Zachery Ty Bryan Net Worth

What is Zachery Ty Bryan's net worth?

Zachery Ty Bryan is an American actor who has a net worth of $500 thousand. As we detail in the section below, in various interviews over the years, Zachery has claimed his finances are very strong, thanks partly to his Home Improvement earnings, but also apparently thanks to a very early investment in Bitcoin. These claims have not been substantiated, and his lifestyle does not appear to indicate he has significant wealth. Zachery has SEVEN children. He's been arrested six times between 2020 and 2025. And he appears to rent a modest home in Oregon for around $1,700 per month. Or maybe he secretly does have millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin and just chooses to live very modestly!

Zachery Ty Bryan is best known for playing Brad Taylor, the oldest son on the hit sitcom "Home Improvement." Cast at age ten, Bryan spent eight seasons on the blockbuster series. Bryan was the oldest brother of the characters played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith. While Jonathan Taylor Thomas often drew the most attention among the Taylor brothers, Bryan carved out his own niche as the athletic, outgoing sibling and remained a core part of the ensemble throughout the series' entire run.

After "Home Improvement," Bryan continued acting in various television shows and made-for-TV movies, including guest appearances on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Smallville," and "Veronica Mars." He also appeared in films such as "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006) and "Thor: Hammer of the Gods" (2009).

In the 2010s, Bryan largely stepped away from acting and moved into producing. He worked on several independent films, including "Dark Tourist" (2012) and "Heavy." His last significant acting credit was in 2009. Bryan's career has increasingly been overshadowed by legal issues and personal controversies, including arrests related to domestic violence and fraud allegations.

Bitcoin Fortune

During his childhood acting days, Zachery met Brock Pierce. Years later, Brock would become a billionaire due to very early investments in Bitcoin. At Brock's urging, Zachery also apparently made some early investments in Bitcoin. Zachery would later claim that he earned millions off these Bitcoin investments. When asked about the size of his Bitcoin fortune in a June 2023 interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Zachery declined to give the exact dollar amount but said: "I've always been fortunate with my trust fund from Home Improvement, but this definitely moved things into a different [area] for me."

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Home Improvement

Zachery Ty Bryan was born on October 9, 1981. Bryan grew up in Colorado and was born to parents Dwight and Jenny Bryan. He has a younger sister, Ciri. As a child, Bryan got started on camera by starring in both print and TV ads in Denver before moving to California to further pursue an acting career. When he landed the role on "Home Improvement," he was actually younger than the character who played his younger brother, Jonathan Taylor Thomas. His other brother was played by Taran Noah Smith, and his parents were played by Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson.

The show became a huge hit, running for eight seasons from 1991 to 1999, and Bryan's portrayal of Brad Taylor endeared him to audiences worldwide.

Zachery won a handful of awards for his acting efforts, including three Young Artist Awards, all of which were wins for his work on Home Improvement.

Other Work

Following the success of "Home Improvement," Bryan transitioned into the world of film. In 1997, he starred alongside Kirsten Dunst in the family comedy "True Heart." Bryan continued to expand his acting repertoire, taking on diverse roles in movies such as "The Rage: Carrie 2" (1999) and "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006).

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Personal Life and Arrests

Zachery Ty Bryan married his high school friend Carly Matros in 2007. They have four children together. The couple separated in October 2020, shortly before Bryan's first widely reported legal incident. On October 16, 2020, he was arrested in Eugene, Oregon, on charges that included assault and strangulation after an altercation involving a woman who was later identified as his girlfriend, Johnnie Faye Cartwright. Despite the incident, Bryan and Cartwright remained together and went on to have three children, including twins.

Bryan's legal troubles escalated in the following years. In 2023, he was arrested again in Oregon and ultimately pled guilty to felony assault in the fourth degree. As part of his sentence, he received thirty six months of supervised probation and was ordered to comply with conditions that included substance abuse treatment, abstaining from alcohol and drugs, and avoiding contact with the victim without approval from his probation officer.

In 2024, Bryan was arrested twice on suspicion of driving under the influence, once in February in California and again in October in Oklahoma. In January 2025, he was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on suspicion of second degree domestic violence. Reports indicated that the alleged victim in that incident was Cartwright.

Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2025, Bryan was arrested once more in Lane County, Oregon, marking his sixth arrest in five years. According to the sheriff's office, he was taken into custody on suspicion of violating the terms of his probation by having contact with Cartwright, who was also arrested during the same incident. Authorities alleged that the couple had been driving with their three small children when Bryan exited the vehicle during an argument. Cartwright allegedly attempted to run him over with the truck, which instead crashed into a ditch with the children inside. No injuries were reported, and the children were placed with a family member. Both adults were reported to be showing signs of impairment at the scene.

Bryan remained in custody following the 2025 arrest, pending a scheduled release date, while additional charges for Cartwright were under review. His series of arrests has increasingly overshadowed his acting career and continues to draw significant media attention.

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