Fisher Stevens | |
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Born | Stephen Fisher November 27, 1963 |
Education | New York University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Alexis Bloom (m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
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 in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Cove (2009). He also directed the documentaries Crazy Love (2007) and Before the Flood (2016).
Stevens is known for his roles in films such as Reversal of Fortune (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Hackers (1995), Anything Else (2003), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023).
In television he portrayed Chuck Fishman in CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000), Marvin Gerard on NBC's The Blacklist (2015–2022), Gabriel Kovac in CBS's The Good Fight (2017–2020), and Hugo Baker in the HBO drama series Succession (2019–2023).
Stevens was born Stephen Fisher in 1963 in Chicago, the son of Sally, a painter and AIDS activist, and Norman Fisher, a furniture executive. [1] Stevens grew up in the Chicago, Illinois, area, living in Hyde Park, Highland Park, and Evanston [2] and describes himself as a "white Jewish kid from Chicago." [3]
His parents divorced when he was 13, after which he moved to New York with his mother. At age 16, Stevens landed his first film role, acting in the horror film The Burning . He completed one year at New York University before deciding to pursue acting full time. [2] He adopted the stage name "Fisher Stevens" upon joining the Screen Actors Guild because the Guild had several existing actors named "Steven Fisher". [4]
He co-founded the Naked Angels Theater Company with longtime friends Rob Morrow, Nicole Burdette, Pippin Parker, Charles Landry, Nancy Travis and Ned Eisenberg in 1986. He co-founded Greene Street Films, a film production company located in Tribeca, New York City, in 1996. Stevens performed as Edgar Allan Poe on Lou Reed's album The Raven in 2003. He is a harmonica player.[ citation needed ]
As an actor, he is known for his roles as Chuck Fishman on Early Edition , Seamus O'Neill on Key West , Eugene "The Plague" Belford in Hackers , Iggy in Super Mario Bros. , Hawk Ganz in The Flamingo Kid , and his role as Indian character Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2 , respectively. [3] His television credits include Columbo , Frasier , Friends , Law & Order , Key West , Damages , The Mentalist and Lost . He appeared on two episodes of the television series Numbers . [5] [ better source needed ]
Fisher has a Broadway and off-Broadway career spanning nearly three decades. In 1988, he and John Leguizamo appeared in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream where he played Demetrius [6] He played Jigger Craigin in the 1994 Lincoln Center revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel . He had an early success in the 1982 Broadway production of Torch Song Trilogy playing David, the adopted son of the gay protagonist played by the show's writer Harvey Fierstein, and the original Broadway production of Brighton Beach Memoirs , where he succeeded Matthew Broderick in the starring role of Eugene. Throughout his career, he has acted in and directed more than 50 stage productions. [7]
In 2010, Fisher co-founded a new media and documentary film company, Insurgent Media, with Andrew Karsch and Erik H. Gordon.[ citation needed ]
In June 2010, Stevens made his major theatrical directing debut with John Leguizamo's one-man show, Ghetto Klown (originally called Klass Klown), which eventually ran on Broadway from March to July 2011. [8] [9] The two had appeared together in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Public Theater about 20 years earlier. On July 13, 2012, PBS debuted Tales From a Ghetto Klown, a documentary about the development of the show which prominently features Stevens. [10]
In 2010, Stevens won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for co-producing The Cove. [11]
He directed the 2012 crime story Stand Up Guys , starring Al Pacino and Christopher Walken. He teamed up with his longtime partner Alexis Bloom to direct the film Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. The film was a tribute to both mother and daughter as they passed in the same year. Both were close friends with Stevens.[ citation needed ]
