Taran Noah Smith

Taran Noah Smith Biography

Taran Noah Smith (born April 8, 1984) is an American former actor widely known for his role as Marcus "Mark" Jason Taylor, the youngest son on one of the longest running and most widely viewed sitcoms of the '90s, Home Improvement.

Personal life

At 18, he gained control of his $1.5 million trust fund, which he accused his parents of squandering by purchasing themselves a mansion. His mother, Candi Bennici, stated in 2015, "Of course we didn"?t touch his money... It was in a trust fund. We couldn"?t have touched it if we wanted to. They were trying to get it when he was 17, and we were trying to protect it. Luckily the Marin courts were very good about it and didn"?t give it to them". He later said, "I"?d gotten out of the teenage phase and realized my parents weren"?t doing anything wrong but were trying to protect me"?

In 2001, Smith was quoted as saying, "I started Home Improvement when I was 7, and the show ended when I was 16. I never had the chance to decide what I wanted to do with my life. When I was 16, I knew that I didn't want to act anymore." Aged 17, Smith married Heidi van Pelt on April 27, 2001. The marriage sparked much controversy due to the couple's age difference, as van Pelt was 16 years older. The couple filed for divorce on February 2, 2007.

In 2005, Smith and his then wife formed a California-based non-dairy cheese manufacturer and restaurant, Playfood, specializing in vegan and organic foods.

In 2014, he volunteered doing disaster relief with Communitere in the Philippines.

Filmography

Actor
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	ABC TGIF	Mark	TV series
1991-1999	Home Improvement	Mark Taylor	201 episodes
1995	Ebbie	Tiny Tim	TV movie
1997	Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home	Brian Ferris
1997	7th Heaven	Peter McKinley	Episode: "See You in September"
1999	Batman Beyond	Patrick Poundstone / Rat Boy (voice)	Episode: "Rats"

Self
Year	Title	Notes
1992	'
1992	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '92
1993	'
1994	'
1995	'
1995	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '95
1997-1998	Figure It Out	TV series
1999	Home Improvement: Backstage Pass
2002	TVography: Home Improvement - A Half Hour of Power
2005	20/20	Episode: "29 April 2005"
2005	E! True Hollywood Story	Episode: "Home Improvement"
2006	Child Star Confidential	Episode: "The Kid's Table"
2009	'

Awards

Nominations

1993, Young Artist Award, Home Improvement, Outstanding Actor Under Ten in a Television Series
1999, Young Artist Award, Home Improvement, Best Performance in a TV Drama or Comedy Series - Leading Young Actor

Won

1992, Young Artist Award, Home Improvement, Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under Ten
1994, Young Artist Award, Home Improvement, Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Zachery Ty Bryan and Jonathan Taylor Thomas)

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