Robert Anthony Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor, voice
actor, singer, and musician. He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in
The Brady Bunch and Martin in Grady. 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 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles. Additionally, he and director Anthony C. Ferrante provided
music for the Sharknado film and the theme song for the Sharknado
franchise.As a child, Rist played Cousin Oliver in the final six
episodes of The Brady Bunch. With the regular children all getting
older, his inclusion was intended to reintroduce a cute younger child
to the series. However, the plan became moot as the network had opted
to not renew the series before his debut. This gave rise to the term
"Cousin Oliver Syndrome", also known as "add-a-kid". 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.After The
Brady Bunch he co-starred in the Saturday morning comedy Big John,
Little John as Little John. He portrayed Glendon Farrell on the David
Hartman vehicle Lucas Tanner, 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 in 1975, and in 1976 and 1977 played
Ted Baxter's son David on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, along with three
episodes of The Bionic Woman. In 1980, Rist played "Dr. Zee" on
Galactica 1980. 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. In 1986, Rist had a notable supporting
role as Milo in the action film, Iron Eagle which was a box-office hit
despite being critically panned.
actor, singer, and musician. He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in
The Brady Bunch and Martin in Grady. 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 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles. Additionally, he and director Anthony C. Ferrante provided
music for the Sharknado film and the theme song for the Sharknado
franchise.As a child, Rist played Cousin Oliver in the final six
episodes of The Brady Bunch. With the regular children all getting
older, his inclusion was intended to reintroduce a cute younger child
to the series. However, the plan became moot as the network had opted
to not renew the series before his debut. This gave rise to the term
"Cousin Oliver Syndrome", also known as "add-a-kid". 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.After The
Brady Bunch he co-starred in the Saturday morning comedy Big John,
Little John as Little John. He portrayed Glendon Farrell on the David
Hartman vehicle Lucas Tanner, 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 in 1975, and in 1976 and 1977 played
Ted Baxter's son David on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, along with three
episodes of The Bionic Woman. In 1980, Rist played "Dr. Zee" on
Galactica 1980. 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. In 1986, Rist had a notable supporting
role as Milo in the action film, Iron Eagle which was a box-office hit
despite being critically panned.
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