Trevor Eyster

About Trevor Eyster

Who is it?: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer
Birth Day: October 10, 1978
Birth Place:  Tarzana, California, United States
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Other names: Tim Eyster
Occupation: Actor, social activist
Years active: 1985–1998, 2013–present
Known for: "Sponge" on Salute Your Shorts

Trevor Eyster Net Worth

Trevor Eyster was born on October 10, 1978 in  Tarzana, California, United States, is Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer. Trevor (born/formerly credited as Timothy Eyster) joined the industry at the tender age of 7, and was quickly whisked off to film a Disney movie in Nepal, with Milla Jovovich. From 1985-1993 he amassed over 60 TV commercial credits, including 6 McDonald's spots, Minute Maid OJ, Eggo Waffles and others. He landed guest star and recurring roles on: Dallas, Matlock, Family Ties, Married... with Children, Santa Barbara all before he turned 12. Today, he is best known and loved by TV audiences for his geek archetype-defining role of "Sponge" on 90's Nickelodeon's summer camp sitcom "Salute Your Shorts". Trevor left the industry to pursue other life interests, shortly after a guest star appearance on the 5th Season Premiere of "Babylon 5", in 2000. Now, he's back: older, wiser and full of spit & grit.
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Biography/Timeline

1987

Eyster began his career at the age of 9, on an episode of the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1987. He thereafter appeared in a number of television episodes, two TV films, and two feature films through 1992. As a voice actor he also performed in Disney's 25-minute animated featurette The Prince and the Pauper (1990). In 1991, he played Ray Krebbs' son Jock in the Dallas series finale "Conundrum".

1991

His best-known role as a child actor was starring in the role of Eugene "Sponge" Harris on the two-season Nickelodeon television series Salute Your Shorts (1991–1992). In 1992 he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Cable Series" for the role. Since 2010 Eyster has appeared in various reunion gatherings of the show's stars.

1992

After the Salute Your Shorts series was discontinued in 1992, except for a role in an episode of Babylon 5 in 1998, Eyster took a 21-year break from screen acting, resuming in 2013 as an adult actor after changing his first name from Tim to Trevor. As an adult he has appeared in a number of short films, done small roles in television series and TV films, and starred in his own self-produced docudrama series.

1996

Eyster was born Timothy Richard Eyster in Tarzana, California, and grew up in Chatsworth and Dana Point, California. He attended Dana Hills High School, and became an emancipated minor in 1996. In 2002, he legally changed his first name to Trevor.

2011

In 2011, Eyster founded the non-profit organization "...and then, Angels descended", an empathy-driven, micro-volunteering organization which seeks to bridge the empathy deficit. His organization was granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS in 2012. The organization pairs volunteer "angels" with those who reach out for help through the organization's website.

2016

In 2016, he created the docudrama miniseries SpongeyLeaks after he discovered his disabled aunt was being abused by her state-paid In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregiver. The series documents the events that happened after Eyster discovered the abuse and neglect that was occurring, and also examines the issue of elder abuse and dependent adult abuse. The SpongeyLeaks webisode series premiered December 19, 2016. In January 2017, Eyster appeared on The Dee Armstrong Show to discuss elder abuse and disabled-adult abuse.