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Date of Birth

9 September 1971, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.

Nickname

The Little Thomas

Height

5' 11½" (1.82 m)

Spouse

Marie Zielcke	(10 May 2004 - present) 1 child
Kelly Hill	(20 May 2000 - 2 May 2002) (divorced)

Trivia

Performs with the band The Blueheelers.

Attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas

Ranked #24 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Married Marie Zielcke in Las Vegas in the same Chapel in which Britney Spears married Jason Allen Alexander.

The godfather of his daughter Hazel is Mika Kaurismäki. He was the one who introduced him to his future wife Marie Zielcke.

His wife, Marie Zielcke, is a popular actress in Germany.

Was ranked #4 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.(2005)

Was turned down for the role of Eric Bates in The Toy (1982). The role went to Scott Schwartz.

He 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 cast and subsequently replaced by actor Paul Curran.

He dropped out of Texas's Blinn College (where he studied philosophy and history) after one year to act full-time.

He 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.

At an open audition in a San Antonio, Texas hotel he promptly landed a part in the 1981 Sissy Spacek film Raggedy Man.

The only child of Carolyn, a homemaker, and Henry Sr., a hydraulic machinist.

He and his wife, Marie Zielcke, have a daughter named Hazel Thomas.

Where Are They Now

(1996-) Producing and making films.

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