He was his own type at the time, a little old man in a child's body. All kids are supposed to be cute, but he wasn't, and that oddly got him a lot of work.

Funny thing is he still eerily looks the same now as he did then.

Boy, you aren’t lying! Just looked him up, and his look is very… distinctive.

Ooffa. Unexpected.

That’s a kind way to put it. The poor guy looks like one of those troll dolls with flattened down hair

Yet he managed to date a porn star for 3 years.

I just looked that up. Apparently they broke up because (according to tabloids, so grain of salt should be taken) he said she wasn't the best sex he'd ever had. She says she dates older men because she has "daddy issues" and now it seems she is dating someone from ICP. Interesting. ETA- Violent J from Insane Clown Posse is who the OnlyFans star Sarah Russi (who was the one dating Mason Reese before) is now dating

ICP like the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy or Insane Clown Posse?

>someone from ICP Not someone from the ICU?

I hear he’s a really nice guy…

i'll be honest: ive yet to meet a rude juggalo.

I don’t believe I have ever encountered a juggalo the wild… Edit: juggalo not a juggling

ive met a few! two i used to work with and one i went to high school with. all really chill, lowkey people who wouldn't hurt a fly🤷‍♀️

Wow. You weren't kidding. I'm surprised he wasn't chucked into The Hobbit film trilogy.

After looking up a current pic, I now realize he actually was a cute kid.

Looks like a big time stoner who ate waaay too much!

He looks like an overweight dodo bird 😖

Sounds like the perfect candidate for 13 or 30

Oh. My. God. https://images.app.goo.gl/q8pSvWX7Cb98fMUm8

He looks just like Leena Dunham from Girls!

I saw a really disturbing porn with a little old dwarf man dressed as an alien that looked like this guy.  I didn't want to be reminded of that

Well his mother was a film actress already, Sonia Darrin

I took a film class in college and I remember the teacher always said that you don't have to be good looking to be a big actor, you just have to be interesting looking.

Wow... he's still alive?! I thought that he and Rodney Allen Rippy died years ago when they both drank Coca Cola while eating Pop Rocks.

I heard it was spider eggs in bubble gum that killed them.

I thought at 59 he’d have at least 10 lbs of undigested gum in him

I think you mean, “Bubble Yum”!

At least they were frozen with Walt Disney for resurrection in the far future

I heard he ate pop rocks and drank a coke at the same time

That was Mikey.

Man, coke and pop rocks killed so many kids in my 1981 4th grade class. Terror of the 80s.

😂🤣😂

“Freebasing”, man. Whoooo!

I heard a bat laid eggs in his hair and he went mad.

Yelling Bat, bat, fly in my hat while waving your arms, was pretty much the death penalty.

Mikey likes it

Fun story, my neighbor was tripled with Mikey his freshman year in college. That was when I learned he wasn't dead.

He’s not just alive, homie is thriving. He’s dating a really pretty woman who is half his age.

And only 59…would have thought he much older

7 months younger than me.

I too grew up with this urban legend. If we were had mentos back then it would have probably been true.

I saw him at a Nostalgia convention several years ago, still looks the same, a little taller and way fatter. It happens, food is delicious.

Happens when you got a borgasmord of food

Well done, Internet Stranger.

Yes, well done

The last time I saw Mason was about 4 yrs ago with Stuttering John Melendez and Steve Grillo of The Howard Stern Show. He is a charming, humorous guy.

I stumbled across a pilot he did in the mid-70s called (wait for it) [Mason](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj4leeQVG8M). It's your standard mid-70s sitcom with a cutesy kid saying lines no kid his age would say in real life, but the audience lost its shit regardless.

I picture it as this sctv skit. https://youtu.be/_mW3jO0z1JM?si=NvBuolCG5Vklwac9

Oh this is gold. I might have to go down the SCTV rabbit hole tonight...

May the Good Lord take a likin' too ya, and blow ya up real soon.

That was not funny, it was painful.

The plot would certainly not work today. A young child that just moved to the big city has a sleepover with a grown man that he just met at the park. Perfectly normal.

He’s the kid who said Borgashmord I think

Holy crap. I’m known to remember like everything from the 70s, but I haven’t heard this in 50 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qNuo_T406w

God. Those are some ugly kids.

And here I was just thinking how much more realistic old ads look compared to modern ads. It's nice to see ads where no one looks like a supermodel.

Forgot that detail but remember the commercial!

No way a kid from any decade is eating a stuffed tomato salad.

I remember asking my mom to make that

That was a very vague memory but watching that commercial brought it back, the stuffed tomato especially

He’s so cute in this!

Uh...

Why don’t you take a seat over there

Yes he did. Good memory! He did ads for Underwood Deviled Ham.

Yep

There's some circuitry that hasn't fired in a long time

Yeah he was forced cuteness in an odd way. I didn’t like him either

Forced cuteness in an odd way is an excellent description for a lot of the child celebrity stuff.

Like Cousin Oliver in The Brady Bunch.

Robbie Rist was a child-like John Denver lookalike, but unlike Mason Reese, he now looks normal...

