Zachery Bryan and Home Improvement

That "home improvement" catch phrase dominated the childhood of former sitcom star Zachery Ty Bryan, and while his experience was filled with positives, these days he says he is more than happy to be working on the other side of the lens.

Zachery Ty Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and producer best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom Home Improvement. 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 of Brad, the oldest Taylor child, in the show Home Improvement. His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the child most often in trouble. He is actually 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.

"I had phenomenal parents," he told CNN. "They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life." A life that included playing team sports and attending "regular school" during his time off from filming.‘Home Improvement' was the key in the ignition that started the engine," he said. "It not only was financially great for me and my family, but it was such a learning experience. ... I can sit in a meeting with someone twice my age and have close to the same experience. I've always looked at 'Home Improvement' and my early-age success as an opportunity to learn and be able to eventually put on this cap that I'm wearing now."

Hollywood.com got a chance to speak with actor-turned-producer Bryan, and to learn a bit about his perspective on the home improvementt days. "One of my favorite [episodes] was the one where I got caught smoking marijuana by my parents," Bryan, 30, tells us. "I thought that was a really, really good episode because I think it’s something that all families go through."With such frenzy over a photo shoot, rumors naturally started spreading about the likelihood of a "Home Improvement" reunion. It's hard to visualize how such a thing would even work, but it sure is an interesting prospect.