Robert Dane Oliveri (born April 28, 1978) is an American former child actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989

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film, ''

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'', for which he was nominated for a

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and a

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. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, '' Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'' and the 3D short film, ''

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'' He is also known for playing Kevin,

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's younger brother, in

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's ''

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''.

Career

At age nine, Oliveri starred as Paul Bard in an episode of ''

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''. Two years later he made a guest appearance on '' Friday the 13th: The Series '' 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 ''

''. For his performance, he was nominated for a

and a

. In 1990, Oliveri starred as Danny Flocken in the pilot of ''The Flockens'', a show about raising four boys, which also starred

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and

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as the parents. The show was not picked up and dismissed. He starred in a 1990 episode of the TV series ''Monsters'' and then landed the role of Kevin in ''

'' with

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and

. He later starred in an episode of ''

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'' 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

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's film debut. Oliveri was asked to reprise his role as Szalinski again two years later for the 3D science fiction short film used in the ''

'' attraction, at several

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, from 1994 to 2010.

Filmography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveri, Robert 1978 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors