What Happened To The Brady Bunch's Cousin Oliver Actor?
Cousin Oliver wasn't on The Brady Bunch for long, but the actor's career continued in unexpected places. There's a good chance you've heard him since.
Robbie Rist, best known for his role as Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch, has had a long and varied career in acting and voiceovers. At just nine years old, he played Oliver in the fifth season of The Brady Bunch in 1974, a character introduced to boost ratings but ultimately causing the show's demise after six episodes. However, Rist's acting career did not fade with Cousin Oliver.
That same year, he landed a regular role in the NBC drama Lucas Tanner and went on to appear in various TV shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including The Bionic Woman, Big John, Little John, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In the 1980s, he had live-action roles in Knight Rider and The Love Boat, before finding his niche in Saturday morning cartoons.
His most notable voice role after Cousin Oliver is Michelangelo, the Ninja Turtle, for which he provided the voice in several Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies and series from 1990 to 1993. Rist's voice acting career spans numerous shows, including Batman: The Animated Series, Invasion America, Totally Spies!, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Powerpuff Girls reboot, as well as video games and anime dubs.
Despite being labeled a "jump the shark" moment, Cousin Oliver's brief run left a lasting impact. Rist continues to work in voice acting, occasionally making appearances in live-action roles like his humorous part in Sharknado, and he is also a musician and producer.
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