Christopher Pettiet

Christopher Pettiet was an American actor. Born in Dallas, he started as a child actor, with guest spots on Star Trek: The Next Generation and L.A. Law, as well as on Empty Nest and Doogie Howser, M.D. In 1991 he played the middle brother in the comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and appeared in Point Break, and that same year he joined The Young Riders as a teenage Jesse James, the role he was best known for. His later television credits included Baywatch, seaQuest DSV, Picket Fences, Touched by an Angel and Chicago Hope. He acted in independent films including Danger Island, The Sandman, The Goodbye Bird, Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes, plus Horses and Champions. In 1996 he starred in Boys and Carried Away, and he had a short recurring part during the first season of MTV's Undressed. He made his final appearance in a 1999 episode of Judging Amy. He died in 2000.