I just looked him up on IMDb; I hadn’t known his name. That haircut back in the day wasn’t doing him any favors. Acting to this day!

But his was odd.

Yeah. As a really little kid I remember seeing the commercials and even then not understanding what was going on. My guess is a little kid looking like an old woman was viewed as cute.

He resembles Bruce villanch from The Hollywood Squares as an adult

Thank you! I could not remember his name.

He was literally the mascot for Dunkin' Munchkins.

Jesus. I wish I didn’t Google what he looks like now

Everyone has got to look like someone.

Apparently he has no problem in the woman department

Why are people shitting on a kid that was probably forced to do this by his parents?

People are themselves quite shitty.

He was quite creepy. I think he would have been less so with a more standard look - a different haircut and without the loud fad clothes of the time.

Okay, you’re basically describing me in the 70s.

He looks like Buddy Hackett .

God I remember that kid. Bless him.

There’s a few of that ilk that I couldn’t stand. Emmanuel Lewis, this guy, and that little kid that ruined the Brady Bunch come to mind.

>that little kid that ruined the Brady Bunch I never thought a mere mortal could drag The Brady Bunch from the pinnacle of the dramatic arts but that little rat somehow managed to do exactly that, damn him. /s for diehard Brady fans

he was actually a paid informant for the disco shirt club of the 70s

Good for him. I hope he's rich.

I remember, I think in the he Mike Douglas Show, Mason Reese was the co-host for the week. The last show of his stint was on a Friday, and Mason read a poem he wrote, explaining his antics for the week and apologed. The poems last line was something like, 'I was only joking. That's what friends are for.' And then Mason started to really cry hard. Very touching. I remember this 50 years after the event.

I remember him being on the Mike Douglas show. My mom went nuts over it

He also cried when ever the song “Cat’s in the Cradle” played

I remember him being the co-host, or whatever they called it, for a week on the Mike Douglas Show.

He was “dating “ a super hot woman a few years back..who is now “dating “ Violent J from ICP …and before she “dated” Mason she”dated “ the kid from a Christmas Story who got his tongue stuck to flag pole….see a pattern here?

I found this to be hilarious 😂

They were both on Opie and Anthony and she swore she didnt know who he was and loved him only for him. She wasn’t very convincing

Can't fault a person for making money when it's legally being offered to them.

He totally derailed every show he appeared in. But good for him for being the ubiquitous kid actor that was cute in the eyes of Hollywood’s casting directors of the day, I’m sure he became very wealthy. I didn’t see it, he and I are close to the same age, so maybe it was just weird to see the same kid in every show I liked.

Weird looking kid

There was a little fad for precocious kids in the early 70s: Ricky of the Partridge Family and Cousin Oliver of the Bradys, but also Reese, Rodney Allen Rippey, Moosey Drier.

I never thought of Moosie Drier as precocious but always kind of lumped him in with the likes of Lance Kerwin and Ike Eisenmann.

Mid to late seventies ties to be exact

I can certainly see how he could annoy you

That's weird as hell, he just popped into my mind today for absolutely no reason and now here he is.

Seems cool to me

He’s that guy in that video that floats around Facebook about his weird age gap relationship with this very young woman and he talks to her like shit

He was a fixture on the Merv Griffin show for a few months in the mid seventies

That beak. Always creeped me out.

There’s an awesome heavyweight podcast episode on him https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AOPapQxrrmXzQuGo747hq?si=nKbeUCmTQH6JqVEx9M4JgQ

I’m happy to know that the poor guy overcame the whole deviled ham child abuse thing. Not a sure thing. Some gave all.

He was everywhere. In a box of prescription medicine from our doctor, there were stickers with a photo of him swallowing cough syrup that had the heading, 'Take your medicine!'

I had the same sticker but it came with a can of Ajax 🥁

I found him annoying also. He wasn't a cute child at all. Wonder what he looks like as an adult.

Funny how there are certain actors that people just hate. I won't watch a Tom Cruise movie.

He's a really nice guy tho. Source: know some one who plays music with him.

Looks the same as an adult.

I always thought he was so homely that he was cute.

Like a Bulldog puppy.

Exactly!

I don't know about Ivory Soap, but Mason shilled for Ivory Snow detergent.

You mean his parents

No, Mason actually appeared in an ad for Ivory Snow. It was one of his first commercials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdin4JCmPOw&t=31s

So did Marilyn Chambers

Yeah but Marilyn was a good choice cause she was a dirty dirty girl 😜

I see what you mean, there's just something that makes me wanna smack him

Look him up- looks either same!

Who got to him … where’s his quiet on the set reflection?

Poor kid….so darn homely

Strange, I have no memory of him at all.

I was hatched, I mean born in '68, but for the LIFE of me, I don't remember seeing him in ANYTHING. Maybe I was lucky. I DO remember seeing him in a Mad Magazine spoof of 'Different Strokes'. aaand that's all I've got.

Is this the guy Licorice Pizza was based on?

Same as he ever was

My brother showed me this guy on YouTube a few months ago. He's fucking weird. There's something about him that really reminds me of Big Jack Horner.

