''Christian Michael Leonard Slater''
 Christain Slater Mini-bio:Slater was born in New York City, the son of Mary Jo Slater, a casting executive and producer, and Michael Hawkins, an actor who is also known as Michael Gainsborough Slater has a maternal half-brother, Ryan, who is also an actor. Slater attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's School and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.After a start in 1976 in his TV debut on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, he undertook stage work including a 1980 stage debut opposite Dick Van Dyke in touring revival of "The Music Man". He made his big screen debut in 1985 in the film "The Legend of Billie Jean". In 1986, he appeared nude in the movie The Name of the Rose. Slater has since gone on to acclaim in both film and stage roles. 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 decided to return to the stage, and played 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. 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 he returned to the stage, this time in London, to play R.P. McMurphy (played on film by Jack Nicholson) in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. More recently Christian has starred in his very own TV show entitled "My Own Worst Enemy" playing a spy who lives a double life. His character name is Henry/Edward. He also gets to work alongside Twilight Hunk Taylor Lautner. Personal Life:
In 2000, Slater married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of '70s model Dayle Haddon. The couple have two children, Jaden Christopher (1999) and Eliana Sophia ( 2001). As of early 2005, they separated. He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles and he owns a home in London. In 2007, Slater made news for stating that he is still in love with Heathers co-star Winona Ryder.Slater was arrested on charges of third degree sexual abuse on May 31, 2005. A woman claimed that Slater grabbed her buttocks on a Manhattan street. During his arrest, Slater said, "I didn't do anything. This is bullshit!"He was once quoted as saying "Work is my hobby, staying sober is my job."Charity work:
Slater has been a supporter of several charities, including 21st Century Leaders, Global Green and Whatever It Takes, Slater appeared in an educational video on behalf of Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity for AIDS awareness. He has also worked to promote humanitarian work in South Africa. In 1994, Slater donated his paycheck from the film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles to River Phoenix' s favorite charities. Slater had taken a role in the film reserved for Phoenix after the latter died in 1993.
In early May 2009, Slater did his part for the USO and visited the wounded and recovering soldiers of Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Adwards: Slater won the MTV Movie Award in 1993 for his work in Untamed Heart. In 2001 he won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for The Contender.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was a suggestion in the Worst Actor category for his performances in Alone in the Dark and Mindhunters. He failed to receive a nomination, however (had he gotten the nomination, it would have been his first in 14 years. He was previously nominated for Worst Supporting Actor at the 1992 Razzie Awards for his roles in Mobsters and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Trivia:
Starts three month jail sentence. Released after 59 days for good behavior. [14 January 1998]
Arrested by Los Angeles police and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of battery. [11 August 1997]
Half brother of actor Ryan Slater.
Arrested in West Hollywood, California, after allegedly leading sheriff's deputies on a car chase. A sheriff's spokesman said Slater crashed into a telephone pole, kicked a cop after getting out of his car, then tried to escape over a fence. He was charged with evading police, driving under the influence, assault with a deadly weapon {his cowboy boots} and driving with a suspended license. [29 December 1989]
He was arrested at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport in December 1994 and charged with criminal possession of a weapon (the actor had packed a handgun). Slater reached a plea agreement in early 1995 that required him to spend three days working with homeless children.
His godfather was the late soap actor Michael Zaslow.
Sold his house in the Hollywood Hills to Tim Allen. [December 1999]
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#79). [1995]
Won the roles of the Interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles and Eric Draven in The Crow after the death of friend and fellow actor River Phoenix (who had been cast in the first role and turned down the second. Slater also turned down the lead in The Crow , leading producers to actor Brandon Lee - who would become permanently linked with the film and its story when he was accidentally killed on the set.
Daughter, Eliana Sophia, born. [15 August 2001]
Is a green belt in kempo karate. [August 2003]
Sentenced to three months in jail (he served 59 days in a private L.A. jail in La Verne, California), and 36 months probation for assaulting his girlfriend Michelle Jonas and a police officer, as well as cocaine abuse. [9 December 1997]
Past girlfriends include Kim Walker, whom he broke up with during the filming of Heathers for Winona Ryder, later Samantha Mathis, Christina Applegate and Patricia Arquette. Has also been engaged to actress/model Nina Huang.
His mother, Mary Jo Slater was the casting director in 4 of his feature film appearances: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; Murder in the First; The Contender and Who Is Cletis Tout?.
Born on the same day as Oscar-nominated actor Edward Norton. He also shares a birthday with the following celebrities: Denis Leary, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Patrick Swayze and Robert Redford.
Attended Dalton School and the Professional Children's School.
Born and reared in New York.
Made his theater debut in "The Music Man" at the age of 9.
The trousers worn by him in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country are the same ones worn by William Shatner in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. He noticed the name label still inside them.
Donated all of his paycheck from Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles to River Phoenix's favorite charities after the young actor's untimely death at 23.
As a teenager, he appeared in the musical "Merlin," one of the most expensive and most notorious flops in Broadway history. The show had been conceived as a vehicle for Doug Henning's magic, with Henning playing the eponymous wizard. Slater played "Young Merlin" and "Arthur"; other stars included Chita Rivera and Nathan Lane (in what was only his second Broadway role).
The long-standing rumor about Christian's eyebrows (that he shaved them off to look like Spock and they never grew back properly) is actually false. Christian was joking with a reporter in one of his first interviews, and it was somehow printed as fact. He actually stated that he regretted mentioning it, as he still gets asked about the "Halloween costume gone bad" nearly two decades later.
He has co-starred with each of the two leads of Face/Off , John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, in Broken Arrow and Windtalkers, respectively. All three films were directed by 'John Woo' (I).
November 2005: Sold his house in Brentwood, California, to move back to his native New York.
His favorite movies are The Witches of Eastwick and The Shining, both starring his idol Jack Nicholson.
Is of English/Irish descent.
Is good friends with actress Sandra Bernhard.
No relation to actress Helen Slater, who, ironically, played his sister in the movie The Legend of Billie Jean.
His favorite TV shows are "Boston Legal" and "Entourage".
Favorite song is "A Little Less Converstion" by Elvis Presley.
During his interview and director's commentary on the DVD for Der Name der Rose, director Jean-Jacques Annaud reported that after 15-year-old Christian Slater had been cast as Adso of Melk, he was asked to read with three actresses auditioning for the role of "The Girl." He read first with Valentina Vargas and was scheduled to read with the other two actresses the next day, but that evening, he sent his mother (casting agent Mary Jo Slater) to tell Annaud that young Christian was so smitten with the 22-year-old Vargas that he didn't want the other two women to be considered. Annaud, amused, complied with Slater's wish. | VITAL STATS | Christian Slater Information:
| | Eye color: | | Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) | | Nickname(s):Slates | | Notable feature(s): | | Education:Attended Dalton School and the Professional Children's School. | | Family:Ryan Slater (Half Brother), Jaden Christopher Haddon-Slater(son), Eliana Sophia(daughter), Mary Jo Slater(mother),Michael Hawkins(Father) | | Resides in: | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: | | Charities/Causes: | | Other:Donated his entire paycheck from "Interview with the Vampire" to River Phoenix's favorite charities after his death. | | |
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