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| birthplace = [[New York, New York]]
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'''Christian Slater''' (born [[August 18]], [[1969]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] who has starred in films such as ''[[Heathers]]'', ''[[Kuffs]]'', ''[[True Romance]]'' and ''[[He Was a Quiet Man]]''.
'''Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel''' was a 9,394 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] (2,863 [[metre|m]]) long railroad [[tunnel]] at an elevation of 10,953 ft (3,338 m) in [[Colorado]]. It was built by the [[Busk Tunnel Railway Company]] for the [[Colorado Midland|Colorado Midland Railroad]] in 1891 as a replacement for the [[Hagerman Tunnel]] at a lower, more direct route.


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The tunnel was briefly abandoned following Colorado Midland's 1897 bankruptcy, but returned to use a few years later.<ref>"NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.; The Federal Receivership for the Colorado Midland Ended -- Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel Abandoned" (1897-11-02). ''The New York Times'': 11.</ref>


==Biography==
It was converted to auto traffic in 1922 as the [[Carlton Tunnel]], a toll tunnel carrying then-[[State Highway 104 (Colorado)|State Highway 104]], closing in 1943 after a tunnel collapse.
===Early life===
Slater was born '''Christian Michael Leonard Slater<ref>[http://www.christianslater.com/christian.php Christian-Slater.com, The Official Homepage]</ref>''' in [[New York City]], the son of [[Mary Jo Slater]], a casting executive, and [[Michael Hawkins (US actor)|Michael Hawkins]], né Thomas Knight Slater, an actor who is also known as Michael Gainsborough.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Christian-Slater.html Christian Slater Biography (1969-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Slater has a maternal half-brother, Ryan, who is also an actor.<ref name="yahoo">[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026672/bio Christian Slater Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Slater attended the [[Dalton School]], the [[Professional Children's School]] and the [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts]].<ref name="yahoo"/>


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Since 1962, the tunnel has been used as part of the [[Fryingpan-Arkansas Project]] to carry water across the Continental Divide. It presently moves water between Ivanhoe Lake and Busk Creek.


He has been erroneously thought to be related to [[Helen Slater]]. In addition to their shared professional surname, the myth is further fueled by their portrayal of sister and brother in ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]].'' Additionally, the [[DVD]] of ''[[Supergirl (film)|Supergirl]],'' featuring Helen Slater, included a critic's review which wrongly stated she is his sister.
==References==

<references/>
===Career===
Following a run on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[One Life to Live]]'', he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as the lisping Winthrop Paroo opposite [[Dick Van Dyke]] in the 1980 revival of ''[[The Music Man]]''. Additional Broadway credits include ''[[Copperfield (musical)|Copperfield]]'', ''[[Merlin (musical)|Merlin]]'', ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', ''[[Side Man]]'', and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. He made his big screen debut in 1985 in the film ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]''. He had significant roles in the 1986 mystery film ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'', the 1989 dark comedy ''[[Heathers]]'', and the 1990 teen film ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]''. His most notable roles from the '90s include the role of outlaw [[Will Scarlet]] in ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' in [[1991 in film|1991]], [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]-obsessed [[Clarence Worley]] in ''[[True Romance]]'' in [[1993 in film|1993]], reporter [[Daniel Molloy]] in ''[[Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles]]'' in [[1994 in film|1994]] and Air Force pilot Riley Hale in ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' in 1996. In 2006, he appeared as the main character in ''[[Hollow Man 2]]'', replacing [[Kevin Bacon]] in the starring role, the sequel to [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Hollow Man]]'' (2000), and also appeared in the 2007 film ''[[He Was a Quiet Man]]''. Slater made a cameo in the [[Joaquin Phoenix]] directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for [[Balthazar Getty]]'s band [[Ringside]].

