- Justin Henry
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name = Justin Henry
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|5|25
location = flagicon|USA Rye, NY,United States
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notable role = Billy Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer "Justin Henry (born
May 25 ,1971 in Rye, New York) is an American actor and director. As a childactor , he appeared in "Kramer vs. Kramer " (1979), playing the son ofDustin Hoffman 's andMeryl Streep 's characters. Henry had little prior acting experience, but was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. To this day, he remains the youngest actor ever (at the age of 8) to be nominated for an Oscar.In the 1980s, Henry appeared as Mike Baker in the
Brat Pack filmSixteen Candles , playing younger brother to Samantha Baker, played byMolly Ringwald .His acting career stagnated after playing a number of smaller roles in various films in the mid-to-late 1980s, including "
Sweet Heart's Dance ", starringDon Johnson andSusan Sarandon . He left acting in the late 1990s to pursue education and attendedSkidmore College .He has directed several independent films and acted in the TV film" Andersonville".
He ranked at #80 on
VH1 's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.Selected filmography
* "
Kramer vs. Kramer " (1979) as Billy Kramer
* "Tiger Town " (1982) as Alex
* "Sixteen Candles " (1984) as Mike Baker
* "Andersonville" (1996) as Tyce
* "Lost" (2004) as Chester Gould
* "The Junior Defenders " (2007) as Jimmy FletcherExternal links
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