Peter Billingsley Biography
Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer. His acting roles include Ralphie Parker in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, Jack Simmons in The Dirt Bike Kid, Billy in Death Valley, and as Messy Marvin in Hershey's chocolate syrup commercials during the 1980s.
He began his career as an infant in television commercials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Billingsley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Peter Billingsley Quotes
The Consequences of a Holiday Wish
Ralphie:
Ok, Black Bart now you get yours!
Ralphie (as an adult): [narrating]
Oh, my God! I shot my eye out!
Santa Claus: [in Ralphie's head]
You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
Mrs. Parker and Miss Shields: [in Ralphie's head with a sing-song]
You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out!
Santa Claus: [in Ralphie's head; at the same time]
Ho ho ho!
Mrs. Parker: [from the kitchen while she's working on the turkey]
Ralphie, you be careful out there! Don't shoot your eye out!
Ralphie (as an adult): [narrating; Removes his fingers and just sees blood.]
She hadn't seen! She didn't know! My eye's all right. The BB must've hit my glasses. My glasses! Oh, no! Where are my glasses?! Few things brought such swift and terrible retribution on a kid as a pair of busted glasses.
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Avoiding Responsibility During Holiday Cleanup
Mr. Parker: [admiring Randy sleeping in the mess of gift wrap]
My gosh, would you look at that mess? Who's going to clean the papers up?
Ralphie:
Not me.
Mr. Parker:
Oh, really? Randy did it last year.
Ralphie:
Well, he can do it again.
Mr. Parker:
You know, this wine ain't bad. You want a sip?
Ralphie:
Yeah.
Mrs. Parker:
No, you don't. Did you have a nice Christmas?
Ralphie:
Yeah, pretty nice.
Mr. Parker:
Yeah? Did you get everything you wanted?
Ralphie: [thinking about not getting the BB gun]
Well, almost.
Mr. Parker:
Almost, huh? Well, that's life. Well, there's always next Christmas.
Ralphie:
Yep.
Mr. Parker: [feigns a surprised look]
Hey. That's funny. What's that over there behind the desk?
Ralphie:
Where?
Mr. Parker:
Uh...behind the desk against the wall over there... Go check it out. Go on.
Mrs. Parker:
What did we put over there, honey?
Mr. Parker: [stammers]
Uh, Santa Claus probably put it.
Ralphie: [opens gift to see a Red Ryder BB gun]
WOW!
Mr. Parker: [laughs]
Do you know how to load it?
Ralphie: [loads gun]
Yeah.
Mr. Parker:
C-careful. They run all over. Close it up. Close it up.
Ralphie: [delighted]
Can I...Can I try it out, Ma? Can I?
Mr. Parker:
Sure.
Mrs. Parker: [reluctantly; Ralphie leaves; looks at Mr. Parker, not pleased]
Okay. But outside. Oh... I still say those things are dangerous. No, no! Put on your galoshes and your coat. It's cold out!
Mr. Parker:
But...I had one when I was eight years old.
Mrs. Parker:
What if he hurts himself? Ralphie, your coat! Don't shoot any animals or birds.
Mr. Parker:
Except the Bumpuses dogs!
Mrs. Parker:
Oh, hush. Be careful, Ralphie!
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