<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1981--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Kelly Hill (2000--2002) Marie Zielcke (2004--2007) </Td> </Tr> <P> Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician . His breakout role was in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . </P> <P> Thomas was born an only child in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist . He attended East Central High School in San Antonio and Blinn College in Brenham . </P>

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