The Brady Bunch
By Katherine Butler on April 5, 2012
While the rest of us were roller skating, tie-dying, or shoving shoulder pads into our sweaters, actor Robbie Rist was quietly making himself into a pop culture cornerstone. We first met Rist as Cousin Oliver of The Brady Bunch, the mini-John Denver look-alike who simultaneously charmed and jinxed the Brady kids. He went on to appear on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bionic Woman, What’s Happening!!, CHiPs, The Love Boat, One Day at a Time, and Galactica, 1980. Later, he inspired surfers everywhere as the voice of Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Today, Rist is a respected voice-over actor, musician, and the all-around realization of pop culture. Recently, we spoke with the actor about his wild ride to fame and how he really feels about Michael Bay taking over the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise. (Spoiler—he’s pissed.)
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