Whatever happened to that little bastard from Problem Child?

I’m sure that many of you will remember that wonderful piece of cinema from 1990 called Problem Child. There was even a sequel. Whatever happened to that little bastard who played Junior? You remember Junior, don’t you?

Am I in the minority when I say that I’d like to strangle that kid with his own bowtie? And why the fuck is he even wearing a bowtie? Is he a Bible salesman? Or is he selling ice cream?

His name is Michael Oliver and according to Wikipedia, his career came to a halting crash.

After completion of Problem Child 2, Universal Pictures sued Oliver’s manager-mother Dianne Ponce for extorting his acting contract with the studio. Universal Pictures alleged that, on the eve of filming, Ponce threatened to remove her son from production unless his payment for the film was raised from $80,000 to $500,000.

A Superior Court jury ruled that the contract was unenforceable, Universal Pictures having entered into it under duress, and that Ponce and Oliver were obliged to return the balance between the $250,000 Universal had thus far paid and the $80,000 originally negotiated.

In recent years, Oliver has been a roadie for some shitty band called The Samples. The fucking Samples? Can’t you come up with a better name than that?

When he’s not carrying the equipment for some crappy jam band (described as a cross between The Grateful Dead & The Police - please just shoot me now), he’s sporting a fine mullet and looking like an altogether grown-up asshat. Feast your eyes on Michael Oliver in all his glory.