Henry Thomas

Infobox actor


name = Henry Thomas
caption =
birthname = Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|9|9
birthplace = San Antonio, Texas, United States
yearsactive = 1981 ─ present
spouse = Marie Zielcke (2004 - present)
Kelly Hill (2000 - 2002)

Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) 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".

Biography

Personal life

Thomas was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Henry-Thomas.html Henry Thomas Biography (1971-) ] ] In San Antonio he attended East Central High School, in the ECISD district, and Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. [ [http://www.hs.ecisd.net/index.htm East Central High School] ]

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.Fact|date=July 2008

Career

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, [ [http://www.intellivisionlives.com/media.shtml Intellivision News ] ] 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 [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KsmIma0ZQtQ] .

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". He is currently both an actor and musician. Moving to Los Angeles in 1998, the band The Blueheelers called it quits but Thomas continues to write and record songs. He posts them on Myspace.com

Awards and honors

* VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
* 2005, ranked #4, E!'s "50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown-up"

Filmography

*"The Last Sin Eater " (2007) ... Man of God
*"Suffering Man's Charity" (2006) ... Eric
*"Desperation" (2006) (TV) ... Peter Jackson
*"Masters of Horror-Chocolate (2005) (TV) ... Jamie
*"Hard Easy, The" (2005) .... Paul Weston
*"Dead Birds" (2004) .... William
*"Honey Baby" (2003) .... Tom
*"" (2003) .... Jack
*"plain dirty" (2003)
*"Briar Patch" (2003) .... Edgar MacBeth
*"I Capture the Castle" (2003) .... Simon Cotton
*"Gangs of New York" (2002) .... Johnny Sirocco
*"I'm with Lucy" (2002) .... Barry
*"Dead in the Water" (2002) .... Jeff
*"" (2002) .... Elliott
*"Quickie, The" (2001) .... Alex
*"All the Pretty Horses" (2000) .... Lacey Rawlins
*"A Good Baby" (2000) .... Raymond Toker
*"Happy Face Murders" (1999) (TV) .... Dylan McCarthy
*"Fever" (1999) .... Nick Parker
*"Moby Dick (TV movie)" (1998) (TV) .... Ishmael
*"Suicide Kings" (1997) .... Avery Chasten
*"Niagara, Niagara" (1997) .... Seth
*"Hijacking Hollywood" (1997) .... Kevin
*"Bombshell" (1996) .... Buck Hogan
*"Riders of the Purple Sage" (1996) (TV) .... Bern Venters
*"" (1995) (TV) .... Ray Buckey
*"Legends of the Fall" (1994) .... Samuel Ludlow
*"Curse of the Starving Class" (1994) .... Wesley Tate
*"Beyond Obsession" (1994) (TV) .... John Thompson
*"Fire in the Sky" (1993) .... Greg Hayes
*"A Taste for Killing" (1992) (TV) .... Cary Sloan
*"" (1990) (TV) .... Young Norman Bates
*"Valmont" (1989) .... Raphael Danceny
*"Murder One" (1988) .... Billy Isaacs
*"Frog Dreaming" (1986) .... Cody
**(a.k.a. "The Quest")
*"Cloak and Dagger" (1984) .... Davey Osborne
*"Misunderstood" (1984) .... Andrew
*"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) .... Elliott
*"The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid" (1981) (TV) .... The Kid
*"Raggedy Man" (1981) .... Harry

References

External links

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* [http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800020156&cf=biog&intl=us Yahoo! Movies Henry Thomas Biography]
* [http://www.myspace.com/henrythomasmusic Myspace Page]