- Back in the 80s he was the national spokesman for President Ronald Reagan's Young Astronaut Council, which was an educational program aimed at kids.
- Peter Billingsley was actually on hand at launch-pad 39b at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.
- By age 11 he had acted in over 120 TV commercials, two feature films, two made-for-TV movies and three TV shows.
- His second most famous role as a child actor (next to "Ralphie" in A Christmas Story (1983)) was probably that of "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials.
- Became best friends with Vince Vaughn, after they shared the screen on The Fourth Man (1990).
- Producing "A Christmas Story: The Musical", a musical based on his classic movie, A Christmas Story (1983), on Broadway. (2013)
- Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver on "Leave It To Beaver" was briefly related, by marriage (1940-1947), to actor/producer Peter Billingsley's father. Barbara's first husband Glenn Billingsley's cousin is Peter's father.
- Wrote the Introduction to the 1994 autobiography "Dreamer", written by his friend Brian Evans, in 1994.
- Found friend and singer/songwriter John O'Brien deceased in Brien's hotel room.
- Was number 63 on vh1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005)
- Appeared on September 29 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee with the "Vince Vaughn Wild West Comedy Show" as a surprise guest. (September 2005)
- Great-grandnephew of Stork Club impresario Sherman Billingsley (his paternal great-grandfather was Fred Billingsley who was Sherman's brother).
- He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: A Christmas Story (1983) and Iron Man (2008).
- Had a daughter in 2017 and a son in 2020 with wife Elizabeth.
- Younger brother of Melissa Michaelsen and Neil Billingsley.
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