Henry Thomas recounted how a change in his E.T. audition approach provided insight into a pivotal casting moment. In a March ...

Anyone who’s watched Henry Thomas’ viral audition video for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial can tell you he was born to play Elliott, the boy who befriends our loveable titular alien. But if you ask the ...

The legendary actor had to be convinced to film the scrapped cameo ...

Henry Thomas wasn't quite ready for the whirlwind of stardom that followed the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. "I wasn't ready for the fame. I had never even thought about being famous, ...

Henry Thomas feared he had blown his chances of being in E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial as soon as his audition began. Thomas, 54, portrayed Elliott Taylor, a 10-year-old boy who befriends the lovable ...