Thomas Kapanowski was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, the oldest of four children, to a father who is in sporting goods sales and mother who is a CPA. At an early age, Thomas was able to capture the attention of an audience. With his outgoing personality and ability to memorize at a young age, acting seemed a good fit. At the age of 4, Thomas began his training by attending acting classes in the Chicago suburbs. Thomas attended and competed at IMTA in January 2012 and won the Child Actor of the Year award. This experience gave Thomas the ability to take his acting career to the next level. Thomas now resides with his family in Wexford, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. He enjoys challenging himself in school with advanced reading and math skills. His interests include multiple sports activities, using his great imagination and spending time with his two younger brothers and his sister.