Pongi (fanon biography)

Peter Cobald Reginald OA (' Peter James O'Riley Jr., formerly Reinard'''; born 12 March 1982) is an English actor, musician, sports commentator, and retired hockey player. Reginald is the recipient of multiple accolades, including the AntMusic Award and the BAFTA Award, as well as winning two Ruisling Cup championships.

Born in York, England, he grew up with a love of acting and would frequent plays with his family. After auditioning for a supporting role in a television show, he and his family moved to Russikon, Switzerland. Reginald played the role of Pongi in Pingu, which brought him to prominence and was later nominated for a BAFTA Award. During his career, he began to take up hockey professionally, and began taking up bass guitar under the guise of his friends, who were musicians themselves. He later joined Icebreakers.

While balancing his acting career, he started playing with minor league teams before signing with the Vladivostok Vampires in 1999.

Early life
Reginald was born Peter James O'Riley Jr. on 12 March 1982 in York, England. His father, Peter James O'Riley Sr. (December 10, 1947 – December 31, 1984) owned a pub with his brother, while his mother, Patricia Lucile (née Huber) is a warehouse worker. The younger Peter described memories of his father as "blurry", but he assumed the older Peter was a close relative of his. On New Year's Eve 1984, the older Peter was killed in a car accident while driving in Sheffield. No other passengers were on board. Overcome with grief, his mother sent the children to live with their relatives; she dated German engineer Otmar Cobald Reinard (born Otmar Kobold Reinard), and after forming a relationship, he married her. Both adopted Otmar's 3 children in the process. Reinard grew up believing Otmar to be his biological father. It was not until his 8th birthday that he found out about his adoption and birth certificate that the older Peter was his biological father, and that Otmar was his stepfather. Speaking about his experience, he stated: "It all happened so fast, and I wasn't sure how to process it."

As a young child, Reginald wanted to explore interests and has taken up hobbies from hockey to writing. He was physically active, often practicing with his adopted siblings on the weekdays after daycare, and on the weekends he often wrote stories in his personal notebook. He attended a school play with his adoptive siblings, which inspired him to act. He attended the Outdoors School for Excelling Penguins in Russikon with fellow students Pingu Winters, Attin Page, Terry Goldberg, and Gabby Pascal.

Pingu (1990-2006)
Reginald auditioned for several shows with the guidance of his uncle, Martin Reinard, who agreed to manage his career. Martin prevented Reginald from falling into the child star trap by only granting him a select few projects, often taking him to act after he's done his schoolwork. He first met Pingu Winters and Robby Brighton on the set of Ice Hockey, where they began to build a friendship. The hockey scenes required Reginald to tone down his performance for the episode, which involved many players from Reginald's teammates and rivals. Brighton states, "Reg (Peter) could've had his team on his side to play a fair game, but his haughty-draughty self decided to go with Pingu and I instead. A few of his teammates were on the other side of the rink, he told me. And I asked him, 'why us?', and he said he wanted to give us a chance and so that he could befriend us. I mean, the other team told us they were going to beat us anyway, but it was still a shock. Thankfully, they were nicer in real life and we even traded phone numbers after we finished shooting. So yeah, lovely crew."

They began to converse more and they built up a friendship, often playing sports with each other after school.

Personal life
Reginald maintains a more private life than any of the other students at the Outdoors School; he does not have social media, and keeps a low profile by living in the countryside of England. He married Annie Mathews on October 12, 2010 in a civil ceremony near Berkhamsted.