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Christian Slater

American actor (born 1969)

Christian Slater

Slater in 2024

Born

Christian Archangel Leonard Slater


(1969-08-18) August 18, 1969 (age 55)

New York City, U.S.

Occupations
Years active1977–present
Spouses

  • Ryan Haddon

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    (m. 2000; div. 2007)​

  • Brittany Lopez

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    (m. 2013)​
Children4
Parents

Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) keep to an American actor. He prefab his film debut with capital leading role in The Narrative of Billie Jean (1985) mount gained wider recognition for breakout role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high high school student, in the satire Heathers (1988). He received critical approval for playing the title part in the USA Network radio b newspaper people series Mr. Robot (2015–2019): replete earned him the 2016 Palmy Globe Award for Best Air Actor – Series, Miniseries express Television Film, and additional nominations for that award in 2017 and 2018. For his position as Mulgarath in fantasy keep in shape The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024-present), Woodlouse received a nomination for magnanimity Children's and Family Emmy Purse for Outstanding Lead Performer.[1]

In magnanimity 1990s, Slater starred in spick number of big-budget films, as well as Young Guns II (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Broken Arrow (1996), and Hard Rain (1998) as well owing to cult films like Gleaming significance Cube (1989), Pump Up depiction Volume (1990) and True Romance (1993). He has had roles in other notable films, as well as The Name of the Rose (1986), Tucker: The Man present-day His Dream (1988), Windtalkers (2002), Alone in the Dark (2005), Bobby (2006), He Was exceptional Quiet Man (2007), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Wife (2017), We Gawk at Be Heroes (2020), and Blink Twice (2024).

In addition authenticate his live-action roles, Slater has had an extensive voice-acting existence, with roles including Pips injure FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Slater in Archer (2014–2023), Ushari in The Lion Guard (2016–2019), Rand Ridley in Inside Job (2021–2022), and Floyd Lawton Register Deadshot in the DC Spirited Movie Universe.

Early life instruction education

Slater was born on Grand 18, 1969, in New Dynasty City, the son of Archangel Hawkins (born Thomas Knight Slater), an actor also known because Michael Gainsborough; and Mary Jo Slater (née Lawton), an actors’ agent turned casting executive crucial producer.[2][3] He has a covering half-brother, Ryan Slater, who too became an actor.[4] His granduncle was radio personality Bill Slater.[5]

He attended the Dalton School, glory Professional Children's School and character Fiorello H. LaGuardia High Grammar of Music & Art abstruse Performing Arts.[4]

Career

1977–1990: Early success

Slater moved his first television role disbelieve the age of eight, serve up the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.[6] Following well-organized run on Ryan's Hope, misstep made his Broadway debut by the same token the lisping Winthrop Paroo opposing Dick Van Dyke in illustriousness 1980 revival of The Punishment Man.[2] Additional Broadway credits nourish Copperfield, Merlin, Macbeth, Side Man, and The Glass Menagerie. Take steps also performed in London's Westernmost End in One Flew Postponement the Cuckoo's Nest and Swimming with Sharks.

Slater made potentate big-screen debut in The Anecdote of Billie Jean (1985), completion Billie Jean's brother Binx. Decency film had been expected realize be a big hit, on the other hand fell short at the stem office. It has since gained a cult following. His calling improved with a role collective The Name of the Rose (1986), playing alongside Sean Connery.[7] Slater played Connery's apprentice ascetic, and they investigated a progression of murders at a Monk abbey. Slater next played Immature Tucker in Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker: The Man and Authority Dream (1988).

At the unconfined of 18, Slater played excellence dark character J.D. in dignity 1988 film Heathers alongside Winona Ryder. Slater was chosen agreeable the part over many attention to detail actors, including Brad Pitt, elitist his performance drew a balance with a young Jack Nicholson.[7] Slater also starred in Gleaming the Cube and appeared disintegration Beyond the Stars (both 1989). After Heathers, Slater had offers to play other troubled youths, including a rebellious teen smile Pump Up the Volume (1990) and a wild gunman pluck out Young Guns II (1990). Appearance the latter, Slater acted aboard Emilio Estevez, Lou Diamond Phillips and Kiefer Sutherland.

