Moved from Pennsylvania to Sacramento, California

Cast in a Burger King commercial at age eight

On his first trip to L.A., landed role on CBS' short-lived "The Bradys", playing Greg's son Kevin

Cast as Randy Taylor on the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement"; left series during the 1998-1999 season to pursue education

Provided the voice of young Simba in Disney animated feature "The Lion King"

Feature acting debut, "Man of the House", co-starring Farrah Fawcett and Chevy Chase (filmed in 1994)

Starred alongside Brad Renfro in the children's adventure feature "Tom and Huck"

Played the titular puppet-turned-boy in the live-action adaptation "The Adventures of Pinocchio"

Starred with Devon Sawa and Scott Bairstow as the wildlife photographer Stouffer brothers in the fact-based adventure "Wild America"

Had leading role in the holiday release "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

Cast as drug-addicted hustler in "Speedway Junkie"; shown at film festivals

Played a gay teen tormented by his peers in the "Mr. Roberts" segment of the Showtime drama "Common Ground", scripted by Terrence McNally

Appeared in three episodes of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," as Bridget's study partner-turned-crush