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Brian Backer

Actor | * 12/05/1956 (67) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
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 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations as Scott Greeber and the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Arnie. Backer's primary television role was on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Charles in Charge, Gimme a Break! and Growing Pains. Backer won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb, in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Horror

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Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a lo ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

FSK: 12+ years

1982 | 3.4/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he ...

Loser

FSK: 6+ years

2000 | 2.7/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. ...

The Burning

FSK: 18+ years

1981 | 3.1/5 | 1h 31min
Horror
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A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations projec ...

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

FSK: 6+ years

1987 | 2.7/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Brian Backer

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with Brian Backer as Actor(12)

as Middle-Aged Guy / Dentist2012 Vamps
as Doctor2000 Loser
as Blake1999 A Clown in Babylon
1999 Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Norman1991 Steel and Lace
as Eugene1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Arnie1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Ethan1986 The Money Pit
as Scott Greeber1985 Moving Violations
as Salesman1984 Talk to Me
as Mark 'Rat' Ratner1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Alfred1981 The Burning

TV Shows/Series with Brian Backer as Actor(1)

1984 Charles in Charge

Full Name: Brian Backer
Born: Wednesday, 12/05 1956 (December) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 135 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Brian Backer frequently works together with these people:
Amy Heckerling (7x, Crew)
Neal Israel (4x, Crew)
Scott Thomson (4x, Actor)
Nick Taylor (4x, Actor)
Harvey Weinstein (3x, Crew)
Pat Proft (3x, Crew)
Taylor Negron (3x, Actor)
Debra Chiate (3x, Crew)
Bob Israel (3x, Crew)
Dick Ziker (3x, Crew)
Diana Barton (2x, Actress)
Zak Orth (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:490338, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024