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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brian Backer
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|05}}
| birth_place = [[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 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 (TV series)|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]],<ref name="Woody" /> 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.

==Early life==
Backer grew up in [[Brooklyn]]. He is Jewish. <ref name="Woody">{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Nan |title=WINNER OF THE WOODY-ALLEN-KINDRED-SOUL CONTEST |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/22/theater/winner-of-the-woody-allen-kindred-soul-contest.html |access-date=7 February 2019 |publisher=NY Times |date=May 22, 1981}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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* ''[[The Burning (1981 film)|The Burning]]'' (1981) as Alfred 
* ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' (1982) as Mark "Rat" Ratner
* ''[[Talk to Me (1984 film)|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 film)|Loser]]'' (2000) as Doctor
* ''[[Marie and Bruce]]'' (2004) as Waiter
* ''[[Vamps (film)|Vamps]]'' (2012) as Middle-Aged Guy/Dentist
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|0045637}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
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[[Category:American male film actors]]
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