What role did Zachery Ty Bryan play in Home Improvement? Legal troubles explored after his sixth arrest in five years

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Zachery Ty Bryan came to prominence as a child actor on Fox’s hit sitcom Home Improvement. The show, which chronicled the life of a television handyman and his family life, was a smashing success in the 1990s, and Bryan portrayed Tim Allen’s eldest son.

In recent news, Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested on November 29. As per official jail records obtained by TMZ, he was apprehended in Eugene, Oregon, and charged with violating his probation from his prior domestic violence conviction. As per the records, Bryan is currently at Lane County Jail, where he is being held without bail. The disgraced child star is up for release on December 3.

Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested alongside his girlfriend, Johnnie Faye Cartwright. She is facing five charges in total: One count of driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of attempted first-degree assault. This news is even more troubling as it marks Bryan’s sixth arrest over the past five years.


Zachery Ty Bryan: November Restraining Order, more

Zachery Ty Bryan’s most recent arrest comes on the heels of another troubling legal matter. On November 12, one of the actor’s ex-girlfriends was granted a five-year restraining order stemming from an incident where Bryan reportedly “punched her in the head.”

The plaintiff alleged that after playfully biting Bryan on the nipple, he struck her on the temple. The incident transpired on July 3. A verbal altercation days later had her fearing for her life, a concern she shared with local law enforcement after she claimed that Bryan claimed:

“Shut the f–k up or I’m gonna shut you up.”

She also expressed to the police that there was even more to the incident before it was finally over. Zachery Ty Bryan then allegedly locked himself in another room with his dog and punched the door with so much force that it broke at the frame.

Although the pair’s relationship is said to have only lasted for three months, the plaintiff’s nightmare was real. She even shared that on a separate occasion, Bryan reportedly sprayed the dog in the face with bleach.

Zachery Ty Bryan’s most recent arrest occurred in January in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The victim alleged that Bryan "choked her and punched her in the face multiple times.” It is believed that the woman in question was none other than Johnnie Faye Cartwright. Zachery Ty Bryan and Cartwright share three children: Kennedy, Parker, and Sequoia.

Edited by Amey Mirashi