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Actor Born: September 8, 1971 in San Antonio, TX Biography:Known to millions of early-'80s filmgoers as Elliot, the young boy who befriends a leathery, long-necked alien, "Henry Thomas" rocketed to fame with his starring role in "Steven Spielberg"'s 1982 blockbuster E.T. the Extra-terrestial and then, just as quickly, plummeted out of sight. Unlike countless other child actors who seem to fall off the face of the earth with the onset of their first pimple, however, "Thomas" remained somewhat active in low-profile projects while maturing in the relative obscurity of his native Texas. When he eventually re-emerged on the big screen in the mid-'90s, he did so in a variety of projects that emphasized his versatility, until he was granted a sort of second coming, with his acclaimed supporting turn as a wandering cowboy in "Billy Bob Thornton"'s 2000 epic "All the Pretty Horses".
By the time he was cast in E.T. the Extra-terrestial, "Thomas" had already made an... Full Biography
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