Brian Backer
Brian Backer | |
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| Born | December 5, 1956 New York City,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–2012 |
Brian Backer(born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hitcomedy filmFast Times at Ridgemont Highas shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy filmMoving Violationsas Scott Greeber and the 1987 comedy filmPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrolas Arnie.
Backer's primary television role was on thesoap operaSanta Barbarain 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows asCharles in Charge,Gimme a Break!andGrowing Pains.
Backer won the 1981Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play,[1]theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play,and theTheatre World AwardforWoody Allen'sThe Floating Light Bulb,in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist.
Early life
[edit]Backer grew up inBrooklyn.He is Jewish.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- The Burning(1981) as Alfred
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High(1982) as Mark "Rat" Ratner
- Talk to Me(1984) as Men's Store Salesman
- Moving Violations(1985) as Scott Greeber
- The Money Pit(1986) as Ethan
- Gimme a Break!(1986) as Tyler (episode: The Purse Snatcher)
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol(1987) as Arnie
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson(1989) as Eugene
- Steel and Lace(1991) as Norman
- A Clown in Babylon(1999) as Blake
- Loser(2000) as Doctor
- Marie and Bruce(2004) as Waiter
- Vamps(2012) as Middle-Aged Guy/Dentist
References
[edit]- ^abRobertson, Nan (May 22, 1981)."WINNER OF THE WOODY-ALLEN-KINDRED-SOUL CONTEST".NY Times.Retrieved7 February2019.
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