Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969 in New York City ) is an American actor and television producer .
Life
biography
Christian Slater was born in New York City on August 18, 1969 to actor Michael Hawkins and casting agent Mary Jo Slater ; the family is of Irish-English descent. In 1976, at the age of seven, he had his first television appearance in the US television soap The Edge of Night . In the early 1980s he appeared regularly as a stage actor on Broadway shows. In the action film The Legend of Billie 1985 Slater played his first film role. Two years later, he moved to Los Angeles and settled on film acting. His breakthrough is the 1986 film The Name of the Rose, starring Sean Connery . His career peaked in the mid-1990s. Slater played leading roles in the television series My Own Worst Enemy (2008), The Forgotten (2009-2010), Breaking In (2011-2012) and Mind Games (2014), all of which were discontinued after the first season. Since 2015 Slater has played the eponymous role of the cable series Mr. Robot , which has been extended by three seasons and has received critical acclaim.
In 2000 Christian Slater and Ryan Haddon married. They have two children together (born in 1999 and 2001). In 2005, the couple announced their separation. His half-brother Ryan Slater is also an actor.
Conflicts with the law
In 1989, Slater was arrested for a drunk driving. He was sentenced to 10 days in prison. In 1994 he was arrested for trying to take a gun with him on a scheduled flight. He was sentenced to community service.
In 1997 he allegedly attacked his then girlfriend Michelle Jonas while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs . He was in rehab for over 100 days. He was then sentenced to three months in prison and three months in rehab. In May 2005, Slater was arrested in Manhattan for allegedly molesting a passerby on the street. In September of that year, the proceedings were discontinued subject to conditions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Time of Retribution (The Legend of Billie Jean)
- 1986: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , television series, an episode)
- 1986: the name of the rose
- 1988: Tucker
- 1988: Heathers
- 1989: Gleaming Heart - Rebels on Skateboards (Gleaming the Cube)
- 1989: Moon Trek (Beyond the Stars)
- 1989: Joy Stick Heroes (The Wizard)
- 1989: Desperate For Love
- 1990: Hard on the air (Pump Up the Volume)
- 1990: Blaze of Glory (Young Guns II)
- 1990: Stories from the shadows (Tales from the Darkside)
- 1991: The Real Bosses - A Fiendish Empire (Mobsters)
- 1991: Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves
- 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- 1992: Kuffs - A Guy To Shoot (Kuffs)
- 1993: True Romance
- 1993: Real Love (Untamed Heart)
- 1994: FernGully - Christa and Zak's Adventures in the Rainforest (FernGully: The Last Rainforest)
- 1994: Interview with the Vampire
- 1994: Jimmy Hollywood
- 1995: Murder in the First
- 1996: Operation: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)
- 1996: Bed of Roses (Bed of Roses)
- 1997: Austin Powers - The Hottest Her Majesty has to offer (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
- 1997: In the final analysis (Julian Po)
- 1998: Basils Liebe (Basil)
- 1998: Hard Rain
- 1998: Very Bad Things
- 2000: Character Assassination - Beyond Morality (The Contender)
- 2000: Crime is King (3000 Miles to Graceland)
- 2001: Windtalkers
- 2001: Hunt for Mr. Tout (Who Is Cletis Tout?)
- 2002: Hard Cash - Die Killer vom FBI (Run for the Money)
- 2003: Alias - Die Agentin ( Alias , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2003: Masked and Anonymous
- 2004: The Good Shepherd
- 2004: Pursued - A headhunter knows no mercy (Pursued)
- 2004: Mindhunters
- 2004: Churchill: The Hollywood Years
- 2005: The Deal - In the sights of the oil mafia (The Deal)
- 2005: Alone in The Dark
- 2006: Hollow Man 2
- 2006: Bobby
- 2006: My Name Is Earl (TV series, episode)
- 2007: Slipstream
- 2007: Amok - He Was a Quiet Man (He was a Quiet Man)
- 2008: Love Lies Bleeding
- 2008: My Own Worst Enemy (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2009: Dolan's Cadillac
- 2009: Stop it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, episode)
- 2009: Lies & Illusions
- 2009–2010: The Forgotten ( The Forgotten , TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2010: The Office ( The Office , TV series, an episode)
- 2011: Sacrifice - Day of Reckoning (Sacrifice)
- 2011–2012: Breaking In (TV series, 20 episodes)
- 2011: The River Murders - Bloody revenge (The River Murders)
- 2012: The transition - Rites of Passage (Rites of Passage)
- 2012: Assassin's Bullet (Sofia)
- 2012: Playback
- 2012: Dawn Rider
- 2012: Soldiers of Fortune
- 2012: El Gringo
- 2012: Guns and Girls
- 2012: 20 Minutes - The Power of Few (The Power of Few)
- 2012: Shootout - No Mercy (Bullet to the Head)
- 2013: The Ark We Are Not Alone (Stranded)
- 2013: Nymphomaniac
- 2013: Silent Assassins (Assassins Run)
- 2014: Katie's Blog (Ask Me Anything)
- 2014: Mind Games (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2014: Way of the Wicked - The Devil Never Dies (Way of the Wicked)
- 2015: Hot Tub Time Machine 2
- 2015: Two and a Half Men (TV series, episode 12x16)
- 2015-2019: Mr. Robot (TV series)
- 2016: King Cobra
- 2017: An Ordinary Hero (The Public)
- 2017: The wife of Nobel Prize winner (The Wife)
Awards (selection)
- 1992 : Nominated for the Golden Raspberry as " worst supporting actor " in The True Bosses - A Devilish Empire and Robin Hood - King of Thieves
- 1993 : MTV Movie Award for “ Most Popular Actor ” and for “ Best Kiss ” (with Marisa Tomei ) in Real Love
- 1994 : Nominated for the Saturn Award for " best leading actor " in True Romance
- 2000: Csapnivalo Award: Golden Slate as “best male actor” for Very Bad Things
- 2016 : Satellite Award for " Best Supporting Actor " in Mr. Robot
- Jan. 2016 : Critics' Choice Television Award for " Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series " for Mr. Robot
- 2016 : Golden Globe Award for " Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or TV Movie " for Mr. Robot
literature
- Adolf Heinzlmeier , Petra Gallmeister (text editing): Christian Slater. CD Books, Rastatt 1993, ISBN 3-8118-3969-1 .
Web links
- Christian Slater in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Christian Slater in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Andreas M. Rauch , Bernhard Matt: Bernd Eichinger and his films, ISBN 3898460274 , page 65
- ^ A b Christian Slater Biography. ( Memento from January 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) The Biography Channel
- ^ Margaret Rogerson: Christian Slater jailed for drug assault , The Independent . December 11, 1997. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ↑ Slater Biography on Yahoo Movies ( Memento June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ movies.yahoo.com
- ↑ Cheryl Bronson: Christian Slater arrested on sexual harassment charge . In: CNN , January 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2005.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Slater, Christian |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hawkins, Christian Michael Leonard (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 18th August 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |