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. Early life Backer grew up in Brooklyn. Filmography The Burning (1981) as Alfred Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Mark "Rat" Ratner 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) as Doctor Marie and Bruce (2004) as Waiter Vamps (2012) as Middle-Aged Guy/Dentist References External links 1956 births Living people Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Drama Desk Award winners People from Brooklyn Tony Award winners