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ZACH GALLIGAN BIOGRAPHY :
Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor, best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
Early life and education
Galligan was born in New York City, the son of Carol Jean (née Wolfe), a psychologist, and Arthur John Galligan, a lawyer who was a founding partner of the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro. He has a sister, Jessica, and graduated from Columbia University.
Career
Galligan’s first major and most widely seen role was as Billy Peltzer in the 1984 film Gremlins. Following the first Gremlins film, he starred in Nothing Lasts Forever, which was never released. In 1988, he starred as Mark Loftmore in the horror comedy Waxwork. He reprised his role as Billy in the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and returned to the role of Mark for Waxwork II: Lost in Time. In 2016, UK progressive rock band Gandalf’s Fist announced that Galligan would voice a character on their album The Clockwork Fable. In early 2021, Galligan appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial in which his Gremlins character, Billy, gives Gizmo a drink of his Mountain Dew.
Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor, best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
Early life and education
Galligan was born in New York City, the son of Carol Jean (née Wolfe), a psychologist, and Arthur John Galligan, a lawyer who was a founding partner of the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro. He has a sister, Jessica, and graduated from Columbia University.
Career
Galligan’s first major and most widely seen role was as Billy Peltzer in the 1984 film Gremlins. Following the first Gremlins film, he starred in Nothing Lasts Forever, which was never released. In 1988, he starred as Mark Loftmore in the horror comedy Waxwork. He reprised his role as Billy in the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and returned to the role of Mark for Waxwork II: Lost in Time. In 2016, UK progressive rock band Gandalf’s Fist announced that Galligan would voice a character on their album The Clockwork Fable. In early 2021, Galligan appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial in which his Gremlins character, Billy, gives Gizmo a drink of his Mountain Dew.
