| Meeno Peluce | |
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| Born | February 26, 1970 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Years active | 1977–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Ilsa Ackermann |
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Meeno Peluce (born February 26, 1970) is an American former child actor.
Peluce was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the son of Sondra N. (née Londy), a personal manager and caterer, and Floyd N. Peluce, a certified public accountant.[1][2] He has one half-sister, actress Soleil Moon Frye, whose father is actor Virgil Frye.
With dark curly hair and pixieish looks, Peluce made guest appearances on American television programs during the 1970s and early 1980s, including Starsky and Hutch, Benson, Diff'rent Strokes, The Incredible Hulk, Happy Days, The A-Team, Silver Spoons, Manimal,Remington Steele, and on Punky Brewster with his sister (who played the title character). Among his regular television roles were Tanner Boyle in The Bad News Bears, Daniel Best in Best of the West, and as history prodigy Jeffrey Jones in Voyagers!. He appeared in the pilot episode of the M*A*S*H spin-off W*A*L*T*E*R with Gary Burghoff, but the series was not picked up.
In 1984, Peluce was devastated by the death of his Voyagers co-star and close friend, Jon Erik-Hexum. In 1998, Peluce spoke about the accidental shooting on Mysteries and Scandals: The Death Of Jon Erik-Hexum.
Peluce is married and has two children. Peluce also worked as a writer and director as well.
He also appeared in several made-for-TV movies, including Night Cries, Fast Friends, and World War III, and in the original theatrical release of The Amityville Horror, as one of the Lutz children. Peluce also appeared in the music video for "The Last in Line" by the group Dio.
After growing up, Peluce attended college and became a history teacher, with a position at Hollywood High School in the late 1990s. He returned to film during 1998, co-writing and co-producing Wild Horses (a.k.a. Lunch Time Special) with sister Soleil Moon Frye, and in 2001 when he appeared in Alex in Wonder (also titled Sex and a Girl).
Peluce is a photographer, and showcases his photographs, along with writings, at his website.
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