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Peter Gardner〔 Ostrum (;〔) (born November 1957) is an American former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. A native of Cleveland, Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for ''Willy Wonka''. Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring role. In 1990, he began an annual tradition of speaking to schoolchildren about the film, and he became a subject of interest again when 2005's ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' was released in theaters. Ostrum became interested in horses when he returned from shooting ''Willy Wonka'', and was particularly influenced by the veterinarian that tended to them. Receiving his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, Ostrum now practices and lives in Lowville, New York,〔 with his wife Loretta (née Lepkowski), and two children: his son Leif and daughter Helenka.〔 ==Acting career== Ostrum was in the sixth grade and performing at the Cleveland Play House children's theatre, when he was noticed by talent agents who were searching nationwide for the actor to portray Charlie Bucket in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. The agents took Polaroid photos of Ostrum and recorded him reading from the original novel, then returned to New York. Two months later Ostrum was called to New York for a screen test where he sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee",〔 and a month after that he was contacted and given ten days to prepare to leave for filming. In 2000, Ostrum recalled that shooting ''Willy Wonka'' in Munich was "sort of like being an exchange student for five months". Fond memories of his five months in West Germany included watching the construction of Olympiapark, Munich, for the 1972 Summer Olympics, and working with Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson.〔〔 Though in his audition he had been assured that his singing would probably be cut and dubbed, it was Ostrum's own singing voice that made it to the screen—albeit significantly cut. In a 2011 interview, Ostrum told the story of how director Mel Stuart gave him a clapperboard from the film, and then forgot he had done so; it is Ostrum's only souvenir from the set. After he finished shooting ''Willy Wonka'', the then 13-year-old Ostrum declined the offer of a three-film contract, later recalling that "()verybody thinks that acting is such a glamorous profession, but it's a difficult profession."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Ostrum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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