Home Improvementactor Zachery Ty Bryan is facing some serious legal trouble after he was arrested over the weekend with charges of strangulation and assault. According to reports, the incident occurred on Friday when police in Eugene, Oregon responded to a distress call from a neighbor reporting a “physical dispute.” Bryan, 39, was found sitting outside of his apartment while his girlfriend, 27, was in a neighbor’s home.
“An investigation found that during the dispute,Zachery Ty Bryanis reported to have assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and taken the victim’s phone from her when she tried to call 911,” a police spokesperson told E! News. “The victim declined medics. Bryan was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail.”
The news of Bryan’s arrest comes mere weeks after he announced publicly that he was splitting with his longtime wife, Carly Matros, with whom he’s been married since 2007. “Almost Fourteen years as best friends, soulmates, partners and then parents. It has been an incredible journey, but together, we’ve decided to turn the page and move on from our marriage,” the actor wrote in an Instagram post on Oct. 1. In the now-deleted post, Bryan also asked for “privacy, compassion and love” for his family with the two going their separate ways.
This is certainly a very low point for Bryan, who was one oftelevision’s most popular starsat one time. He is best known for playing the oldest sonBrad Tayloron the sitcomHome Improvement, which also starred Johnathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith as his brothers and Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson as his parents. Bryan served as a series regular for the entire show’s eight-season run, making him one of the most recognizable TV stars of the ’90s.
After his time onHome Improvement, Bryan has made sporadic appearances in other television shows. Some notable guest appearances include parts onTouched by an Angel,Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Smallville, andBurn Notice. He also had a sizable role in the horror sequelThe Rage: Carrie 2and had parts in the moviesFirst Kid,The Miracle Match, andMagic Island. Bryan even played Thor in the Syfy channel movieThor: Hammer of the Godsin 2009. That same year, Bryan retired as an actor and hasn’t appeared in any movie or TV projects since.
In recent years, Tim Allen has floated the idea of doing aHome Improvement revival, hoping to bring back the cast for some kind of one-off special. Bryan’s arrest may put a damper on those plans, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing another reunion of sorts in the future. Allen andHome Improvementco-star Richard Karn are teaming up for the upcoming building competition seriesAssembly Required, and Karn has already posted an image of the two together on the set. Fans of the classic sitcom will remember the two hosting their own TV series in character on the sitcom as Tim Taylor and Al Borland.
As of now, there’s no word from Bryan or his lawyer concerning the allegations against him. This information comes to us fromE! News.
