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  • A Christmas Story star Peter Billingsley to reprise his role in a sequel to the beloved holiday classic almost 40 years after its premiere

    01/21/2022 7:58:43 PM PST · by Trillian · 51 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 21 January 2022 | Brian Marks
    Peter Billingsley, who starred as Ralphie Parker in A Christmas Story when he was only 12, will be returning to lead a sequel to the perennial holiday favorite. The 50-year-old child star–turned–filmmaker will be reprising his role in the new film, which is expected to take place when Ralphie is an adult in the 1970s, The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Thursday. In addition to starring in the sequel to the 1983 classic — titled A Christmas Story Christmas — Billingsley will produce for its production companies Legendary and Warner Bros. The Christmas Chronicles director Clay Kaytis is attached to direct...
  • 'A Christmas Story': Where Are They Now?

    12/25/2011 4:26:56 PM PST · by Red Badger · 92 replies · 3+ views
    NY DAILY NEWS ^ | 12-21-2011 | Staff
    It wouldn't be Christmas without 'A Christmas Story,' the 1983 movie that became an instant holiday classic thanks to its winning cast and quotable scenes. The film is as time-honored a tradition as getting your tongue stuck to a pole in freezing weather. Here's a then-and-now look at the gang from fictional Hohman, Indiana, who brought the 'original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas' tale to life ...
  • Former child actor remembers cinema fun of ‘A Christmas Story’

    12/15/2005 6:04:54 PM PST · by presidio9 · 487 replies · 12,379+ views
    Valley City Times Record ^ | Wednesday, December 14, 2005 | Carla Kelly
    Some former child actors cringe and protest when reminded by loyal fans of long-ago projects. Not Peter Billingsley, star of “A Christmas Story.” According to journalist Rebecca Murray, “he seems to genuinely light up when the movie is mentioned.” Billingsley is also used to passersby tossing their favorite quotes at him. “They all still love it,” he told Murray. People ask him if he’s tired of talking about it, but he’s not. “I’m really, really proud to be a part of it.” Billingsley still appears in front of the cameras now and then. (He had an uncredited role in last...