Peet Montzingo
Born
Peter Montzingo

(1990-05-02) May 2, 1990
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Known forInternet personality

Peter "Peet" Montzingo is a Los Angeles based American 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.[1][2][3]

Biography and career

Montzingo has 24 million followers across his social media platforms.[4] His YouTube channel was ranked 17th among Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels by Tubefilter.[5] His videos show what it is like to be a tall person raised by a dwarf mother,[6][7] besides serious videos tackling mental health awareness and fascination with the supernatural, as he lives across a 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.[4][8][9]

In 2019, as a recording artist with the band 5WEST, he toured South Africa, Spain, and Europe, they did their first arena tour as the supporting act for Boyzone autumn of 2019.[10][11]

In 2022, Montzingo co-authored a picture book titled Little Imperfections: A Tall Tale of Growing Up Different, along with Rockwell Sands.[12] The book covers the theme of being different, it is told through the perspective of Montzingo himself.[4][13]

Selected work

Credits
Year Title Role Reference
2010 iCarly iCarly's Biggest Fan [14]
2010 Meadowoods Ryan's Friend [15]
2011 The X Factor Auditionee [16]
2013 The Homecoming Jonas [17]
2016 Breaking Free Calum [18]
2021 Jeff Lewis Live Peet Montzingo [19]
2022 Jax Writes Songs Peet Montzingo [20]

Bibliography

  • Little Imperfections[21] (ISBN 9798986283609)

References

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