| Robert Dane Oliveri | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1978 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–1994, 2010-Present |
Robert 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.
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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 Raymond Meegan, and had three other children (Allie, Nick, and Tim). 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.
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 (played by Keri Russell in her 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. In 1998, it was added to Disneyland's Tomorrowland section in California. Both were closed in 2010.
After Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Oliveri quit acting 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 now goes by his true name, Phillips, and currently lives in Florida with his wife and his daughter. His wife had their first son in December 2007.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Splash Mountain | Br'er Gator Boy | Main Role |
| 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 |
| 2011 | Back to the Conscince | James Teacher. | Main role |
| 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 |
| 1990 | ABC Weekend Special | Ryan | Episode: Ralph S. Mouse |