Ian Petrella

Ian Petrella (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor and puppeteer.

Ian Petrella
Petrella in 2013
Born	(1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 50) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, puppeteer
Years active	1982–present

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]

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.^[2]

Personal life

Petrella currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, working in animation and puppetry.^[3]

Filmography

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"
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
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
2013	Christmas in Ohio: A Christmas Story House	Himself	Video short
	Good Morning America	Himself	1 episode
2015	Quarter Bin	Himself
	Entertainment Tonight	Himself	1 episode
2022	A Christmas Story Christmas	Randy Parker	[4]
2023	Xmas	Boss Randy	Short film