IF you thought a certain elf in the movie Elf looked a lot like Ralphie from A Christmas Story, you wouldn't be wrong.
Despite being two of the most popular Christmas movies ever, many fans do not normally notice the cameo in the movie starring Will Ferrell.
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Peter Billingsley plays Ralphie in 1983's A Christmas Story.
The holiday favorite is based on Jean Shepard's writings, and follows Ralphie's journey throughout the holidays.
All Ralphie can dream of is a "Red Ryder air rifle" for the holidays.
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The film, set in the 1940s, details how Ralphie trys to convince all the adults in his life to buy him the toy.
Then, in 2003, the actor resurfaced on the Christmas movie scene, starring as the head elf, in the movie Elf.
Fans took to Twitter to note how stunned they were about the reveal.
"Didn’t believe it when my 13 year old told me but it’s true: Peter Billingsley from 'A Christmas Story' has a big part in 'Elf!'” one said.
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"I was today-years-old when I realized that Peter Billingsley (a.k.a. Ralphie from 'A Christmas Story') was in 'Elf!'" said another.
"You guys weren't sure what Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie was up to," said a third.
"Last I saw him in a film was in elf with Will Ferrell."
According to his IMDB profile, Billingsley now mainly works as a producer.
Some of his other credits include Dinner for Five, The Break-Up, and Iron Man.
As a child, he also starred in Little House on the Prairie, as Gideon Hale, the young school boy with a speech impediment, who befriends James Ingalls, played by Jason Bateman.
He currently resides in Los Angeles.
A RECENT REVIVAL
Just recently, Billingsley starred in the sequel of a Christmas Story, The U.S Sun previously reported.
On November 17, 2022, A Christmas Story Christmas was released exclusively to HBO Max subscribers.
Peter Billingsley reprised his role as Ralphie and even served as one of the producers for the sequel.
Other original cast members who return include Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, RD Robb, and Zack Ward return.
In A Christmas Story Christmas, Ralphie visits his mother and childhood home in Hammond, Indiana.
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Now with a wife and children of his own, he wants to make the effort to celebrate the holidays in the same memorable ways that were orchestrated by Ralphie's late father.
During his trip back home and attempts to honor the Old Man's memory, he also reconnects with his old friends Randy, Scut Farkus, Flick, and Schwartz.
