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My Take
Fisher Stevens is the rare performer who refused to be defined by a single role. Most people remember him from Short Circuit, but his real distinction is the Oscar he won as a producer of The Cove, a fearless piece of documentary activism. Actor, director, writer, environmentalist, he treats curiosity as a career strategy and somehow turns each detour into substance rather than dilettantism. I find that genuinely rare in Hollywood, where reinvention is often cosmetic. Stevens reinvents through conviction, throwing himself bodily into causes, and that combination of craft and purpose earns my lasting respect.
Overview
Stephen Fisher (born November 27, 1963), known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, having won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature as one of the producers of The Cove (2009).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fisher Stevens
- Name (Japanese)
- フィッシャー・スティーヴンズ
- Reading
- ふぃっしゃー・すてぃーゔんず
- Born
- November 27, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / writer / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.