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20 Years Later: ChicagoSide Interviews Henry Rowengartner

(WSCR) It's been 20 years since the cult classic Rookie of the Year debuted, and ChicagoSide is celebrating in a special way.

ChicagoSide writer Eli Kaberon recently caught up with Thomas Ian Nicholas, who played 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, to discuss the film.

"It was amazing. I remember everything about it," Nicholas told ChicagoSide in a recent phone conversation, reminiscing on the 20th anniversary of the film. "It was my first lead role in a feature film. I'd been acting for like six years, but this was my first big break as it were. We had a great time. We shot in Chicago for like three months."

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