Peter Ostrum

Peter Ostrum

Peter Gardner Ostrum ( /ˈpiːtər ˈoʊstrəm/; born November 1957) is an American large animal veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. A native of Cleveland, Ostrum practices and lives in Lowville, New York with his wife Loretta (née Lepkowski), and two children: his son Leif and daughter Helenka. Ostrum has been called "the most famous man in Lowville", where the local video rental shop has twice worn out its VHS copy of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

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