Yano Anaya

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During an adventure spanning two years and two countries, two mega-fans of "A Christmas Story" set out to discover all the film's shooting locations. Along the way they uncover forgotten facts, discover little-known locations and recover long-lost movie memorabilia.

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A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip for Ralphie (2008)

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Yano Anaya is an American actor, a Body Transformation Expert, and Exercise Science Educator, known for his work as Grover Dill in A Christmas Story (1983). He was one of the paperboys in the film Better Off Dead (1985) and performed all of the voice-over dialogue for the lead paper boy in the film. He also starred alongside Dylan McDermott and Dean Stockwell in the indie film The Blue Iguana (1988). Yano was in Van Halen's iconic video, "Van Halen: Hot for Teacher" (1984), as young Michael Anthony Jr.

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A Christmas Story

7.9

Grover Dill

1983

Better Off Dead

7.1

Paperboy

1985

The Blue Iguana

5.2

Yano

1988

Van Halen: Hot for Teacher

7.3

Music Video

Young Michael

1984

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Actor

A Christmas Story Christmas
6.7
- Grover Dill
- 2022
Sunday Mornings
5.9
- Kylie's Uncle
- 2021
The Blue Iguana
5.2
- Yano
- 1988
Better Off Dead
7.1
- Paperboy
- 1985
Van Halen: Hot for Teacher
7.3
Music Video
- Young Michael
- 1984
A Christmas Story
7.9
- Grover Dill
- 1983

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Height
- 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Born
- May 16, 1972
- Miami, Florida, USA
Spouse
- Selena AnduzeJune 26, 2009 - present
Other works
Music video: Appeared (as "young Michael Anthony.") in Van Halen's video 'Hot for Teacher'. NOTE: He can be seen towards the end of the video walking alongside David Lee Roth, and sporting that all-too-popular mullet from that era.