Background
Robert Dane Oliveri was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Pattie, divorced his father, remarried another man, and had three other children. He grew up in Lynbrook, New York with his mother where he attended Saint Raymond"s Catholic School in East Rockaway, New New York
Career
He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D film, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. He is also known as Kevin, Winona Ryder"s little brother, in Tim Burton"s Edward Scissorhands. He has one older brother, Erick, and a younger brother, Christopher.
This began his future acting career.
At age nine, Oliveri starred as Paul Bard in an episode of American Broadcasting Company Afterschool Special. Two years later he made a guest appearance on Friday the 13th: The Series, based on the film franchise, as Mike Carlson.
That same year, he starred as Young Nelson in the television movie, Ask Maine Again. Also that year, he landed the role of Nick Szalinski, the son of Rick Moranis"s character in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
In 1990, Oliveri starred as Danny Flocken in the pilot of The Flockens, a show about raising four boys, which also starred Miriam Flynn and Bruce McGill as the parents.
The show was not picked up and dismissed. He starred in an episode of Monsters and then landed the role of Kevin in Edward Scissorhands with Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. He later starred in an episode of American Broadcasting Company Weekend Special as Ryan in Ralph South. 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 Keri Russell"s film debut. Oliveri was asked to reprise his role as Szalinski again two years later for the 3D science fiction film, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, that opened at Epcot in 1994 and closed in 2010.
lieutenant was later added to Disneyland"s Tomorrowland section in California, but it closed in 2010 there, too.