1. Stephen Furst was amused by the report that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un modeled his haircut after Stephen Furst's character in Babylon 5.
17 Facts About Stephen Furst
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Stephen Furst appeared in 1982 in an episode of Newhart called "Sprained Dreams" where he played a Dartmouth College student.
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In 1983, Stephen Furst appeared alongside Erik Estrada, Tom Reilly, and Heather O'Rourke in an episode of CHiPs titled "Fun House" as a student who belonged to the college fraternity "DDT".
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Stephen Furst voiced a young Colonel Hathi in Season 2 of Disney's Jungle Cubs, had a starring voice role as Booster in the 2000 series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and its direct-to-video prequel Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and voiced a hulky walrus named Dash in the 2000 Disney film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
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Stephen Furst was replaced by Jonathan Goldstein prior to the series' debut, due to his unavailability for future episodes.
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Stephen Furst began directing with three episodes of Babylon 5; two in the fourth season and one in the fifth.
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Stephen Furst directed many independent and low-budget films, including the 2001 film Title to Murder, starring Christopher Atkins and Maureen McCormick, and the direct-to-video children's film Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure.
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Stephen Furst directed three low-budget films for the Sci Fi Channel: Dragon Storm in 2004, Path of Destruction in 2005, and Basilisk: The Serpent King in 2006; he co-starred in the last two films.
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Stephen Furst produced My Sister's Keeper, based on the Jodi Picoult novel, starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin.
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Stephen Furst produced several other films under his production company Curmudgeon Films.
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Stephen Furst was married to entertainment lawyer Lorraine Wright from 1976 until his death.
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Stephen Furst's older son Nathan was born on 1978 and is a television and film composer, while his younger son Griff was born on 1981 and is an actor, director and musician.
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Shortly after his father's death, Stephen Furst was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 17.
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Stephen Furst reached a weight of 320 pounds and had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes by the age of 40.
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Stephen Furst became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association and authored the book Confessions of a Couch Potato.
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Stephen Furst suggested that most members of the Academy do not watch the films nominated for awards, and that the Academy should start by ensuring those who vote have watched the films.
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On June 16,2017, Stephen Furst died from complications related to diabetes at his home in Moorpark, California, at the age of 63.