- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChristopher Lee Pettiet
- Nickname
- Frog Prince
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Born in Plano, Texas, Christopher Pettiet began career as a child actor making appearances in television series, made-for-television movies and films. He starred in two hit flicks, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and Point Break (1991), and then joined the cast of the Western TV series The Young Riders (1989) as a young Jesse James. After the cancellation of The Young Riders, his acting career began to wane. According to his manager, Bob Villard, Chris was just about "impoverished", living on "small residual check(s)". He went to a couple of AA meetings and never admitted to a drug problem. Sadly, he died of an accidental drug overdose, just two months after his 24th birthday.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseAngela Fante(April 1995 - December 1995) (divorced)
- Big bright blue eyes
- After his death from an accidental drug overdose, his mother Helen started the Christopher Pettiet Scholarship Fund to help other young actors train in the arts at Center Stage in Los Angeles, California.
- Was in the Junior Olympics for snow skiing.
- Was very good friends with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Loved surfing and had seven different boards, one for each day of the week.
- He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea off of Topanga Canyon Road in Santa Monica, California.
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