A Christmas Story
1983
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Ian Petrella (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor and puppeteer . Career. Petrella is best known for the role of Randy Parker in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. He reprised the role in the 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas. [1]
Ian Petrella. Actor: A Christmas Story. Ian Petrella started his acting career at the age of three, a suggestion by an Aunt who worked at the Herb Tannen Talent Agency. Ian was presented a contract and a S.A.G. card after his very first audition.
- January 1, 1
- 1.75 m
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- 2 min
- A Christmas Story, then and now. Like most family holiday movies, 1983's A Christmas Story teaches you many things, the most important being that you should never, ever, ever stick your tongue to a frozen piece of metal.
- Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) Although he technically only had a handful of lines in A Christmas Story — a muddled expletive being one of them — Peter Billingsley stayed in the Christmas movie circuit later on in life, appearing in Elf (2003) and Four Christmases (2008) years after his iconic role.
- Ian Petrella (Randy) After his breakout role as Ralphie's little brother Randy, Ian Petrella went on to appear on a string of television shows, including Diff'rent Strokes, Who's the Boss?
- Melinda Dillon (Mrs. Parker) Ralphie and Randy's kind, eccentric mother was already a Tony-winning actress before she starred in A Christmas Story, with two Oscar nominations under her belt to boot for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Absence of Malice (1981).
Oct 26, 2022 · "A Christmas Story Christmas," which premieres Nov. 17 on HBO Max, features several other original cast members reprising their roles: Ian Petrella (as Ralphie's brother Randy), Scott Schwartz...
- 40 sec
- Randee Dawn
Ian Petrella aka the little brother Randy from "A Christmas Story" reflects on the film's legacy and also the new sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas".
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Ian Petrella (born December 17, 1974) is an 80s American child actor. His most memorable role is that of Randy Parker (Ralphie's little brother) in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. Petrella currently resides in Los Angeles, California, working on animation and puppetry.
Mr. Petrella, who lives in California, said he was 8-years-old when the film was made. Since then, he has acted in other productions, and discovered a love for puppetry, which he worked on...
