‘A Christmas Story’ House Beef Squashed Between Owner and Actor

It’s a ‘Christmas Story’ miracle — the red-hot rigidity between the flick’s actor Yano Anaya and the proprietor of the on-screen house is cooling down … after their explosive confrontation.

Yano, who performed Grover Dill within the 1983 movie, tells TMZ … he despatched house owner Brian Jones a number of emails on the heels of their November blow-up, however initially acquired no response.

We broke the story … Brian got face-to-face with Yano, accusing the actor of being a scammer, loser, and “piece of s**t” — referring to a GoFundMe began by a member of Yano’s ‘A Christmas Story’ group, which was launched to boost funds for the home.

Yano’s efforts to easy issues over and discover out why Brian was so upset failed till per week in the past when Brian reached again out, agreeing to satisfy up for breakfast on NYE in Atlanta.

We’re instructed Brian defined his cause for the outburst — citing a ton of unfavorable previous enterprise experiences with individuals making an attempt to benefit from him and use the home … and Brian apologized for assuming Yano fell into that class.

The 2 had been all smiles, posing for a photograph collectively as soon as all was stated and finished… posting it in a Facebook group for followers of the movie. In the caption, Yano says they have been friends for 20 years — including, “when friendships can withstand the tests of life, you cherish those relationships.”

Yano says Brian feels he and his group could be nice potential consumers to maintain the custom alive. FYI, Yano claims his group has the cash to attain the pad, and will present proof of funds this week to start the method of probably buying.

Brian backed that up, telling TMZ issues are certainly properly now, and Yano’s “working with our investment bank REAG to qualify as a buyer alongside other interested parties.”

ICYMI, the enduring residence from the film just lately hit the market and Yano instructed us he and different ‘Christmas Story’ forged members had been taken with shopping for.