Where Are They Now

Updated: 02/20/2005

Name: Peter Billingsley

Born: April 16, 1971 in New York, New York

Claim To Fame: Peter is probably most noted for his role of
Ralphie in a "A Christmas Story"

Remember Ralphie's numerous requests for a genuine Red Ryder
B-B gun that were repeatedly greeted with "You'll shoot your
eye out." I just love that movie.

But Peter actually got his start when he was nine years old
on the TV series "Real People". He was there to provide the
children's angle on the show.

Family Life: Great-grandnephew of Stork Club impresario Sherman Billingsley (his maternal great-grandfather was Fred Billingsley who was Sherman's brother).

Brother of Melissa Michaelsen and Neil Billingsley (both actors).

Info: When I was in college in Arizona, my coach (I played basketball) also taught at a private school, Phoenix Country Day School. It was K-12th grade and only about 150 kids went there.

He also was the High School baseball coach of this ultra exclusive school. (Hi Coach K!). Anyway he used to get his college students some jobs helping out around the school. We were all broke and needed money.

To make a long story short. Peter went to this school along with his sister Melissa. Both of them were very nice and sweet kids. Not like so many others who were so snobby (some Wrigley kids, especially).

This was right before "A Christmas Story" came out, and his sister was actually more popular at the time.

Trivia: Peter played Messy Marvin in a series of commercials for Hershey's chocolate syrup in the early '80s.

His best friend is Jon Favreau.

Internet Rumor About Him: That he died a penniless, drug addict and is buried in Potters Field.

Where Is He Now: He is now enjoying the success of directing,
writing, and editing many music videos and short form programs.

Peter is co-producing "Zathura: which Jon Favreau is directing.
That's the third thing with Jon that Peter has produced.

He and Jon are producers of the IFC program "Dinner For Five."
You may have even seen him and Jon this past Thanksgiving as
they hosted a "Dinner For Five" marathon.