![]() He was also the voice of Aaron in the PC game Star Warped. He was the voice of Star, a mauve-and-cream Siberian Husky, in the animated 1995 Universal Studios film Balto, and to date, this is his first and only role in a full-length animated film. Voice-over work Īs an adult, Rist has worked as a voice actor, such as in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series (as the voice of Michaelangelo) from 1984 to 1986, he starred in the Saturday morning cartoon Kidd Video, playing the character Whiz both in live-action music videos and animated sequences. He also mentioned that Sharknado was his very first red carpet premiere. When Ferrante said that he had been approached to direct the film, Rist insisted that Ferrante take the job, and that if he did, that he should have a part in it. ![]() Ferrante came upon the film's poster at the American Film Market and became enthusiastic about the concept. Rist said in an interview that his friend Anthony C. In 2013, he portrayed Robbie the Bus Driver in the camp horror film Sharknado. Rist produced a horror/comedy film, Stump The Band, directed by William Holmes and JoJo Hendrickson. Īs of 2006, Rist was acting, working with music and also working in film production. In 1986, Rist had a supporting role as Milo in the action film, Iron Eagle, which was a box-office hit despite being critically panned. He made four guest appearances on CHiPs and the short-lived CBS series Whiz Kids, and also played "Booger" in a failed Revenge of the Nerds TV pilot. He also appeared in three episodes of The Bionic Woman. During 1975-77, Rist played David, son of Ted Baxter ( Ted Knight) on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Although viewers were treated to what felt like a Brady kids reunion Rist, Susan Olson, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland portrayed different characters.Īfter The Brady Bunch, he appeared as Glendon Farrell in Lucas Tanner starring David Hartman, "Little John" in the Saturday Morning series Big John, Little John, Tommy in the series premiere for the short-lived CBS drama series Bronk, and Martin in the short-lived Sanford and Son spin-off Grady. Director and actress Marla Sokoloff cast Rist with four other cast members of "The Brady Bunch" in the Lifetime television film "Blending Christmas" in 2021. Oliver uttered the final line of the final episode: "Me! Cousin Oliver! / Gosh it was only a suggestion," but the character and Rist were subsequently omitted from later original-cast revivals of the series. This gave rise to the TV term "Cousin Oliver Syndrome", also known as "add-a-kid". However, the idea backfired as most viewers disliked the Oliver character and the plan became moot as ABC had opted to not renew the series even before his debut. With the regular children all growing older, his inclusion was intended to reintroduce a cute, younger child to the series. Career Acting Rist as Cousin Oliver in The Brady Bunch in 1974Īs a child, Rist played Cousin Oliver in the final six episodes of The Brady Bunch. Rist was born in La Mirada, California on April 4, 1964. He played Ted & Georgia Baxter's adopted son David on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Ferrante provided music for the Sharknado film and the theme song for the Sharknado franchise. Rist is also known for voicing assorted characters in television shows, games and movies, including Stuffy, the overly-proud stuffed dragon in Doc McStuffins, Whiz in Kidd Video, Star in Balto, Maroda in Final Fantasy X, Choji Akimichi in Naruto, and Michelangelo in the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), and Casey Jones (2011). He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in The Brady Bunch, Martin in Grady and "Little John" in Big John, Little John.
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