Answer the following Q with stream of consciousness. Passage: Jean Parker Shepherd, Jr. (July 26, 1921 -- October 16, 1999) was an American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor. He was often referred to by the nickname Shep. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known to modern audiences for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories.

Question: Based on this passage, who did the voiceover in a christmas story?
The relevant information is: With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known to modern audiences for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories. Therefore, the final answer is Jean Parker Shepherd , Jr ..