Christopher Pettiet

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Christopher Pettiet
Born	February 12, 1976(1976-02-12) Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	April 12, 2000 (aged 24) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other name(s)	Chris Pettiet

Christopher Lee Pettiet (February 12, 1976 - April 12, 2000) was an American television and film actor best known for his role as Jesse James in the Western TV series The Young Riders and as Zach Crandell in the cult comedy film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Pettiet began his career as a child actor making appearances in many other television series such as SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy, Picket Fences and Undressed. He also appeared in several films such as Point Break (1991) and Boys (1996).

Pettiet died on April 12, 2000 of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 24.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Television 2 Awards and nominations 3 External links

[edit] Filmography

• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
• Point Break (1991)
• Sandman (1992)
• The Goodbye Bird (1993)
• Horses and Champions (1994)
• Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
• Carried Away (1996)
• Boys (1996)
• Against the Law (1997)

[edit] Television

• An Enemy of the People (1990)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, 1990)
• Doogie Howser, M.D (1 episode, 1991)
• The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
• Fatal Exposure (1991)
• LA Law (1 episode, 1991)
• Empty Nest (1 episode, 1991)
• The Young Riders (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
• Danger Island (1992)
• Baywatch (1 episode, 1992)
• seaQuest DSV (1 episode, 1993)
• Picket Fences (1 episode, 1995)
• Touched by an Angel (1 episode, 1997)
• Chicago Hope (1 episode, 1998)
• Undressed (5 episodes, 1999)
• Judging Amy (1 episode, 1999)

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Series or film
1991	Winner	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series	Doogie Howser, M.D
1992	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (Shared with cast)
1992	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series	The Young Riders

[edit] External links

• Christopher Pettiet at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Pettiet at TV.com
• Christopher Pettiet article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Christopher Pettiet at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME	Pettiet, Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pettiet, Christopher Lee; Pettiet, Chris
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dallas, Texas, United States
DATE OF DEATH	April 12, 2000
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California, United States