Ian Petrella
{{short description|American actor}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ian Petrella
| image = Ian Petrella 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Petrella in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|17}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
| occupation = Actor, puppeteer
| years_active = 1982–present
| spouse =
| children =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/four-original-christmas-story-castmates-peter-billingsley-warner-bros-and-legendary-sequel-1234934050/|title=Four Original 'Christmas Story' Castmembers Join Peter Billingsley In HBO Max Sequel From Warner Bros. & Legendary|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 15, 2022|first=Justin|last=Kroll|accessdate=August 11, 2022}}
From November 4, 2010, to the first week of January 2011, he served as a guest tour guide at the A Christmas Story House in Cleveland, Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://achristmasstoryhouse.com/randy-comes-home-to-a-christmas-story-house/|title=Randy Comes Home To A Christmas Story House|date=May 20, 2010|author=Ralphie|website=A Christmas Story House & Museum|accessdate=August 11, 2022}}
Personal life
Petrella currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, working in animation and puppetry.{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/news/a-christmas-story-cast-where-are-they-now-21066435|title='A Christmas Story' Cast: Where Are They Now?|first=Eudie|last=Pak|date=December 14, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2022|publisher=Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks)}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHiPs | Little Boy | Episode: "Head Over Heels" |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Randy Parker | |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | Jimmy's Friend | |
| 1986 | Diff'rent Strokes | Alex | Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown" |
| rowspan="5"| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Biff | Episode: "Mona" |
| Mr. President | Wesley | Episode: "Meet the People" | |
| Once a Hero | Eugene Egan | Episode: "Once a Hero" | |
| Highway to Heaven | Big Kid | Episode: "I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf" | |
| My Sister Sam | Trick or Treater | Episode: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Schultz?" | |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Kid | Episode: "Play It Again, David" |
| 2006 | Poster Boy | Chainsmoker | Short film |
| 2008 | The Untold Christmas Story | Himself | Video documentary |
| rowspan="2"| 2009 | Crafty | Kenny the Barkeeper | Episode: "Larry's Revenge" |
| Clarkworld | Himself | ||
| 2011 | NFL Holiday Spectacular | Host | |
| 2012 | The Cast of a Christmas Story: Where Are They Now? | Himself | TV movie |
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | Christmas in Ohio: A Christmas Story House | Himself | Video short |
| Good Morning America | Himself | 1 episode | |
| rowspan="2"| 2015 | Quarter Bin | Himself | |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | A Christmas Story Christmas | Randy Parker | {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17220704/|title=A Christmas Story Christmas|website=IMDB|accessdate=August 11, 2022}} |
| 2023 | Xmas | Boss Randy | Short film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0677826}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:20th-century American male actors
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