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E.T. and the three actors from inside the costume. Tamara De Treaux and Pat Bilon, both about 3-feet tall, and 12 year old Matthew De Meritt who was born without legs. :
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![TIL The costume of E.T. from the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) was played/swapped by two dwarfs and a 12-year-old born without legs, who walked on his hands : r/todayilearned TIL The costume of E.T. from the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) was played/swapped by two dwarfs and a 12-year-old born without legs, who walked on his hands : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/SVYv6Ns7pIYx2uCOdeRmmu5mFte0MduMs3IH_ey5qHc.jpg?auto=webp&s=32e12939c4fcaa5f1711c8ad4a0f38097e552714)
TIL The costume of E.T. from the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) was played/swapped by two dwarfs and a 12-year-old born without legs, who walked on his hands : r/todayilearned
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