Peter Billingsley: Interesting facts about this American actor, director, and producer!

Peter Billingsley is a multi-talented American entertainer who is an actor, producer, and director. He began his career as a child artist many years back. He is 52 now. Here are some cool facts related to him.

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Peter Billingsley: Birth and family

Peter Billingsley was born on 16 April 1971. His current age is 52 years. His birthplace was New York City, New York, USA. He also goes by the names of Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen.

His father is Alwin Michaelsen who is a financial consultant. While his mother is Gail Billingsley. Gail worked for Alwin in the capacity of a secretary before marrying him.

She is the niece of Sherman Billingsley, who owns Stork Club. Her cousin is Glenn Billingsley. His wife is actress Barbara Billingsley.

Young Peter Billingsley (Source: Pinterest)

The youngest child of parents

Peter is the youngest of the five children of their parents. All five kids started as child stars. The elder siblings, Dina and Win, worked in commercials and did a few acting roles before switching to other jobs.

Melissa featured as Maxx Davis in Me and Maxx. Neil was in Search for Tomorrow as Danny and did commercials and guest roles in films and TV. It was Peter who continued to work in the entertainment industry for a longer time than his siblings.

Peter’s education

He has been privately tutored and also attended several public and private schools. He attended Professional Children’s School in New York, Phoenix Country Day School in Arizona, and Longview Elementary School in Phoenix.

At age 14, he cleared his California High School Proficiency Exam. He was also in the public school, Arcadia High School, Phoenix.

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Peter Billingsley, the actor

He started at age 2 with commercials. His most famous ad feature was Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. He appeared in 120 ads in the 1970s and 1980s. When he was 12, Peter is quoted as having said:

“After 100 [commercials], you lose count.”

His first film role was in If Ever I See You Again in 1978. In 1981, he did a Paternity movie. In 1983, he was in The Christmas Story and reprised his role of Ralphie in 2022 in The Christmas Story Christmas.

Peter has innumerable roles and accolades to his credit. He also acted in Beverly Hills Brats, Russkies, The Break-Up, Iron Man, A Case of You, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Peter Billingsley, the producer

The actor Peter has also produced several films including Dinner for Five, Sullivan & Son, Undeniable With Joe Buck and F Is for Family. He has directed Sullivan and Son.

Peter’s personal life

Peter is married. His wife is Elizabeth “Buffy” Bains. They wed in 2015 and have two children. Elizabeth is from Colorado and in 2010 had stated this about Chicago:

“I love the big city feel, even though it’s still manageable,”
“It’s still easy to meet people and get involved with things you want to get involved in.”

She is from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and her passion is sailing.

The couple resides in Los Angeles, California. And Peter whose net worth is $10 million owns a multi-million-dollar home in Manhattan, New York.

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