Rick H. Olavarria

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Rick H. Olavarria (born 20 October 1972; age 52) is a former child actor turned into rapper who worked as a background performer on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1988. (citation needededit)

Olavarria was born in Pomona and raised in El Monte, California. As a teen, he worked on 14 Going on 30 (1988, with Daphne Ashbrook, Richard McGonagle and Judith Jones) and on an episode of Ohara (1987, with Madge Sinclair). He also auditioned for a 1988 McDonald's summer Olympics commercial and for a part in Day by Day (1988).

As rapper "Lost Kauz" he completed his first album, titled "High Times & Low Times" and released by Under Hot Box Records. [1] Previously he was a contestant on several reality shows and worked as opening act for artists such as Ice Cube, Ice-T, Cypress Hill, and House of Pain. Since 2004 he also worked on several radio commercials.