John Joseph Duda (born March 19, 1977) is an American child actor best known for starring in the Christmas movie Prancer.
In elementary school, Duda was an avid piano player and was part of the Oak Lawn singing group Kids Spectacular.
He worked as a teacher and mentor for middle and high school, earned a doctorate in education from UCLA in 2011, and founded multiple nonprofit organizations to benefit students.
At age ten, John Duda played Ebenezer Scrooge as a boy in Goodman Theatre's 1987 presentation of A Christmas Carol.
[6] The adaptation for the theatre's 10th anniversary of the play added minor scenes, some with young Ebenezer, giving John more time on stage.