Thomas Horn is an American actor, the young star of the film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel “Terribly Loud and Extremely Close”. What do we know about him?
Biography
Thomas Horn was born December 14, 1997 in a family of doctors. He is the eldest of two sons. The younger brother's name is Philip. A guy grew up in San Francisco. Being in the sixth grade, he took part in a geographic competition from National Geographic and took third place. Prior to his film debut, his only acting experience was the role of the old Grasshopper in a school play based on the book James and the Giant Peach. Selected from three thousand boys for the role of an Oscar in the film "Terribly Loud and Extremely Close," he was awarded as the best aspiring actor.
Present
Today, Thomas Horn studies at the University of California, takes dance lessons and plays the piano. In short, a diverse personality.
Each month, Horn auditions for films and periodically sends tapes of samples. He says that he is going to continue his acting career, but it is always better to have a backup plan. Therefore, she is now studying at the university.
In addition to her acting career, Thomas has been studying Chinese since the seventh grade: "It seems to me that Chinese is an incredibly interesting and most practical of all languages."
The boy’s history teacher claims that Horn is a strong student and is always involved in class activities: “He is always serious and makes the class better.”
He is also interested in dancing. At school, he participated in various dance productions, including the production of Tarzan, where he played the role of the villain John Clayton, which, according to him, is completely different from his usual roles: "In films, I most often play characters I like, or weird nerds. "
His dance teacher believes that Thomas is an amazing person and very different from other guys. He says that the boy came to class as a beginner dancer, but he is very thoughtful in his approach to dance. Therefore, watching him is very interesting. He says: "Thomas is a creative person, he respects the dance ... Working with him is a great pleasure, we were lucky to have Thomas in the class, because he decorates it."
Interesting facts about Thomas Horn
What is worth adding? The guy’s life is incredibly interesting. Here are some interesting facts:
- At the age of 12, Thomas Horn won the Jeopardy television quiz. And he won 31 thousand dollars. The win brought the boy great success, because it was at this game that the producer of the film “Terribly Loud and Extremely Close” noticed him and invited him to audition.
- The boy is fluent in Croatian and knows a little Spanish.