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Peter Ostrum
Born	November 1, 1957 (1957-11-01) (age 50) Dallas, Texas

Peter Gardner Ostrum^[1] (born November 1, 1957) is an American former child actor who starred as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Ostrum was born in Dallas, Texas, U.S., but mainly raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), and was a student at Malvern Elementary School when he was named to the role. He also went to University School. After the film Ostrum was offered a three-picture contract, but turned it down; he retired from acting and graduated from North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey.

Willy Wonka remains Ostrum's only film credit; instead he received a medical degree from Cornell University and is now a successful veterinarian to large farm animals such as cows and horses in Lowville, New York.

He was parodied on Saturday Night Live in a "Where are they now?" bit. He was portrayed by Amy Poehler.

References

^ Peter Gardner Ostrum bio

External links

Peter Ostrum at the Internet Movie Database

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