Yano Anaya

TV Actor

Birthday May 16, 1972

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Miami, FL

Age 52 years old

#279,225 Most Popular

About

American actor, body transformation expert, and exercise science educator, known for his role as Grover Dill in A Christmas Story (1983) as a child actor. He also had roles in Better Off Dead (1985), The Blue Iguana (1988), and the music video for the song "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen

Before Fame

In 1976, his family moved from Miami, Florida to Los Angeles, California. Once there, his mother enrolled him and his sister in drama school and took them to auditions. 

Trivia

In a January 2021 interview with Dianne A. Allen, he talked about the shift in his mindset, saying, "My driving force [...] is just being at service for other people and taking care of me first so I can perform at my highest and be available to people when they need it the most." He posts videos related to the movie, A Christmas Story, for fans of the classic film on his A Christmas Story Family youtube channel. 

Family Life

He has a sister named Katy, who is an actress. He attended high school in California.

Associated With

In the movie, A Christmas Story, he portrayed the bully of Ralphie, played by Peter Billingsley.