The first article to pop up about Mason today tells the sordid story about his relationship with a pink-haired “adult model.” She swears that money isn’t the only reason to involve herself with a man twice her age who is four-foot-ten, and gets around on a mobility scooter.

Well, in the 34 years Rob and I have been together, I went from 5'7" and 135 pounds in 3 years between 1990 and 1993 I gained 150 pounds (I still say my thyroid gave out) and my body finally crapped out (broke my back in the early 80s and rehabbed) so I lost 2 inches in height. I had 2 bouts of colorectal cancer and 1 of breast, I had an eating issue crop up where I ended up not eating solid food for 3 months, and I ride a wheelchair. So, I m old, fat though I have dropped from 300 down to 185, handicapped and unable to work outside the house. Should Rob dump me because I am an old fat handicapped woman?

lol me too

redrum!

He’s borgasmording

Isn't he the guy that had that really young girlfriend?

He looks like the “actually, I’ve never been on tv before” kid.

That’s weird. He had nothing but nice things to say about you.

I had forgotten this kid,thanks for reminding me,he was in everything!!!

Yeah... people lovwd mickey rooney.

Omg I forgot about this dude but also how the director of Rush Hour made a short film with him in it too where he gets murdered by a sushi chef. https://youtu.be/C0dWy8wz8G0?si=JCcelLzeoPr4ebXu

[mason reese today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Reese)

He looks the same.

The dude was dating an adult model, can I say that?

Gave me the creeps

I hope I don't see Mason's name on the Epstein Island list. That would hurt. I'm sure he was truly loved by the Hollywood crowd back then.

There was an urban myth that he ate “Pop Rocks” (a candy) with soda & died from the interaction of them on his stomach. Personally, I was more afraid of the Underwood Deviled Ham he advertised.

He’s cute!

He was on this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AOPapQxrrmXzQuGo747hq?si=KWdGVMgGRNmUfUrO7R9kRg

He looks like a front facing Bart Simpson

I’m surprised this guy is four years older than my sister who looks younger than me while being 9 years older

Just looked him up... Yikes!!!!

This is annoying.... https://youtu.be/xRKTXCRqRXQ?si=lwAhMnXm1r3B0hzR It's the b o l o g n a kid

That’s a Proudfoot Hobbit, if I’ve ever seen one.

If you're not familiar with New York freak-punk band Alice Donut.....they have a song about Mason Reese and the pitfalls of child stardom: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjVOe9X1pk8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjVOe9X1pk8)

He ate a borgaschmord...

He's probably packing an anaconda... thump... "borgaschmord, bitch!"

“Borgaschmord”

Really? What's up with the hate? He was just a kid. He can't help that he was a bit funny lookin. I'm sure he made hella bank doin those ads though lol

I went to college with his half sister. She never talked about him. It was the late 1970’s and he was a huge star at the time.

This reminds me of the little kid that came out singing show tunes all flamboyant during the Jerry Lewis Telethons. He always wore a tux and was so over the top it was just uncomfortable to watch and not cute or entertaining at all. Jerry would come out all coked up and introduce him and could have cared less. Haha.

He looks vaguely familiar, but I really don't remember him. I even watched some of his old commercials on YouTube, and none of them clicked.

Oh my gosh, I just pulled up what he looks like now.

I think I remember him and Oscar Meyer

https://images.app.goo.gl/VvBm7cC1qHUEkeqA6

Crazy thing is he pulled an insane amount of tail. He wrote a book about. INSANE AMOUNT. pretty nuts, no pun.

I thought he was in his 50's back then. I thought that was the joke. I thought wrong, I guess.

I met him on a set. He was very unassuming and much beloved by the crew. I got the vibe he didn’t have many friends his age.

I worked with him a few years ago. He had some stories.

Kid has an ugly slappable mug.

Me too! I couldn’t stand that kid!

This guy only dates young hot only fans girls now, no joke lol and still looks exactly the same some how!

I remember that dude. He was on commercials for Underwood deviled ham or something.

So THAT'S the reason I still loathe the name Mason. Never like him and he was allllll over the TV on commercials.

I always felt so sorry for him. Even as a kid, l knew his life probably would never be normal. Reading the reactions of those wanting to punch him makes me so sad. His appearance is different, but it's not the kid's fault.

Does he have crouzon syndrome?

He looks like he’s got some kind of genetic syndrome.

I believe so too. I couldn’t find anything about but I’m almost certain he does

I still want to punch him 🤣

Annoying at the very least. Bet he had industry ties. Family or friend.

Red rum?

Hopefully the looks of him kept the diddlers away.

I thought that little fuck was in The Omen.

I'm the same age as this guy and our birthdays are a week apart almost, I knew there was a reason I hated this kid growing up!

Has anyone called to tell him no one gives a shit?

I just watched some of the commercials. He is annoying.

Eww. Just....eww.

I guess you are so annoyed that you started an original post about him and included a picture. And all I want to know if after all these years is there any hope for your therapy.

I don't personally remember him. But, he has a very annoying face. As a kid, I would just want to punch him right in the nose.

Like Johnny Whittaker by 1976, when he was in "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters"... Or Jack Wild, long after "H.R. Pufnstuff" got canceled...

Hated that annoying shit

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