Actor
Brian Backer
Born December 5, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA11 films
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Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American 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. His other films include the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations (playing the role of Scott Greeber) and the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.
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 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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First watchFast Times at Ridgemont High19826.8as Mark "Rat" RatnerA group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.View filmEssential films
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11 films as actor- 2012VampsMiddle-Aged Guy / Dentist
- 2000LoserDoctor
- 1999A Clown in BabylonBlake
- 1991Steel and LaceNorman
- 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LessonEugene
- 1987Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolArnie
- 1986The Money PitEthan
- 1985Moving ViolationsScott Greeber
- 1984Talk to MeSalesman
- 1982Fast Times at Ridgemont HighMark "Rat" Ratner
- 1981The BurningAlfred