Problem Child star chosen over Macauley Culkin works in IT after £400k 'extortion' row

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READ MORE: Major chaos on film sets – stars hospitalised, near-fatal accidents, death on sets Problem Child was inspired by a real life story published in the Los Angeles Times about a married couple who were not told their adopted son had severe mental health issues with violent tendencies.

Despite being panned by critics and even receiving a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film was a box office success and made $72.2m (£59m).But after the first sequel, Problem Child 2, was released in 1991, actual problems arose.Universal Pictures sued Dianne Ponce, Oliver’s manager-mum, for extorting the studio.It is reported his mum threatened to remove him from the production unless he was paid $500,000 (£414,000).

They had originally agreed Oliver would receive a talent fee of $80,000 (£66,000).Ponce and Oliver did not win the dispute and had to pay the studio back hundreds of thousands of dollars.Unsurprisingly, the actor didn't star in the final instalment in the series – Problem Child 3.But he did appear in 90s classics Forrest Gump, Dillinger and Capone but admitted the contract dispute over Problem Child took its toll on him.So much so, in fact, he has turned his back on Hollywood altogether.Now in his 40s, Oliver works in Tech Support is reported to be living and enjoying a quiet life away from the cameras.Speaking about the row and leaving his career, he said: "I think it was a mutual breakup between me and the industry.

I was kinda done with it anyway."I started to realise that I want a normal life. I work my ass off, I have a 9-5 [job], a normal existence.