INTERESTING FACTS – E.T was a 12 year old boy with no legs and 2 others no taller than 34 inche
Tamara De Treaux, Pat Bilon, and Matthew DeMeritt. were in the E.T. suit at different times in the production
Several people played E.T. in the movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”. While the main E.T. was a mechanical puppet created by Carlo Rambaldi, actors also wore the suit in various scenes. Pat Bilon and Matthew DeMeritt, who was born without legs, were the primary actors who physically portrayed E.T.
A team of puppeteers controlled E.T.’s face with animatronics. Two little people, Tamara De Treaux and Pat Bilon, as well as 12-year-old Matthew DeMeritt, who was born without legs, took turns wearing the costume, depending on what scene was being filmed.
Matthew DeMeritt a 12 year old disabled boy born with no legs. Matthew De Meritt is best known for his role as E.T in the blockbuster sci-fi film E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). He was born without legs and used his hands to walk.
Michael Patrick Bilon (August 29, 1947 – January 27, 1983) was an American actor best known for his performances in Under the Rainbow and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At no taller than 34″ tall = 2 ft 10 in
Tamara De Treaux Life and Career:
- Born on October 21, 1959, in California, USA.
- She stood at 31 inches (0.79 m) tall and had dwarfism. She was the verified shortest actress ever.
- De Treaux’s acting career began at age 13.
- She was a 1978 graduate of San Leandro High School.
- She joined the singing group “the Medflies” in 1980.
- Steven Spielberg discovered her during a Medflies performance in Los Angeles and cast her in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.