Christian Michael Leonard Slater was born on August 18,1969 and is an American actor and producer.
48 Facts About Christian Slater
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Christian Slater narrated the second season of Prehistoric Planet and the Discovery Channel documentary miniseries Dinosaur Planet, and voiced the character Slater in Archer, Ushari in The Lion Guard, Ren in the Star Wars franchise, and Rand Ridley in Inside Job.
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Christian Slater has a maternal half-brother, Ryan Slater, who became an actor.
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Christian Slater made his big screen debut in 1985's The Legend of Billie Jean, playing Billie Jean's brother Binx.
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Christian Slater's career improved with his role in The Name of the Rose alongside Sean Connery.
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Christian Slater played Connery's apprentice monk while they investigated a series of murders at a Benedictine abbey.
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Christian Slater followed this by playing Junior Tucker in Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
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At the age of 18, Christian Slater played the dark character JD in the 1988 film Heathers alongside Winona Ryder.
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Christian Slater starred in Gleaming the Cube and appeared in Beyond the Stars.
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In 1991, Christian Slater was cast as Will Scarlett in the Hollywood big budget production of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves alongside Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and Alan Rickman.
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The film was a commercial success, taking US$390 million worldwide, and Christian Slater became one of the major A-list stars of the 1990s.
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In 1993, Christian Slater again stretched his acting skills, playing opposite Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart and playing Clarence Worley in True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino, which received many rave reviews.
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Christian Slater has the kind of cocky recklessness the movie needs.
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Christian Slater gained the role of the interviewer Daniel Molloy in Interview with the Vampire after the death of his friend River Phoenix, who was originally cast.
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Christian Slater subsequently donated his earnings from the film to Phoenix's favorite charities.
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Christian Slater played the character of Lewis in the romance film Bed of Roses in 1996 opposite Mary Stuart Masterson then that of Riley Hale in the big-budget John Woo film Broken Arrow, which starred John Travolta.
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In 1998 Christian Slater appeared in crime movie Hard Rain alongside Morgan Freeman.
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Since 2000 Christian Slater has mixed TV work with leading roles in mainly lower budget films, along with supporting roles in a few mainstream productions.
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Christian Slater appeared in the successful The West Wing and Alias TV series.
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Christian Slater was part of Hollywood films, including Bobby and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
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Christian Slater has worked as a voice-over artist in productions, including the character of 'Pips' in the successful Australian animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and TV documentaries, including Prehistoric Planet and Dinosaur Planet.
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Christian Slater starred in the television series My Own Worst Enemy in 2008 and The Forgotten in 2009.
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Christian Slater co-starred with Ving Rhames in the film Soldiers of Fortune, and in the Sylvester Stallone action thriller Bullet to the Head, directed by Walter Hill.
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Christian Slater co-starred in the 2014 television series, Mind Games, which was cancelled after five episodes were aired.
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Christian Slater was part of the ensemble in Lars von Trier's controversial film, Nymphomaniac.
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In October 2014, Christian Slater signed on for his title role in the television series on USA Network Mr Robot.
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Christian Slater plays a computer hacker, "Mr Robot," who recruits Rami Malek's character, Elliot, into Christian Slater's band of hackers called fsociety.
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Christian Slater provided the voice of Ushari the Egyptian Cobra in The Lion Guard.
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Christian Slater made a short film for HP called The Wolf, which shows how easily malware can spread on unprotected printers and computers.
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In 2018, Christian Slater appeared in The Public, the latest film by Emilio Estevez.
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At the world premiere of the film at the Toronto Film Festival, Christian Slater discussed his role, Josh Davis, with Ikon London Magazine:.
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Christian Slater is definitely the guy who feels this is all a mess.
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In 2000, Christian Slater married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of model Dayle Haddon.
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Christian Slater was living in London at the time, performing in a stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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On December 2,2013, Christian Slater married his girlfriend Brittany Lopez in Florida after three years of dating.
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Christian Slater has had difficulties with substance abuse and has undergone treatment.
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Christian Slater was sentenced to three days of community service.
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In 1997, Christian Slater was convicted of punching his girlfriend, Michelle Jonas, and assaulting a police officer while under the influence of heroin, cocaine, and alcohol.
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Christian Slater had consumed them for two days straight and had little to no sleep.
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Christian Slater was treated for more than 100 days in a rehabilitation facility while on bail, and then was sentenced to a three-month term in jail, followed by three months in a residential rehab center.
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Christian Slater was released from prison after 59 days on the basis of good behavior.
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On May 24,2005, Christian Slater was arrested in Manhattan, after allegedly groping a woman on the street.
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The charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence and on the condition that Christian Slater keep out of trouble for six months.
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Christian Slater has been a supporter of several charities, including 21st Century Leaders, Global Green, and Whatever It Takes.
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Christian Slater appeared in an educational video on behalf of Nelson Mandela's 46664 charity for AIDS awareness.
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Christian Slater has worked to promote humanitarian work in South Africa.
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In early May 2009, Christian Slater visited wounded and recovering soldiers of Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the USO.
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On December 10,2009, Christian Slater visited Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he contributed work for the television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.