Sean Frye

Sean Frye was born in Hollywood to an American actor and an Irish native Pushed into child labor commercial television at age 6 Frye was already studying with Mr Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio in Hollywood by age 9 Frye was eventually spotted in a Crest toothpaste commercial by director Ted Kotcheff and landed the role sight unseen of son Billy in the 1977 film Fun with Dick and Jane Father Virgil Frye 19302012 met caterer Sondra Peluce on the set of one of Fryes commercial television film shoots for MM Candies and his sister actress Soleil Moon Frye was born soon thereafter Frye introduced Soleil to his talent agency Herb Tannen Associates and sister Soleil went on to much greater success Sean Frye costarred in long running stage productions of The Petrified Man opposite Marian Mercer La MaMa Theaters Skyjack 76 Entebbe Drama Critics Circle Award winner and the madcap comedy Crazy Marriage Frye costarred as Elizabeth Montgomerys son in two consecutive TV productions The Awakening Land and Act of Violence and also portrayed Melissa Gilberts very first love interest on Little House on the Prairie Best remembered as costar Steve in the blockbuster classic ET The ExtraTerrestrial 1982 Frye was a world traveler by age 14 Briefly married to Rita Trinidad in 1987 Frye retired from the film industry in 1988 entering into social work following the death of two very close friends In 1993 Frye met his spouse retired army veteran Michael Alexander when Alexander issued Frye a parking ticket in West Hollywood The couple adopted their infant son and center of their universe Logan Frye Alexander in 2003 and proceeded to live happily ever after IMDb Mini Biography By reservoirattnet