In 2018, Stevens had a recurring role as Hugo Baker in the second season of HBO's satirical-comedy-drama series Succession . He was promoted to series regular in season 3.[ citation needed ]
In 2021, he directed the Apple TV drama film Palmer , starring Justin Timberlake.[ citation needed ]
Stevens dated actress Michelle Pfeiffer from 1989 until 1992. [12] Stevens later dated longtime filmmaking partner and producer Alexis Bloom. The couple married in 2017 in a private ceremony. They have two children. [13]
Stevens is a survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma. [1]
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(June 2022) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | The Burning | Woodstock | |
1983 | Baby It's You | Stage Manager | |
1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Card Trickster | |
1984 | The Flamingo Kid | 'Hawk' Ganz | |
1985 | My Science Project | Vince Latello | |
1986 | Short Circuit | Ben Jahveri | |
1986 | The Boss' Wife | Carlos Delgado | |
1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Ben Jahveri | |
1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Harry 'Hotfoot Harry' | |
1990 | Point of View | Performer | |
1990 | Reversal of Fortune | David Marriott | |
1991 | The Marrying Man | Sammy | |
1991 | Mystery Date | Dwight | |
1992 | Lift | Joe | Short |
1992 | Bob Roberts | 'Rock' Bork | |
1992 | Hero | Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature | Cameo |
1993 | When the Party's Over | Alexander | |
1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Iggy | |
1994 | Nina Takes a Lover | Paulie | |
1994 | Only You | Larry | |
1995 | Cold Fever | Jack | |
1995 | Hackers | 'The Plague' | |
1996 | The Pompatus of Love | Sitcom Star | |
1997 | Four Days in September | Mowinkel | |
1999 | Taxman | Kenneth Green | |
1999 | The Tic Code | Morris | |
2000 | Sam the Man | Sam Manning | |
2000 | Lisa Picard Is Famous | Himself | |
2001 | 3 A.M. | Haplin | |
2001 | Prison Song | Prosecutor | |
2001 | Piñero | Public Theatre Cashier | |
2002 | Undisputed | James 'Ratbag' Kroycek | |
2003 | Kill the Poor | Stuffed Shirt | |
2003 | Uptown Girls | Himself | |
2003 | Anything Else | Manager | |
2003 | Easy Six | Officer Donny | |
2003 | Reply | Blu (voice) | |
2004 | On the Couch | Gary | Short |
2005 | Factotum | Manny | |
2005 | Undiscovered | Garret Schweck | |
2005 | Slow Burn | Alan Turlock | |
2006 | Kettle of Fish | Bruce | |
2007 | Red Angel | David | Short |
2007 | Awake | Dr. Puttnam | |
2010 | Fake | Tom Kozinski | |
2010 | Rio Sex Comedy | Fish / Tourist Guide | |
2010 | Rising Stars | Mo | |
2010 | The Experiment | Archaleta | |
2010 | Henry's Crime | Eddie's Vibes | |
2012 | One for the Money | Morty Beyers | |
2012 | LOL | Roman | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Vrankovich / Minotaur | |
2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Robin | |
2014 | Mission Blue | Himself | Documentary |
2014 | United Passions | Carl Hirschmann | |
2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Communist Writer | |
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Scrap (voice) | |
2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Lou | |
2021 | Palmer | Additional voices | |
2021 | The French Dispatch | Story Editor | |
2021 | Sing 2 | Additional voice | |
2023 | Asteroid City | Detective 1 | |
2023 | Coup! | Upton Sinclair | |
2025 | In the Grey | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | One Life to Live | Unknown | |
1983 | Ryan's Hope | Henry Popkin | |
1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Gary Gordon | Season 1, episode 4 |
1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | Indian Chief | Episode: "Ponce de Leon" |
1989 | Columbo | Alex Brady | Episode: "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" |
1990 | The Young Riders | 'Bulldog' | Episode: "Bull Dog" |
1991 | General Motors Theatre | Wally Zuckerman | Episode: "It's Called the Sugar Plum" |
1993 | Key West | Seamus O'Neill | 13 episodes |
1995 | Friends | Roger | Episode: "The One with the Boobies" |
1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Jonathan Heine | Episode: "Autofocus" |
1995 | Law & Order | Ross Fineman | Episode: "Angel" |
1996 | The Right to Remain Silent | Dale Meyerson | Television movie |
