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Peet Montzingo

Peter "Peet" Montzingo (born 1990)[1] is an American-based internet personality, musician and writer. He is known best for his YouTube and TikTok videos showcasing a variety of content, which includes his family, all of whom have dwarfism.[2][3][4]

Peet Montzingo
Born
Peter Montzingo

(1990-05-02) May 2, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityAmerican
Known forInternet personality

Biography and career

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Montzingo is the third child of Darrel and Vicki Montzingo. "Everyone but Peter, who they aren't sure about yet, is a dwarf," The Seattle Times said in a January 1991 profile of the family. "Genetically, there's a 75 percent chance Peter will be, too. 'If he's going to be a dwarf, he had better start dwarfing soon,' Darrel says. 'At seven months he's only three pounds behind Andrew, who is about half the size of a normal 4-year-old.' Or maybe he'll take after the rest of Darrel's family, where the average height of the other four brothers hovers above 6 feet."[1]

After completing his degree in film at Central Washington University, Montzingo studied acting.[5] Montzingo has 24 million followers across his social media platforms.[6] His YouTube channel was ranked 17th among Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels by Tubefilter.[7] His videos show what it is like to be a tall person raised by a dwarf mother,[8][9] besides serious videos tackling mental health awareness and fascination with the supernatural, as he formerly lived across the street from the Cecil Hotel, which has been the site of numerous incidents of deaths and violence. He records and shares his experiences on TikTok.[6][10][11]

In 2019, as a recording artist with the band 5WEST, he toured South Africa and Europe, they did their first arena tour as the supporting act for Boyzone autumn of 2019.[12][13]

In 2022, Montzingo co-authored a picture book titled Little Imperfections: A Tall Tale of Growing Up Different, along with Rockwell Sands.[14] The book covers the theme of being different, it is told through the perspective of Montzingo himself.[6][15]

Selected work

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Credits
Year Title Role Reference
2010 iCarly iCarly's Biggest Fan [16]
2010 Meadowoods Ryan's Friend [17]
2011 The X Factor Auditionee [18]
2013 The Homecoming Jonas [19]
2016 Breaking Free Calum [20]
2021 Jeff Lewis Live Peet Montzingo [21]
2022 Jax Writes Songs Peet Montzingo [22]

Bibliography

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  • Little Imperfections[23] (ISBN 9798986283609)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Family Portrait -- The Montzingo Family". The Seattle Times. Jan 27, 1991. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "TikToker Soundtracks Mom's Life With Trombone, And It's Hilariously Wholesome". HuffPost. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ Mkhize, Lesego. "Why this normal-sized young man longed to be a dwarf like the rest of his family". You. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ^ "TikTok star Peet Montzingo shares the beauty of". WJLA. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. ^ "Peet Montzingo". Casting Networks. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "How Peet Montzingo brought his debut children's book to life with YouTube Shorts". blog.youtube. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ^ "Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/02/2022". Tubefilter. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  8. ^ "Mother And Son Reveal 'How To Talk To A Short Person' Correctly With Hilarious Video". UNILAD. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  9. ^ "Peet Montzingo advocates for little people through his TikTok videos". www.yahoo.com. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  10. ^ "TikToker captures ghostly encounter at haunted hotel". news.yahoo.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  11. ^ Montalti, Victoria (March 9, 2022). "Photos: The Cecil Hotel's eerie history and what it's like today". Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  12. ^ "Music Week Presents: 5West". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  13. ^ "Boyband 5WEST Return With The Remix For "Anything Can Happen"". Wonderland. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  14. ^ "Peet Montzingo & Rockwell Sands On Their New Book 'Little Imperfections,' Importance of Self-Worth (Exclusive)". Toofab. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  15. ^ Little Imperfections: A Tall Tale of Growing Up Different. Ginger With A Soul LLC in partnership with RBS Projects LLC. November 2022. ISBN 9798986283616 – via Amazon.
  16. ^ iCarly (TV Series 2007–2012) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  17. ^ Meadowoods (Video 2010) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  18. ^ "The X Factor" Auditions #3 (TV Episode 2011) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  19. ^ The Homecoming (2013) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  20. ^ Breaking Free (2016) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  21. ^ Peet Montzingo on Ghosts & LPs, Jeff Lewis Live, 2021-03-10, retrieved 2023-02-13
  22. ^ "Jax Writes Songs" Yup.....Peet's Mom Still Hates Me (TV Episode 2022) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-13
  23. ^ "Peet Montzingo's new book teaches kids that "growing up different" is just fine". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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