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Henry Thomas (I)
  • Birth Name:
    Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.
  • Nickname:
    The Little Thomas
  • Date of Birth:
    September 9, 1971
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Virgo
  • Place of Birth:
    San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Height:
    5' 11½"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:

    East Central High School

    Blinn College, Brenham, Texas

Family

Henry Thomas (I)
  • Father:
    Henry Jackson Thomas
  • Mother:
    Carolyn L.
  • Spouse:
    Marie Zielcke - Present
    Kelly Hill - Divorced
  • Daughter:
    Hazel

Career

Henry Thomas (I)

Awards

Henry Thomas (I)
1983 : Young Artist Award,  Best Young Motion Picture Actor for : E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Trivia

Henry Thomas (I)
  • At an open audition in a San Antonio, Texas hotel he promptly landed a part in the 1981 Sissy Spacek film Raggedy Man.
  • Henry Thomas said that at age 8, he wanted to become an actor after watching a PBS special on acting and decided he had found his calling.
  • He dropped out of Texas's Blinn College (where he studied philosophy and history) after one year to act full-time.
  • Henry Thomas was originally cast in the four-hour miniseries, Merlin, but when Thomas arrived at London's Heathrow Airport, much to the actor's surprise, he was informed that his official working papers were not in order, apparently the result of an administrative mess up back home, and he was denied entrance to the country. His reps called the incident an "unfortunate misunderstanding," adding that her client "did not do anything illegal." Be that as it may, Thomas was dropped from the Merlin c
  • He was turned down for the role of Eric Bates in The Toy (1982). The role went to Scott Schwartz.
  • Henry Thomas was ranked #4 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.(2005)
  • The godfather of his daughter Hazel is Mika Kaurismäki. He was the one who introduced him to his future wife Marie Zielcke.
  • Henry Thomas ranked #24 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
  • Henry Thomas performs with the band The Blueheelers.

Quotes

Henry Thomas (I)
  • "It's really important to go back to where you come from."
  • "It's harder to laugh than to cry."
  • "If I can generate enough income, I'd like to get a castle, a historic castle that I can restore."
  • "I grew up there, and it seems like the best place to me - somewhere where you know everything. Where you know where all the roads go."
  • "It`s harder to laugh than to cry."
  • "I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me."
  • "It`s really important to go back to where you come from."
  • "Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was weird mail, death threats."
  • "I think it`s great when girls are artistic."
  • "Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn`t wear it to school."
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Biography

Henry Thomas (I)
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Henry ThomasHenry Jackson Thomas, Jr. is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.Thomas was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist. In San Antonio he attended East Central High School, in the ECISD district, and Blinn College in Brenham, Texas.Thomas` first marriage to Kelly Hill ended in divorce. He married Marie Zielcke in May 2004. They have a daughter, Hazel. The couple are currently separated.

After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas, acting in film and on TV from time to time while attending school and generally leading the life of a regular child. Short after his appearance in E.T., Thomas also made some appearances in commercials for the Intellivision console by Mattel, alongside George Plimpton, whom he always referred as "Mr. Intellivision". In all these commercials, Plimpton always asked what Thomas`s name is, but is never mentioned. According to Intellivision Products, Inc., Atari threatened to sue Mattel if Thomas was identified in the commercials, since Atari was securing at that time the rights for the Atari 2600 E.T. video game.

Thomas returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles. His most prominent adult role to date was as Samuel Ludlow in 1994`s Legends of the Fall, and in 2002 as Johnny Sirocco in Gangs of New York. He is currently both an actor and musician, and performs with the band The Blueheelers.

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Henry Thomas (I)

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