The young actor stars as 10-year-old Daniel, one of Punky’s adopted sons, in the series on Peacock.
Here’s a synopsis: In this continuation of the iconic 80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad, Punky is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy, a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.
Oliver can also be seen in the movie Occupation: Rainfall, and he’ll also be seen in the series Harrow and the upcoming movie Home Plate.
Now that Punky Brewster is now streaming on Peacock, JJJ got to know Oliver De Los Santos with 10 Fun Facts. Check ‘em out!
1. I’m half Australian and American, and I live in Australia. My normal accent is Australian.
2. I’ve been playing guitar for about a year and I LOVE it. I taught myself and I love playing old rocks songs from the 80s.
3. My favorite sport is baseball and I play here in Australia, but my US team is the Dodgers.
4. I LOVE the 70s and 80s, and love wearing 70s and 80s clothes. My favorite wardrobe piece is my vintage bell bottoms!! I need more.
5. My favorite thing to do is go swimming- at the beach or in a pool.
6. I like playing video games and making stop motion animations with lego.
7. I do a pretty good Bart Simpson impression.
8. I love indoor skydiving!
9. My favorite foods are honey chicken, Japanese, Indian and ice cream.
The Punky Brewster reboot trailer is here and it looks super fun!
Soleil Moon Frye is reprising her role 33 years after the original went off the air.
The new series is a continuation of the original sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad, Punky, who is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy, a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.
It’s official – Punky Brewster is BACK and returning to television screens this February!
It was just announced that the reboot will premiere on Peacock on Thursday, February 25th.
The new continuation of the original series follows Punky, who is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy, a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.
All 10 episodes of the series will drop on the streaming service at once. All episodes of the original Punky Brewster series are also now streaming on Peacock.
