Date of Birth : May 8th 1955
Furst is best known for his roles as Flounder in the feature film Animal House (1978), as Gonzer in the feature film Up the Creek (1984), as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the television series St. Elsewhere (1983–1988), and as Vir Cotto in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998).
In 1979 he reprised the Flounder character in the ABC sitcom Delta House. He also reprised the character and repeated his famous line “Oh boy, is this great!” in the Twisted Sister music video for “I Wanna Rock.” Although not a regular, he also appeared in the short-lived 1992 TV series The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys.
In the 1995 animated TV series Freakazoid, he voiced the character Fanboy. Also in 1995, he took a hiatus from Babylon 5 to star in a short-lived TV series, Misery Loves Company. He had a starring voice role as Booster in the 2000 series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. He also played a hunky walrus named Dash in the 2000 Disney movie The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea. In 2002, he guest starred in an episode of Scrubs.
Furst has directed many independent and/or low-budget movies, including the low-budget movie Title to Murder starring Christopher Atkins and Maureen McCormick in 2001 and the direct to video children’s movie Baby Huey’s Great Easter Adventure. Furst directed three low-budget movies for the Sci Fi Channel, Dragon Storm in 2004; and Path of Destruction and Basilisk in 2005. He also co-starred in Path of Destruction and Basilisk.
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National Lampoon’s Animal House ( 1978 )
