When I auditioned for 'Animal House,' I had only done some plays at a local dinner theater in Virginia. Stephen Furst animalauditiondinner Change image and share on social
I had a great childhood, a very close-knit family. We were all overweight, and we had good times eating together, I imagine. Stephen Furst childhoodcloseeat Change image and share on social
When my parents died they both were 47, and they died of complications of different diseases; one being diabetes. Stephen Furst complicationdiabetesdie Change image and share on social
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 health. Stephen Furst bottomconsequencehard Change image and share on social
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 like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few times. Stephen Furst artbachelordegree share on social
I also have a degree in marriage, family and child counseling - I'm a therapist. Stephen Furst childcounselingdegree Change image and share on social
The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time. Stephen Furst daydealdevil Change image and share on social
When you left this one theater in Norfolk, the actors had to walk through the lobby to get out to the street. People would see you and say nice things, tell you that you were good. So, pretty soon I'm pretending to forget things backstage, going through the lobby a couple of times. Stephen Furst actorbackstagecouple share on social
When I was a child, I used to eat sugar Frosted Flakes with chocolate milk, but I digest, I mean digress. Stephen Furst childchocolatedigest Change image and share on social
The first time I ever did a play, in junior high school, I said to myself, 'Hey, people like me doing this. I'm making them laugh.' Stephen Furst heyhighjunior Change image and share on social
