Robert Oliveri

Robert Oliveri
Born	Robert Dane Oliveri April 28, 1978 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–1994

Robert Dane Oliveri (born April 28, 1978) is a former American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D film, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. He is also known as Kevin, Winona Ryder's little brother, in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands.

Early life

Robert Dane Oliveri was born in Los Angeles, California. He has one older brother, Erick, and a younger brother, Christopher. His mother, Pattie, divorced his father, remarried another man, and had three other children. He grew up in Lynbrook, New York with his mother where he attended St. Raymond's Catholic School in East Rockaway, New York. He and his brother, Erick, once starred together in a Stovetop Stuffing commercial. This began his future acting career.

Career

At age nine, Oliveri starred as Paul Bard in an episode of ABC Afterschool Special. Two years later he made a guest appearance on Friday the 13th: The Series, based on the film franchise, as Mike Carlson. That same year, he starred as Young Nelson in the television movie, Ask Me Again. Also that year, he landed the role of Nick Szalinski, the son of Rick Moranis's character in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

For his performance, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. In 1990, Oliveri starred as Danny Flocken in the pilot of The Flockens, a show about raising four boys, which also starred Miriam Flynn and Bruce McGill as the parents. The show was not picked up and dismissed. He starred in an episode of Monsters and then landed the role of Kevin in Edward Scissorhands with Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder.

He later starred in an episode of ABC Weekend Special as Ryan in Ralph S. Mouse. The next year, Oliveri reprised his role as Nick Szalinski in 1992's Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. His character had matured since the previous film and took a liking to Mandy Park, which was Keri Russell's film debut. Oliveri was asked to reprise his role as Szalinski again two years later for the 3D science fiction film, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, that opened at Epcot in 1994 and closed in 2010. It was later added to Disneyland's Tomorrowland section in California, but it closed in 2010 there, too.

Personal life

Oliveri quit acting after Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and graduated from School of the Holy Child in Old Westbury, New York in 1996. He became a freshman that year at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. Oliveri currently lives in Florida with his wife and his daughter. His wife had their first son in December 2007.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	Ask Me Again	Young Nelson	Supporting role
	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	Nick Szalinski	Main role
1990	Edward Scissorhands	Kevin Boggs	Supporting role
1992	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	Nick Szalinski	Main role
1994	Honey, I Shrunk the Audience	Nick Szalinski	Main role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	ABC Afterschool Special	Paul Bard	Episode: "Supermom's Daughter"
1989	Friday the 13th: The Series	Mike Carlson	Episode: "The Playhouse"
1990	The Flockens	Danny Flocken	Pilot
1985	Monsters	Roy Barton	Episode: "Mr. Swlabr"
1985	ABC Weekend Special	Ryan	Episode: "Ralph S. Mouse"

External links

• Robert Oliveri at the Internet Movie Database