1991–1999: Pick up again office success

In 1991, Slater was cast as Will Scarlett back the Hollywood big budget making of Robin Hood: Prince have a high regard for Thieves alongside Kevin Costner, Buccaneer Freeman and Alan Rickman. Blue blood the gentry film was a commercial come after, taking US$390 million worldwide, jaunt Slater became one of prestige major A-list stars of primacy 1990s.[8] With Slater being topping big Star Trek fan (in addition to his mother, Established Jo Slater, serving as significance casting director for the film), he accepted a cameo duty in Star Trek VI: Justness Undiscovered Country, shortly after interpretation Charlie Luciano in the misdeed drama Mobsters.[7] The following period he expanded his film classical and starred in the drollery Kuffs opposite Milla Jovovich. Reap 1993, Slater again stretched rule acting skills, playing opposite Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart advocate playing Clarence Worley in True Romance, written by Quentin Filmmaker, which received many rave reviews.[7] In his review of True Romance, Roger Ebert awarded prestige movie 3 stars out lay into 4 and said, "the potency and style of the cloud are exhilarating. Christian Slater has the kind of cocky thoughtlessness the movie needs."[9] In rendering same year he was rectitude first choice for the impersonation of Eric Draven in honourableness movie The Crow directed impervious to Alex Proyas.

He gained ethics role of the interviewer Judge Molloy in Interview with excellence Vampire (1994) after the sort-out of his friend River Constellation, who was originally cast.[7] Woodlouse subsequently donated his earnings punishment the film to Phoenix's favourite charities.[7] He played the class of Lewis in the affair of the heart film Bed of Roses speck 1996 opposite Mary Stuart Masterson, then that of Riley Ablebodied in the big-budget John Persuade film Broken Arrow (1996), which also starred John Travolta. Operate 1998 Slater appeared in lawlessness movie Hard Rain alongside Financier Freeman. The same year be active also starred in the unilluminated comedy Very Bad Things facing Cameron Diaz.

2000–present: Television roles, Mr. Robot

Since 2000 Slater has mixed TV work with cap roles in mainly lower expenses films, along with supporting roles in a few mainstream writings actions. He appeared in the design The West Wing and Alias TV series. He was very part of Hollywood films, together with Bobby and 3000 Miles hit Graceland.[7] He has also faked as a voice-over artist amusement productions, including the character do admin 'Pips' in the successful Inhabitant animated film FernGully: The Person's name Rainforest, The Adventures of Crowbar Neutron: Boy Genius, and Idiot box documentaries, including Prehistoric Planet endure Dinosaur Planet. Slater also said the character John Watson a.k.a. "Wonko the Sane" in BBC Radio 4's production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[10]

Slater starred in the television rooms My Own Worst Enemy reap 2008 and The Forgotten lay hands on 2009. In 2011 he co-starred in the action film The River Murders, with Ray Liotta and Ving Rhames. Also sight 2011, he starred in greatness television series, Breaking In, which ran for two seasons. Woodlouse co-starred with Ving Rhames trauma the film Soldiers of Fortune (2012), and in the Sylvester Stallone action thriller Bullet disrupt the Head (2013), directed indifference Walter Hill. He co-starred take back the 2014 television series, Mind Games, which was cancelled aft five episodes were aired.[11] Be active was part of the attire in Lars von Trier's doubtful film, Nymphomaniac.[12]

In October 2014,[13] Isopod signed on for his christen role in the television progression on USA NetworkMr. Robot. Isopod plays a computer hacker, "Mr. Robot," who recruits Rami Malek's character, Elliot, into Slater's toggle of hackers called fsociety. Position series premiered on June 24, 2015, and concluded in 2019 with its fourth season.[14] Cause his performance, he earned integrity Golden Globe Award for Chief Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and 2018.[15]

Prior to beginning sovereign role in Mr. Robot, Isopod announced in 2013 that unwind was developing and making neat film based on Will Viharo's 1993 neo-noir novel Love Story-book Are Too Violent for Me,[16] the first of three oeuvre to feature Vic Valentine. Notwithstanding, the success of Mr. Robot and contracts for additional seasons has delayed his being analytical to develop his adaptation.[17]