In recent years, Slater has gone from being a box-office leading man to starring in direct-to-video films and other low-budget projects. In 2004 he returned to the stage, playing [[Randle Patrick McMurphy|Randle P. McMurphy]] in the play ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' at the [[Edinburgh Fringe]]. He twice contracted [[chicken pox]], delaying the show's opening.<ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2004/edshows.html?http&&&www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2004/cuckoosnest.html Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> While continuing to appear in this play in London's West End, Slater was asked to play the role of John Watson aka [[Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Wonko the Sane|Wonko the Sane]] for the [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of ''[[So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish]]'', produced by [[Above the Title Productions]]. In 2005 and 2006 Slater returned to the stage and [[London]] to play McMurphy in ''Cuckoo's Nest''. Slater is the advertising voice of [[Panasonic]] on [[radio]] and [[television]] ads.<ref>[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002540018 Panasonic Offers New Definition Of Plasma TV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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On [[January 20]], [[2006]], Slater was the guest host for an episode in the second series of ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'' for [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. He appeared in the booth of ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' on [[November 6]], [[2006]] for the [[Oakland Raiders]] at a [[Seattle Seahawks]] game.

From [[October 5]], [[2007]], until [[January 19]], [[2008]], Slater stared as Buddy Ackerman in the West End production ''[[Swimming with Sharks (play)|Swimming with Sharks]]'' at [[Vaudeville Theatre]], London. A remake of the [[Swimming with Sharks|1994 film]] starring
[[Kevin Spacey]], the play saw Slater star alongside [[Helen Baxendale]].

Slater is starring in a spy drama titled ''[[My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]'', airing in the 2008-2009 season on NBC.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/My_Own_Worst_Enemy/ My Own Worst Enemy]</ref>

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===Personal life===
He splits his time among New York City, Los Angeles and London. He is divorced from [[Ryan Haddon]].<ref>[http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Christian+Slater+divorced-12646.html Christian Slater divorced<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Filmography==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
*''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'' (1985)
*''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986)
*''[[Twisted (1986 film)|Twisted]]'' (1986)
*''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' (1988)
*''[[Heathers]]'' (1989)
*''[[Gleaming the Cube]]'' (1989)
*''[[The Wizard (film)|The Wizard]]'' (1989)
*''[[Beyond the Stars]]'' (1989)
*''[[Tales from the Darkside: The Movie]]'' (1990)
*''[[Young Guns II]]'' (1990)
*''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990)
*''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991)<ref>The cameo role was given to ''[[Star Trek]]''-fan Christian by his mother, the movie's casting director.</ref>
*''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' (1991)
*''[[Mobsters]]'' (1991)
*''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' (1992)
*''[[Kuffs]]'' (1992)
*''[[True Romance]]'' (1993)
*''[[Untamed Heart]]'' (1993)
*''[[Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles]]'' (1994)
*''[[Jimmy Hollywood]]'' (1994)
*''[[Murder in the First]]'' (1995)
*''[[Bed of Roses]]'' (1996)
*''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996)
{{col-break}}
*''[[Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery]]'' (1997)
*''[[Julian Po]]'' (1997)
*''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]'' (1998)
*''[[Very Bad Things]]'' (1998)
*''[[Home Team (film)|Home Team]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Contender (film)|The Contender]]'' (2000)
*''[[Cletis Tout]]'' (2001)
*''[[3000 Miles to Graceland]]'' (2001)
*''[[Windtalkers]]'' (2002)
*''[[Prehistoric Planet]]'' (2002) TV narrator, Season 2
*''[[Dinosaur Planet (TV series)|Dinosaur Planet]]'' (2003) TV narrator
*''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Jet Fusion, Parts 1 & 2]]'' (2003)
*''[[Churchill: The Hollywood Years]]'' (2004)
*''[[The Confessor (2004 film)|The Good Shepherd/The Confessor]]'' (2004)
*''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'' (2005)<ref>Due to his outrage at the film, he will not return for [[Alone in the Dark II|the sequel]] and has since been replaced by [[Rick Yune]].</ref>
*''[[Mindhunters]]'' (2005)
*''[[My Name is Earl]]'' (2006) TV
*''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006)
*''[[Hollow Man 2]]'' (2006)
*''[[He Was a Quiet Man]]'' (2007)
*''[[Slipstream (2007 film)|Slipstream]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Ten Commandments (2007 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.epicstoriesofthebible.com/cristianslater.php The Ten Commandments : Epic Stories of the Bible<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*''[[Igor (film)|Igor]]'' (2008)
*''[[My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]'' (2008) TV
*''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]'' (2009)
{{col-end}}

