Brian Backer (b. December 5, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) 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 the 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. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen-comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted from his book) and directed by Amy Heckerling. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Moving Violations is a 1985 comedy film, starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer, Sally Kellerman, and Clara Peller, directed by Neal Israel. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ...

His main television role was on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 2137 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Backer has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Charles in Charge and Growing Pains. Charles in Charge was an American sitcom series broadcast on CBS which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a college student working as a live-in babysitter. ... Growing Pains is an American television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992. ...

He won Broadway's 1981 Tony Award as Best Actor(Featured Role-Play) for Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb" as a young Allen-type protagonist. What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ...

Filmography

• Loser (2000)
• A Clown in Babylon (1999)
• Steel and Lace (1991)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
• Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
• The Money Pit (1986)
• Moving Violations (1985)
• Talk to Me (1984)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
• The Burning (1981)
• Meatballs (1979)

Loser is a 2000 romantic comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... For the location known as The Money Pit for its (supposed) buried treasure, see Oak Island. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Moving Violations is a 1985 comedy film, starring John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer, Sally Kellerman, and Clara Peller, directed by Neal Israel. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Talk to Me was a 1996 made-for-TV movie which was a drama that featured Yasmine Bleeth and Ricky Paull Goldin. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen-comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted from his book) and directed by Amy Heckerling. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... // The Burning is a 1981 slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, with music by Rick Wakeman. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... DVD cover Meatballs is a 1979 movie comedy, about a summer-camp. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

External links

• Brian Backer at the Internet Movie Database