Tommy's House Of Horrors Dec 2016: ACTOR'S SHOWCASE! - BRIAN BACKER - YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS 'RAT' FROM FAST TIMES RIDGEMONT

Rolling out a new feature, run it up the flagpole and see how we do. There are many components that go into making a good feature film but it all starts with the right cast and good acting talent. I've always held actor's in the highest regard. Sometimes they're capable of pure magic. This occasional feature will focus on those faces you know you've seen but probably don't know their name, those actors that straddle the line between B-list and A-list, enjoy T

The many faces of Brian Backer.

I must admit that up until recently, the only film I was

familiar with Brian Backer was his charming and lovable

Rat in Fast Times At Ridgemont. I discounted his

acting as just playing himself but this is far from

the truth. He's quite versatile and talented.

He's done a modest 10 features from '81 to now

and dabbled a bit in TV, but his real forte is

in the theater and in 1981 he won a Tony for

best actor in a Broadway play. pretty cool

stuff, we salute you sir- now go put on

side 1 of Led Zeppelin 4....The Horror!!

Brian Backer
Brian Backer, Actor: Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Brian Backer was born on December 5, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), The Burning (1981) and The Money Pit (1986).