Where Are They Now - Friday, April 7, 2017
Hello fans,
I caught 'The NeverEnding Story' the other night and began to wonder, "Whatever happened to Barret Oliver?" He played Bastian in the movie. Good movie, by-the-way.
Now that the movie is 30 years old, great gravy, let's find out what Barret Oliver has been doing.
Take care,
Steve
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Shelley Hack: Played Tiffany Welles on the TV series "Charlie's Angels"
Karen Grassle: Played Caroline Ingalls on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie"
Ursula Andress: She was the original "Bond girl" in the James Bond movie "Dr. No"
(Answer at the bottom)
Barret Oliver
Learn more about Barret Oliver on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: 24 August 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
BIRTH NAME: Barrett Spencer Oliver
NICKNAME: Barry
CLAIM TO FAME: He has appeared several memorable films of '80s, some of the most well-known being Cocoon, D.A.R.Y.L., and The NeverEnding Story.
FAMILY LIFE: No info found.
INFO: '80s child actor best known for his work on The NeverEnding Story (1984), Cocoon (1985) and Frankenweenie (1984).
Has done "voice-overs" in television programs such as "The Archers", "Riders of the Storm", and The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV).
Has appeared in television commercials for several institutions such as McDonald's, Goodyear Tires, Visa Card, Security Pacific Bank, Marineland, and Hertz.
TRIVIA: Attended Los Feliz (Apple) School, an Elementary School in Los Angeles.
Is the son of Kathy and Kent Oliver. He has an elder brother named Kyle Oliver.
His mother, Kathy, worked as his manager. His father, Kent, worked as an interior designer. Barret developed an interest in acting after his elder brother, Kyle, became involved in acting as a child.
He has written articles on photography and contributed to demonstrations and workshops.
He has authored the book "A History of the Woodburytype." Woodburytypes are made from a 19th century photo-mechanical process.
WHERE IS HE NOW: From what I gather Oliver teaches photography in Los Angeles, California. He has become a photograph historian after learning the 19th Century Wet-Plate process from artist Stephen Berkman and studying with master photographers Cole Weston and George Tice, Barret's print work has been part of numerous gallery and museum exhibitions.
CREDITS:
1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills...Willie Saravian
1988 Cocoon: The Return...David
1988 Hooperman (TV Series)...Anthony
- Me and Mr. Magoo (1988)
1987 The Secret Garden (TV Movie)...Dickon Sowerby
1986 Spot Marks the X (TV Movie)...Ken Miller
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)...Georgie (segment "Gramma")
- Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) ... Georgie (segment "Gramma")
1985 Tall Tales & Legends (TV Series)..Hendrick Van Tassel
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1985)
1985 Cocoon...David
1985 D.A.R.Y.L....Daryl
1984 Frankenweenie (Short)...Victor Frankenstein
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series)...Matthew Powell
- Portraits (1984)
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)...Arthur Nealy
- To Touch the Moon (1984)
1984 Invitation to Hell (TV Movie)...Robbie Winslow
1984 The NeverEnding Story...Bastian
1984 Lottery! (TV Series)
- San Diego: Bingo! (1984)
1983 Uncommon Valor...Kid #2
1983 Love, Sidney (TV Series)
- Surprise Party (1983)
1982 The Circle Family (TV Movie)...Q.P.
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye...Little Boy
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again...Child in Supermarket
1982 Knight Rider (TV Series)...Buddy
- Knight of the Phoenix: Part 2 (1982)
- Knight of the Phoenix: Part 1 (1982)
1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)...Jimmy the Kid
- Veteran (1981)
To see Then & Now pictures of Barret Oliver, visit: Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Shelley Hack - ALIVE
Born: 07/06/1952
Karen Grassle - ALIVE
Born: 02/25/1942
Ursula Andress - ALIVE
Born: 03/19/1936
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
4/6
Armand Gatti, 93, Monégasque-born French playwright, poet and journalist.
4/5
Arthur Bisguier, 87, American chess grandmaster and writer, respiratory failure.
Chelsea Brown, 69, American-Australian actress (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Number 96), dementia.
Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, 88-89, Kenyan politician and diplomat, mayor of Nairobi (1970-1976).
Paul O'Neill, 61, American producer, composer and songwriter (Trans-Siberian Orchestra).
Makoto Ooka, 86, Japanese poet and literary critic.
Tim Parnell, 84, British racing driver.
Memè Perlini, 69, Italian actor and director (A Fistful of Dynamite, The Grand Duel), suicide by defenestration.
Alhassan Saeed, 63, Nigerian Islamic scholar.
Ilkka Sinisalo, 58, Finnish ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers), prostate cancer. ]
Nigel Sitwell, 81, British conservationist and writer, Alzheimer's disease.
4/4
Lolis Elie, 89, American lawyer and civil rights activist.
Samir Farid, 73, Egyptian film critic.
John T. Knox, 92, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1960-1980).
Giovanni Sartori, 92, Italian political scientist and journalist (Corriere della Sera), throat cancer.
Karl Stotz, 90, Austrian football player and manager.
4/3
Kishori Amonkar, 84, Indian classical singer.
Michel Arrivé, 80, French linguist and novelist.
John Chrispinsson, 60, Swedish journalist.
Azim Daudpota, 83, Pakistani military officer and politician, Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (1983-1986), Governor of Sindh (1999-2000).
Abraham S. Fischler, 89, American academic, President of Nova Southeastern University (1970-1992).
Davuldena Gnanissara Thero, 101, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Supreme Mahanayaka of Amarapura Nikaya.
Sergio González Rodríguez, 67, Mexican journalist, heart attack.
Brenda Jones, 62, American R&B singer (The Jones Girls), traffic collision.
L.A. Dre, American record producer and keyboardist.
Tomairangi Paki, 64, New Zealand Maori kapa haka leader.
Reene Schisgal, American film producer (Power).
Roy Sievers, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox).
Gary W. Thomas, 79, American judge.
William Walaska, 71, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1995-2017), cancer.
4/2
Sam Ard, 78, American racecar driver.
Parv Bancil, 50, British playwright.
Vivienne de Silva Boralessa, 86, Sri Lankan singer.
Valeriu Can?er (ro), 62, Moldovan academician.
Ken Donnelly, 66, American politician, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (since 2009), complications from a brain tumor.
André Drouin, 70, Canadian politician, cancer.
Alma Delia Fuentes, 80, Mexican actress.
Hate Man, 80, American writer, heart failure.
Ravi Jayewardene, 80, Sri Lankan army officer and sports shooter.
Rhubarb Jones, 65, American country disc jockey and professional wrestling ring announcer (WCW), heart attack.
Leonard Litwin, 102, American real estate developer.
Rafael Molina Morillo, 87, Dominican newspaper editor and diplomat.
Michael D. Rose, 75, American hotelier, CEO of Holiday Inn and Promus Companies, cancer.
Michèle Rosier, 86, French fashion designer, film director, documentary maker and screenwriter.