Peter Billingsley

ABOUT PETER BILLINGSLEY

Child actor-turned-producer and director who gained worldwide attention for his role as Ralphie in A Christmas Story . He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his role in the 1981 film Paternity, which starred Burt Reynolds .

He starred in a series of commercials for Hershey's syrup as Messy Marvin.

He made a guest appearance in the TV show The Wonder Years.

He grew up one of five children, all of which acted when they were younger. In 2015, he married Buffy Bains. They have two. children together.

He worked as an assistant editor on Knights, which featured Kris Kristofferson .