==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|Christian Slater}}
*[http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00073241+MCC-3241 Photo of the eastern flank of Hagerman Pass during construction], 1891
*[http://www.christian-slater.com/ Christian-Slater.com] - ''The Official Site''
*[http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20030274+CHS-B274 Photo of the tunnel's west portal as a rail tunnel], between 1890 and 1910
*{{imdb name|id=0000225|name=Christian Slater}}
*[http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00007261+OP-7261 Photo of the tunnel's east portal as an auto tunnel], 1929
*{{ibdb name|id=71549|name=Christian Slater}}
* http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Christian_Slater
*[http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/interpreting_tennessee_williams_04_05/ Interpreting Tennessee Williams] - ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at [[American Theatre Wing|American Theatre Wing.org]], April 2005
*[http://seat42f.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=176&Itemid=248 My Own Worst Enemy At Seat42f]

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Revision as of 23:54, 13 October 2008

Christian Slater
Christian Slater in 2004
Born
Christian Michael Leonard Slater

Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Kuffs, True Romance and He Was a Quiet Man.


Biography

Early life

Slater was born Christian Michael Leonard Slater[1] in New York City, the son of Mary Jo Slater, a casting executive, and Michael Hawkins, né Thomas Knight Slater, an actor who is also known as Michael Gainsborough.[2] Slater has a maternal half-brother, Ryan, who is also an actor.[3] Slater attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's School and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.[3]


He has been erroneously thought to be related to Helen Slater. In addition to their shared professional surname, the myth is further fueled by their portrayal of sister and brother in The Legend of Billie Jean. Additionally, the DVD of Supergirl, featuring Helen Slater, included a critic's review which wrongly stated she is his sister.

Career

Following a run on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, he made his Broadway debut as the lisping Winthrop Paroo opposite Dick Van Dyke in the 1980 revival of The Music Man. Additional Broadway credits include Copperfield, Merlin, Macbeth, Side Man, and The Glass Menagerie. He made his big screen debut in 1985 in the film The Legend of Billie Jean. He had significant roles in the 1986 mystery film The Name of the Rose, the 1989 dark comedy Heathers, and the 1990 teen film Pump Up the Volume. His most notable roles from the '90s include the role of outlaw Will Scarlet in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991, Elvis-obsessed Clarence Worley in True Romance in 1993, reporter Daniel Molloy in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles in 1994 and Air Force pilot Riley Hale in Broken Arrow in 1996. In 2006, he appeared as the main character in Hollow Man 2, replacing Kevin Bacon in the starring role, the sequel to Paul Verhoeven's Hollow Man (2000), and also appeared in the 2007 film He Was a Quiet Man. Slater made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside.

In recent years, Slater has gone from being a box-office leading man to starring in direct-to-video films and other low-budget projects. In 2004 he returned to the stage, playing Randle P. McMurphy in the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Edinburgh Fringe. He twice contracted chicken pox, delaying the show's opening.[4] While continuing to appear in this play in London's West End, Slater was asked to play the role of John Watson aka Wonko the Sane for the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, produced by Above the Title Productions. In 2005 and 2006 Slater returned to the stage and London to play McMurphy in Cuckoo's Nest. Slater is the advertising voice of Panasonic on radio and television ads.[5]


On January 20, 2006, Slater was the guest host for an episode in the second series of The Friday Night Project for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. He appeared in the booth of Monday Night Football on November 6, 2006 for the Oakland Raiders at a Seattle Seahawks game.

From October 5, 2007, until January 19, 2008, Slater stared as Buddy Ackerman in the West End production Swimming with Sharks at Vaudeville Theatre, London. A remake of the 1994 film starring Kevin Spacey, the play saw Slater star alongside Helen Baxendale.

Slater is starring in a spy drama titled My Own Worst Enemy, airing in the 2008-2009 season on NBC.[6]


Personal life

He splits his time among New York City, Los Angeles and London. He is divorced from Ryan Haddon.[7]

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Christian-Slater.com, The Official Homepage
  2. ^ Christian Slater Biography (1969-)
  3. ^ a b Christian Slater Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  4. ^ Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
  5. ^ Panasonic Offers New Definition Of Plasma TV
  6. ^ My Own Worst Enemy
  7. ^ Christian Slater divorced
  8. ^ The cameo role was given to Star Trek-fan Christian by his mother, the movie's casting director.
  9. ^ Due to his outrage at the film, he will not return for the sequel and has since been replaced by Rick Yune.
  10. ^ The Ten Commandments : Epic Stories of the Bible

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Slater.


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