Joel Courtney
Age: 15
Hometown: Moscow, Idaho
Character: Joe Lamb, makeup, sound, and special effects
Like Henry Thomas, who played Elliott in E.T., Joel Courtney was an unknown before being cast as the lead in a Spielberg film. He didn't have a single acting credit when he went to L.A. last June to visit his brother and possibly land some auditions. ''I really wanted a commercial and $100, and I got Super 8,'' he says. For now, he and his family are keeping small-town life and Hollywood separate. ''We've decided to leave my acting career out of Moscow. Home is home, and if we want to do acting stuff, we can go to L.A.'' — Stephan Lee
Image Credit: ART STREIBER FOR EW
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