Biography

Raised in Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd went on to work in the steel mills and was a veteran of the Army Signal Corps before entering the arts. In the 1950s, he began a long career as a radio personality telling stories of his youth, commenting on current topics and performing silly songs.

Known For

A Christmas Story

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Shadows

Man at Party (uncredited)

It Runs in the Family

Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

Ralph

Tiki Tiki

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Self (archive footage)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

Narrator/Mr. Scott

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)