Michael Oliver Returned to Acting in "Stranger Things"

Netflix recently released a new original horror/drama TV show entitled "Stranger Things."  It is an enthralling new show and have received rave reviews. 

I recognized Michael Oliver Ponce while watching the show.  He appeared as a hideous monster.  Here is a  screen cap of him.  It appears as though he acted without wearing any makeup at all.  He looks great!

Michael Oliver Was Great in "The Time Machine"

Michael Oliver Ponce was fantastic in "The Time Machine," the cinematic rendering of H.G. Wells' classic novel. In the movie, Michael played a Morelock, one of the humanoid monsters from 800,000 years in the future who feast on normal humans. Michael portrayed a Morelock without wearing any makeup whatsoever! Here is a screen cap of Michael from the movie:

Michael Oliver Ponce Was Fantastic In Pumpkinhead!

Michael Oliver Ponce stole the show in the 1988 supernatural horror film, Pumpkinhead. In the movie, Ponce played a gigantic vengeance demon who attacked innocent people. The amazing thing is that Ponce played this role with no makeup whatsoever! He should have won an Academy Award for his role. Ponce's cult following began building shortly after this flick was released. Here is a picture of Ponce from the movie completely sans makeup:

Michael Oliver Ponce Was Great in C.H.U.D.!!!

One of Michael Oliver Ponce's first big roles was in the 1984 horror movie, C.H.U.D. In that movie, Ponce played a Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller (C.H.U.D.), i.e., a monster that lives in the sewer and comes above ground periodically to attack humans. Perhaps the casting director chose Ponce because of his stinky balls and ass and figured that Ponce would be perfect as a sewer monster?

Ponce played his role with no makeup whatsoever and received generally positive reviews. Here is a picture of Ponce from C.H.U.D.:

Mike Oliver's role in Bad Lieutenant

Mike, I just wanted to say that I thought you were amazing in your uncredited role as Harvey Keitel's penis in Bad Lieutenant. You deserved an Oscar for that shit! You must've nearly suffocated! Good job buddy!

Michal Oliver's Early Role in Gremlins

I have uncovered what may have been Michael Oliver's earliest known role. It seems that as a very small child Michael was tapped to play the character "Stripe" in the movie Gremlins. I've been told that Michael needed no makeup for the role and saved the producers quite a bit of money! Way to go Mikey O! Unfortunately even at a young age his co-stars were disgusted by his foul smell and Phoebe Cates was rumored to have vomited upon meeting him.

Michael Oliver's Role In Nightmare on Elm Street!

Michael Oliver Ponce stole the show in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. As you may recall, he played the evil child-killing monster, Freddy Kreuger. The Freddy Kreuger character was an evil man/entity who had severe burns over his entire body. Ponce was great and didn't even need to wear any makeup whatsoever - he had the perfect complexion for the role!

I heard that Ponce may have won an Oscar for his role. Does anyone know whether that is true?

Michael Oliver's Role in "Alien Autopsy"

One of Michael Oliver Ponce's most unusal roles was in the 1995 TV special, Alien Autopsy - Fact or Fiction. It aired on the FOX network during the summer in 1995. Michael acted in the original footage without using any make up at all! Ray Santilli, a London-based video entrepreneur, claimed to have original black-and-white video footage on an autopsy being performed on one of the aliens allegedly captured in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. He peddled his footage of what was supposedly the autopsy to various networks and FOX produced a special show about the footage.

The alien autopsy footage was later proved to be a fake when John Ritter recognized Michael Oliver Ponce as the alleged alien carcass. Here are some images of Ponce from that TV special:

Michael Oliver's Role In "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"

The most successful movie in which Michael Oliver Ponce has ever acted was 1983's hit, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. In it, Ponce played Admiral Akbar, the Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet fighting against the forces of evil! A picture of Ponce dressed up as Admiral Akbar is shown below. As one can clearly see, Ponce wore minimal makeup for this role and, in fact, the only way to tell that he's an admiral is by looking at the shirt he's wearing! Ponce really fit the look for this role, although I think he should have shaved his whiskers before appearing in the movie.

Speaking of admirals, I wonder if Darth Vader gave Ponce a "rear admiral" on the rowdy Return of the Jedi set...

Michael Oliver's Role in "Annie"

In 1982, Michael Oliver Ponce starred as a little orphan in the box office hit, Annie. Ponce played a homeless little girl who is orphaned during the Great Depression and lives in an orphanage with a runaway dog until she is adopted by a rich man. I personally thought that Annie totally sucked when I saw it as a child, although it was fairly popular. Ponce did, however, impress me with his immense talents as a character actor, wearing a dress throughout the movie and getting a firecrotch perm!

