Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1955) is an American actor and film and television director. Furst was a regular in the science fiction series Babylon 5 playing Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto and as Dr. Elliot Axelrod on St. Elsewhere. He was also featured as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the film National Lampoon's Animal House. Read full biography of Stephen Furst →
The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time.
When my parents died they both were 47, and they died of complications of different diseases; one being diabetes.
I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff... →
I also have a degree in marriage, family and child counseling - I'm a therapist.
I had a great childhood, a very close-knit family. We were all overweight, and we had good times eating together, I imagine.
Like most severely overweight people, I had to hit a rock-hard bottom before I'd take responsibility for the consequences of neglecting my own... →
Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1955) is an American actor and film and television director. Furst was a regular in the science fiction series Babylon 5 playing Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto and as Dr. Elliot Axelrod on St. Elsewhere. He was also featured as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the film National Lampoon's Animal House.