Taran Noah Smith

 

It's impossible to see the sitcom Home Improvement but not know about Tran Noah Smith. A 7-year-old little boy made his debut through the character Mark Taylor in the tv series Home Improvement. Unfortunately, like Jonathan Cronin who left his acting career to pursue his interest in wrestling, Taran Noah Smith quit the acting industry because acting simply didn’t interest him anymore.

Born on April 8, 1984 in San Francisco, California, U.S, Taran Noah paved his way through Hollywood by debuting in  Home Improvement (1991). By gaining immense popularity in his first sitcom, he was easily loved by all the producers. Soon after, Taran continued his career by starring in Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (1998) and Ebbie (1995).

However, at the age of 17, Taran Noah made a life changing decision to quit acting. He later justified his retirement in an interview in 2001 by saying that he was only        7 years old when he started the show and by the time the show ended, he was 16 years old. Unfortunately, he never had a chance to think about his life during this time period. Hence, by that time he was sure of the fact that acting didn’t interest him. Jonny Cronin

After abandoning his acting career, Taran made an astonishing decision to marry Heidi van Pelt. This marriage created quite a scene and fumes amongst the viewers because his spouse was apparently 16 years older than him. The couple caused controversies and headlines for a certain time period. Tragically, the couple filed for a divorce on February 2, 2007.

Luck knocked the door of Taran when he gained a fortune of $1.5 million trust fund at the age of 18. However, he blamed his parents for acquiring this trust by building themselves a huge mansion. His mother gained his trust by assuring him that their ulterior motive was to save his money for his future. Luckily, after hearing her mother’s intention he later admitted that he was indeed wrong for blaming his parents. Jonny Cronin

After completing his higher education, he attended USC's Film School but decided to drop out once the classes began. For a change in his career, Taran Noah decided to form California-based non-dairy cheese manufacturer and restaurant, Playfood, specializing in vegan and organic foods. The establishment of this restaurant was made along with his former wife, but after the divorce, Taran fought a legal battle to become the sole owner of this restaurant. He then decided to divert his attention and was dedicated to this restaurant solely and managed to gain peaks of popularity in the beginning of 2008.

Not only that, Smith was also appointed as Technical Manager for the Community Submersibles Project where he taught different people about how to pilot submarines.

Apart from wrestling, Jonathan Cronin also had some mind diverting activities like playing softball etc, Likewise even Smith had some hobbies. To name some of Smith's past times would be motorcycling, sailing, and most favorably flying in the family's two-seater airplane. He also had a keen interest in music which is why he taught himself how to play drums.