Trivia

Was in the Junior Olympics for snow skiing.

After his death from an accidental drug overdose, his mother Helen started the Christopher Pettiet Scholarship Fund to help other young actors train in the arts at Center Stage in Los Angeles, California.

Was very good friends with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Starred in an unsold Television Pilot for a Family Show together with actor Paul Sorvino.

Loved surfing and had seven different boards, one for each day of the week.

He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea off of Topanga Canyon Road in Santa Monica, California.

During his childhood, his parents left their native Texas and moved around the country. He lived in Colorado and different parts of California.

He auditioned for the part of Luke Brower in the television series "Growing Pains".

Went to Gold Arrow Camp in the California Sierra Mountains as a child.

Was good friends with actress/ballerina, Carrie 'CeCe' Cline. She was devastated by his death.

Before appearing in L'equipée du Poney Express (1989), he was attending a private school in Los Angeles with actor Balthazar Getty. They used to grab Chinese food together during their lunch breaks.

He once had three dogs, a lovable mutt, Buzz and two rat terriers, Waxer and Killer.

In 1992, he was attended to three different charities events at the 2nd Annual Sega Star Kids Challenge at Universal Studios, Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, a Variety Club Telethon in Des Moines, Iowa and a Special Olympics Celebrity Basketball in Santa Rosa, California.