1996–2000 | Early Edition | Chuck Fishman | 48 episodes |
2000 | The Hunger | Max Armstrong | Episode: "The Suction Method" |
2001 | Frasier | Dr. Sheldon Morey | Episode: "The Wizard and Roz" |
2001 | 100 Centre Street | Ben Berkowitz | Episode: "Queenie's Running" |
2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Aaron Sanders | Television movie |
2002 | Is It College Yet? | (voice) | Television movie |
2002 | Hack | Donnie Franco | Episode: "Favors" |
2003 | The Lives They Lived | Narrator | Television movie |
2004 | Hope & Faith | Nick Spinelli | Episode: "The Diner Show" |
2004 | Dr. Vegas | Charlie | Episode: "Dead Man, Live Bet" |
2004–2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Performer | 2 episodes |
2008 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lyle Korman | Episode: "Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia" |
2008–2010 | Lost | George Minkowski | 6 episodes |
2009 | Medium | Neal Greybridge | Episode: "Medium is the Message" |
2009 | Numb3rs | John Buckley | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Grean Teem | Jack Fisher | Television movie |
2010 | Ugly Betty | Mr. Z | Episode: "Back in her Place" |
2010 | The Mentalist | Tolman Bunting | Episode: "Season 2 Episode 21" |
2011 | Californication | 'Zig' Semetauer | Episode: "Monkey Business" |
2011 | Damages | Therapist | 4 episodes |
2012–2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Alvin Gilbert / Ted Scott | 2 episodes |
2015 | Elementary | Marty Ward | Episode: "Under My Skin" |
2015–2022 | The Blacklist | Marvin Gerard | 15 episodes |
2016 | The Night Of | Saul, The Pharmacist | 3 episodes |
2017 | Red Oaks | Jerry | Episode: "Summer in the City" |
2017 | Vice Principals | Brian Biehn | 4 episodes |
2017–2020 | The Good Fight | Gabriel Kovac | 3 episodes |
2019–2023 | Succession | Hugo Baker | 19 episodes |
2022 | Would I Lie to You? (US) | Himself | Episode: "Banana Bread" |
2024 | Ripley | Edward T. Cavanagh |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | Call of the Wylie | |
1996 | Phinehas | |
1998–1999 | Early Edition | 2 episodes |
2002 | Just a Kiss | |
2007 | Crazy Love | Co-directed with Dan Klores |
2010–2011 | John Leguizamo - Ghetto Klown | Opened on Broadway March 2011 |
2012 | Stand Up Guys | |
2016 | Before the Flood | [14] |
2016 | Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | |
2019 | And We Go Green | |
2021 | Palmer | |
2023 | Beckham |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2000 | Sam the Man | |
2001 | The Château | |
2001 | Piñero | |
2002 | Swimfan | |
2003 | Uptown Girls | |
2004 | Yes | |
2005 | Slow Burn | |
2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | |
2006 | Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | |
2006 | Wedding Daze | |
2007 | Crazy Love | |
2007 | Meet Bill | |
2007 | Feast of Love | |
2007 | Awake | |
2008 | The Midnight Meat Train | |
2009 | The Grean Teem | |
2009 | Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | |
2009 | Tenderness | |
2009 | The Cove | Academy Award for Best Documentary |
2011 | Blank City | |
2011 | Hollywood Renegade | |
2011 | Bad Trip | |
2011 | Mission Blue | |
2012 | Beware of Mr. Baker | |
2015 | Racing Extinction | |
2016 | Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | |
2016 | Before the Flood | |
2020 | Tiger King | |
2023 | Beckham |
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(June 2022) |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Academy Award | Best Documentary Feature | The Cove | Won | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary Series | American Masters | Nominated | ||
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Racing Extinction | Nominated | |||
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary Program | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Tiger King | Nominated | |||
2016 | Cannes Film Festival | Golden Eye | Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | Nominated | |
2016 | Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award | Before the Flood | Nominated | |
Saturn Award | Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series | The Blacklist | Nominated | ||
2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Succession | Won | [15] |
2024 | Won | [16] | |||
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