
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.

as Himself

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

as Narrator/Mr. Scott

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

as Self - archival footage

as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

as Self (archive footage)

as Frank

as Man at Party (uncredited)

as Narrator

as Mary Trelease