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Henry Thomas' heartbreaking E.T. audition won him the role on the spot

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Published 14:56 7 Sep 2022 GMT+1

Henry Thomas' heartbreaking E.T. audition won him the role on the spot

Henry Thomas' audition for E.T. was so spine-tingling that Steven Spielberg hired him there and then

Shola Lee

Shola Lee

Featured Image Credit: Universal

Topics: Steven Spielberg, Film and TV, Celebrity

Shola Lee
Shola Lee

Shola Lee began her journalism career while studying for her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary, University of London and Columbia University in New York. She has written for the Columbia Spectator, QM Global Bloggers, CUB Magazine, UniDays, and Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital. Recently, Shola took part in the 2021 BAFTA Crew and BBC New Creatives programme before becoming a journalist at UNILAD, where she works on breaking news, trending stories, and features.

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