“In a way, he built a whole career from that role, because many of the characters he played were different versions of the same energy that character had,” Nathan Furst said. Though Flounder would remain his most famous part, Mr. Furst remained active in Hollywood throughout his life, with regular roles on the 1980s hospital dramedy “St. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHe appeared in various other television series and movies, and did some voice acting, most notably on the television series “Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.”After the family released the news of his death on Saturday, his peers in Hollywood remembered him fondly on social media. “As an awkward round kid, Flounder was the Delta I most identified with in ‘Animal House,’ my favorite comedy,” the director Kevin Smith wrote in one such post. After about six months of auditions, Mr. Furst landed the role in “Animal House.”Mr. Furst directed several episodes of “Babylon 5,” and later began to direct television movies.

Source: New York Times June 19, 2017 00:33 UTC