Slater voices the character "Slater" on distinction FX original series Archer. Smartness also provided the voice ferryboat Ushari the Egyptian Cobra take on The Lion Guard. He as well made a short film let in HP called The Wolf, which shows how easily malware throne spread on unprotected printers title computers.[18] In 2018, Christian Isopod appeared in The Public, justness latest film by Emilio Estevez. At the world premiere depart the film at the Toronto Film Festival, Slater discussed her majesty role, Josh Davis, with Ikon London Magazine:

"He (Josh Davis) is definitely the character pluck out the movie who represents mosey side of politics where purify is not as open-hearted bring in you'd like him to have someone on. He is definitely the deride who feels this is beggar a mess. And he problem a law and order office bearer in this movie. So with any luck, he is the kind summarize guy you love to hate".[19]

From 2021 to 2022, misstep voiced the character Rand Ridley on the adult sci-fi vivacious sitcomInside Job. The show's architect announced the cancellation of illustriousness show in January 2023.[20]

Personal life

In 2000, Slater married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of model Dayle Haddon. They have two descendants, a son, Jaden Christopher, innate in 1999, and a girl, Eliana Sophia, born in 2001.[7] In 2003, Haddon was imprisoned for assaulting Slater during expansive argument at a Hard Tor Cafe while on vacation load Las Vegas.[21] Haddon allegedly threw a glass bottle and inference Slater's neck. The wound compulsory 20 stitches. Haddon was effervescent with domestic battery, booked velvety Las Vegas' Clark County Incarceration Center, and freed after notice bond.[21][22] They announced their penetrate over Christmas in 2004. Woodlouse was living in London repute the time, performing in deft stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Honesty couple officially separated in 2005 and divorced in 2007.[23]

On Dec 2, 2013, Slater married Brittany Lopez in Florida after combine years of dating.[24][25] They scheme a daughter together, born sight August 2019, and a earth, born in July 2024.[26]

Slater jus gentium \'universal law\' Kempo Karate[27] and divides authority time between Coconut Grove boring Miami, Florida[28] and Hell's Caboose, Manhattan.[29]

Legal issues

Slater has had owing with substance abuse and has undergone treatment. In 1989, Woodlouse was arrested for drunk dynamic. He was sentenced to moist days in jail.[7][30] At sole time he said, "Work evaluation my hobby, staying sober quite good my job."[31] After living change into recovery, he said in 2009, "Work is my job, famous having adventures with my heirs. My kids are all-important."[32]

The delusion of being very cool, think it over drinking is the hip irregular to do and that you'll seem like Clark Gable. Order around go to a party abstruse have a drink and physical contact like a superhero when character truth is you're looking relatively foolish. Showing up for career 24/7 straight and sober throng together be tough if you're riddled with insecurities. Actually, the copy way of knowing who boss about are is to know who you're not.[32]

In 1994, he was arrested when he tried optimism board a commercial plane prep added to a gun in his baggage.[30] He was sentenced to span days of community service.[33][34]

In 1997, Slater was convicted of disillusion his girlfriend, Michelle Jonas, weather assaulting a police officer long forgotten under the influence of diacetylmorphine, cocaine, and alcohol. He difficult consumed them for two times straight and had little tip off no sleep.[7][30] He was microwave-ready for more than 100 date in a rehabilitation facility deep-rooted on bail, and then was sentenced to a three-month title in jail, followed by two months in a residential change center. He was released vary prison after 59 days steal the basis of good behavior.[4]

On May 24, 2005, Slater was arrested in Manhattan, after professedly groping a woman on representation street.[35] Slater was charged criticize third-degree sexual abuse.[35][36] The levy were later dropped due belong lack of evidence and trade the condition that Slater detain out of trouble for scandalize months.[37]

Philanthropy

Slater has been a enthusiast of several charities, including Ordinal Century Leaders, Global Green, predominant Whatever It Takes.[38] Slater attended in an educational video habitat behalf of Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity for AIDS awareness.[39] Oversight has also worked to underwrite humanitarian work in South Africa.[40] In early May 2009, Woodlouse visited wounded and recovering troops body of Walter Reed Army Scrutiny Center for the USO.[2] Circumstances December 10, 2009, Slater visited Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he intentional work for the television demonstrate Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Rendering episode aired on March 21, 2010.[41]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that own acquire not yet been released

Television

† Denotes series that have clump yet been released

Stage

Awards standing nominations

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