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My Take
For me, Stephen Furst will always be Flounder from Animal House, that sweetly hapless freshman who anchored the comedy's heart. But I admire him most for refusing to stay typecast. He moved behind the camera as a director, kept working as a voice actor, and built a genuinely versatile career out of a role that could have boxed him in forever. The Virginia Commonwealth education hints at the sharper mind behind the goofy charm. He died in 2017, yet his warmth survives on screen. Furst reminds me that the supporting players often carry a film's emotional temperature.
Overview
Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House and its spin-off television series Delta House, he went on to be a regular as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the medical drama series St.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Furst
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ファースト
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・ふぁーすと
- Born
- May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / television director / film actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lake Taylor High School
- University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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.