Bastian Balthazar Bux is the main character from Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story and the subsequent motion picture series based on the novel. In both the novel and movie, Bastian is a shy, bookish boy mourning the recent death of his mother. He steals a novel, titled The Neverending Story, from an antique bookstore. However, the written version of the character is presented as an overweight boy where in the film series, animated series and HBO mini-series, he was portrayed by a series of average weight actors. Michael Ende (November 12, 1929 - August 29, 1995) was a German writer of fantasy novels and childrens books and part of the anthroposophical movement. ... The Neverending Story, 1997 Puffin Books paperback edition The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. ... A film series is a collection of related films in succession. ... The Neverending Story is an animated television series, produced by CineVox, Ellipse (France), and Nelvana (Canada), aired for one season (1995–1996) on HBO, ran for 26 episodes, and loosely based on the Michael Ende childrens book The Neverending Story. ... Tales from the Neverending Story is a four-part television mini-series, loosely based on the Michael Ende childrens book The Neverending Story, produced and distributed by Muse Entertainment, and aired on HBO in 2001. ...

In The Neverending Story, Bastian was portrayed by Barret Oliver. The character was played by Jonathan Brandis in The Neverending Story II, and by Jason James Richter in The Neverending Story III. The NeverEnding Story, or Die Unendliche Geschichte (its German title), is the 1984 film adaptation of the fantasy novel by Michael Ende. ... Barret Oliver (born August 24, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an US child actor and currently works as a photographer. ... Jonathan Brandis Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor, the only child of Greg and Mary Brandis of Danbury, Connecticut. ... Jason James Richter (born January 29, 1980 in Medford, Oregon, USA) is an US actor. ... DVD cover The NeverEnding Story III (1994) is the second sequel to the fantasy film The NeverEnding Story. ...

In The Neverending Story (the 1996 animated series), he was voiced by Christopher Bell. In Tales from the Neverending Story (the HBO mini-series), he was portrayed by Mark Randall. The Neverending Story is an animated television series, produced by CineVox, Ellipse (France), and Nelvana (Canada), aired for one season (1995–1996) on HBO, ran for 26 episodes, and loosely based on the Michael Ende childrens book The Neverending Story. ... Tales from the Neverending Story is a four-part television mini-series, loosely based on the Michael Ende childrens book The Neverending Story, produced and distributed by Muse Entertainment, and aired on HBO in 2001. ...