|Colorado, U.S.
yearsactive = 1990 ─ present
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occupation = Film, television actor
spouse = Carly Matros (2007 ─ present)

Zachery Tyler Bryan (October 9, 1981) is an American actor known for his role as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom "Home Improvement".

Personal life

Bryan was born in Aurora, Colorado, the son of Jenny, a talent manager, and Dwight Bryan, a vice president of a pipeline company. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Zachery-Ty-Bryan.html Zachery Ty Bryan Biography (1981-) ] ] His second cousin is Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn. [ [http://www.centralohio.com/ohiostate/stories/20030925/football/329774.html Freshman QB from Ohio might be ready to lead Irish] , retrieved October 10 2007.] His second cousin Laura, Brady's sister, is married to Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk. He has a younger sister named Ciri. Bryan married Carly Matros in 2007.

Career

Before he starred in "Home Improvement", he started in Denver with print and television advertising. His interest in acting soon brought him to California, where he received the role in "Home Improvement". Bryan is most famous for his role as Brad Taylor on the television sitcom Home Improvement where he played the oldest of three brothers. His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the oldest brother who was often in trouble. "Home Improvement" was a major success but once it ended he made brief appearances in many other television shows.

He made guest appearances on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." In 2003, as well as having a guest appearance on an episode of "Smallville" 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. Bryan has also appeared on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Veronica Mars". His most recent appearance saw him head back to television to make an appearance on the CBS show "Shark".

Bryan has also been the lead in films as he had a feature film role as the school bully in the Sinbad comedy "First Kid". Besides appearances on television he has also made some appearances in film. In 2005, Bryan appeared as Bryan Nolan in ESPN's TV movie "Code Breakers". He made an appearance in ' as Clay and another as Eric in '. He also appeared as a young man hiring a hitman to kill his stepmother on the show "Burn Notice".

He and his wife are working on a documentary with ESPN.

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