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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).
He appeared as sidekick to Steve Guttenberg's character in Short Circuit (1986). In television he has performed in ABC's Ryan's Hope (1975), Showtime's Tall Tales & Legends (1985) and CBS' Early Edition (1996).
It stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W. Bailey, with Tim Blaney providing the voice of the robot Number 5. Short Circuit was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on May 9, 1986, by Tri-Star Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success ...
May 10, 2021 · View comments. As one of the first movies to feature a talking robot as its main character, "Short Circuit" looked positively futuristic when it premiered in theaters on May 9, 1986. But...
Nov 10, 2015 · Almost 30 years later, in an intriguing New York Times piece, Master Of None star and creator Aziz Ansari talked to that white guy, actor Fisher Stevens. One of Ansari’s earliest experiences of ...
Nov 19, 2015 · The essay hinged on a conversation he had with Fisher Stevens, whose role as an Indian man in 1988 comedy Short Circuit 2 was an early source of inspiration for Ansari, until he learned...
May 11, 2021 · Published May 11, 2021. Actor and director Fisher Stevens is still haunted by his decision to use 'brownface' to act as an Indian character in the hit Short Circuit films.
