Christopher Pettiet
TV Actor
Remembered for his role as Zach Crandell in the 1991 movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, this Texas-born screen actor is perhaps most their for portraying Jesse James in a late 1980s and early 1990s ABC western series called The Young Riders.
As a young teenager, he appeared on episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, L.A. Law, and Empty Nest.
In 1991, he received a Young Artist Award for his guest star role on Doogie Howser, M.D.
Born in Dallas, Texas, he relocated to Los Angeles, California during his childhood years. Tragically, he died in his early twenties of a drug overdose.
He and fellow child actress Sarah Ramos both took acting classes at Center Stage L.A.