Justin Worthington Henry

Background

Henry, Justin Worthington was born on May 25, 1971 in New York City. Son of Clifford Worthington and Michele (Andrews) Henry.

Education

Student in public schools.

Career

The performance later earned him a spot (#80) on Video Hits One"s 100 Greatest Kid Stars. Henry was born in Rye, New York, the son of Michele (née Andrews), a real estate agent, and Clifford Henry, an investment adviser. Henry began his acting career in Kramer versus

Kramer.

Foreign his performance in that film, he became the youngest person to ever be nominated for an Oscar or Golden Globe. His next role was in a 1983 episode of the American television series Fantasy Island. On the big screen, Henry appeared in the 1984 Brat Pack film Sixteen Candles, playing Molly Ringwald"s younger brother.

Henry also played the son of a married couple played by Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon in the 1988 film Sweet Hearts Dance.

In this role, critic Janet Maslin called him a "large and amusingly sullen teenager". He attended Skidmore College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1993.

After graduation, his next widely seen performance was in 1997, as a medical student in a two-episode role during the fourth season of Emergency. He starred opposite Ally Sheedy, Jason David Frank, and Brian O"Halloran in the mockumentary The Junior Defenders, which was filmed that same year but released direct-to-video in 2007. Henry cofounded the Slamdunk Film Festival in 1998.

Although he continues to make occasional appearances in film and television, he was a Regional Director of Sales at Veoh since 2009.

Now he"s a Platform Director for America Online.

Achievements

• Justin Worthington Henry has been listed as a notable Actor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Sixteen Candles (High School Reunion Collection) (1984) Molly Ringwald (Actor), Justin Henry (Actor) | Rated: PG | Format: DVD

Membership

Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Screen Actors Guild.

Interests

• Avocations: hockey, snow and water skiing.

Connections

Father:

Clifford Worthington Henry

Mother:

Michele (Andrews) Henry