Michael Oliver's Role in "Creature From The Black Lagoon"

One of Michael Oliver Ponce's first movie roles was as Gill-man, an amphibious monster living in an Amazonian rain forest, in Creature From the Black Lagoon. Ponce played the title character in this horror flick and he did so without wearing any makeup, resulting in a fast shoot for the movie! Here's a picture of Ponce from the movie:

Michael Oliver's Role in Wrong Turn

Michael Oliver had a starring role in the 2003 horror flick, Wrong Turn. In the movie, Michael Oliver Ponce played a canniballistic inbred mountain person who went on a killing rampage. Ponce was very believable in this role. He also managed to perform this role with no makeup whatsoever! Here is a picture of Ponce from the movie:

Michael Oliver's Role In Deliverance!

One of Michael Oliver's first movie roles was as an ugly inbred kid in the movie Deliverance. Michael played the banjo in a famous scene with Ronnie Cox. Here is a screen cap of Michael Oliver Ponce from that movie:


Here's a clip of his scene. Michael sure could strum the banjo! Maybe that's why he decided to be a roadie - he must love being around music.

Michael Oliver's Role on Small Wonder

One of Michael Oliver Ponce's first roles was as Harriet Brindle on the mid-1980s syndicated hit show, Small Wonder. Ponce dressed as a little girl for this role and became universally known as one of the most annoying characters in TV history. Ponce's Harriet was kind of like the female version of Screech from Saved By The Bell. Here is a picture of Ponce from his days on Small Wonder:

I heard a rumor that several years ago Ponce drove to Vermont to exchange gay nuptials with some other dude. Here is a picture from his gay wedding (Ponce is the one on the left - he must have been so happy to find manly love with another fire crotch!):

Was Michael Oliver a Gay Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?

It has come to light in the last 24 hours that Michael Oliver was at one time a member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! After the last report of Michael living in the sewer it was reported that Michael was actually the 5th member of the legendary ninja turtles. Unfortunately for Michael his character "Liberace" was caught in some unseemly positions with the Turtles male adversaries! Thus Michael was thrown out of the Turtles, thrusting him into the sewer to live a dark and smelly life. I was only able to find one picture of Michael as "Liberace". I was surprised to see that Michael wore his trademark bow tie even when in full turtle attire! The sword is unmistakably Michaels! He looks adorable!!! His being thrown out of the Turtles must have been a heartbreaking blow!

Michael Oliver's Role In Beetlejuice

Once of Michael Oliver Ponce's breakthrough roles was as the title character in the hit 1988 movie, Beetlejuice. Ponce played "Beetlejuice," an ugly monster who was also a bio-exorcist. Ponce is a great character actor and was superb in his role. Astonishingly, the producers raved about Ponce's performance in large part because he required no makeup whatsoever for his role! His skin is naturally extremely pale and with a little bit of haircoloring, he was good to go!

Mike on "Amen"

Back in 1990 when Mike was riding high he starred in an episode of the tv show Amen. This was right after Problem Child 1 came out and before the dud Problem Child 2 hit theaters. I wonder if Mike got along well with the star of Amen, Sherman Hemsley? I imagine it's likely that Sherman introduced Junior to the giant, spitting, black mamba trouser snake! I've heard rumors of an easter egg on the Amen DVD that shows Sherman and that really old angry guy farting on Junior while he wears that stupid red bow tie! Has anyone seen this?

Michael Oliver in Unknown Movie.

I found this photo of Michael from an unknown movie he made. It may have been the movie "Troll" but I am not 100 percent positive on that. However I am quite sure the person on the left is Michael Oliver sans any type of makeup in some sort of horror movie. I'm sure the horror industry loves to get their hands on Mikey as his not needing the normal hours of makeup to look like a monster must save tons of time. That along with his being a total pro and class act must make up for his foul B.O.!

UPDATE: I have received confirmation that this is a pic of Michael Oliver from the movie Troll 2!

Michael Oliver Was Awesome on Life Goes On!

My favorite Michael Oliver role was his role as "Corky," a young man suffering from Down's Syndrome, on the early 1990s hit drama, Life Goes On. Michael provided an intense portrayal of the star of the show!

After Life Goes On went off the air in 1993, Michael took some time off for a few years until he found his true calling - to be a roadie for a crappy band. Here is a picture of Michael with two apparently gay musicians. Are these two fruits bandmembers in The Samples, the band for which Michael is a roadie?

Outstanding Job In Leprechaun

I never really focused much on Mike's work after Problem Child. Since the start of this terrific blog I've been doing a bit a research trying to find all the hidden gems this multi-talented beefcake has been in. Just this evening I came across this hot pic of Mike sans makeup in the role of the Leprechaun! Most everyone has watched the Leprechaun series, and I always wondered why I found the Leprechaun to be highly arousing! Now I know the answer....... Michael Oliver!!! Well done Michael!!! Thankfully for this role Mike didn't have to cut his gorgeous mullet!