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Christian Slater Biography

Occup.Actor
FromUSA
BornApril 18, 1968
Age56 years
Early Life and Family
Christian Slater was born Christian Michael Leonard Slater on August 18, 1968, in New York City, USA. He was born into a family deeply associated with the show organization. His daddy, Michael Hawkins, is an actor understood for his functions in different stage productions, daytime drama, and films, while his mom, Mary Jo Slater, is a popular casting director and producer in Hollywood. He likewise has a half-brother, actor Ryan Slater.

Growing up, Slater's interest in acting was supported by his moms and dads. He frequently went to theater plays, and at the age of 8, he started taking acting lessons at the prominent Dalton School in Manhattan. He later moved to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, a prominent school for aiming artists in New York.

Early Career
Christian Slater made his acting launching at the age of 9 when he appeared in a stage production of "The Music Man" alongside Dick Van Dyke in 1977. He followed this with roles on different Broadway and off-Broadway stage productions.

In 1985, Slater made his film launching in the film "The Legend of Billie Jean", playing the role of Binx. He continued to feature in small roles in movies and tv shows till he landed the lead in the Francis Ford Coppola-directed movie "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" in 1988. Regardless of the movie's critical success, it was Slater's function in 1989's "Heathers" together with Winona Ryder that brought him extensive recognition and marked the beginning of his journey as a talented and flexible actor.

Success and Notable Roles
In the 1990s, Christian Slater became a family name with iconic roles in numerous effective films. He starred in "Pump Up the Volume" (1990), playing a high school trainee who runs a pirate radio station. His portrayal of Clarence Worley in Quentin Tarantino's "True Romance" (1993) stays among his most unforgettable characters, raising his status as a leading male in Hollywood.

Throughout the '90s, Slater continued to provide great efficiencies in movies such as "Interview with the Vampire" (1994), where he played the function of a press reporter interviewing a vampire represented by Brad Pitt, "Broken Arrow" (1996), acting together with John Travolta, and the seriously well-known "Hard Rain" (1998).

Continuing Career
Slater experienced a career slump in the early 2000s, struggling to discover roles that utilized his acting prowess. Nevertheless, he made a successful shift to television, with appearances in hit shows such as "The West Wing" (2002) and "Alias" (2006). In 2008, he returned to the spotlight with the NBC show "My Own Worst Enemy", in which he played the double functions of a secret representative and his alter-ego.

In 2015, Christian Slater got a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his function as the unforeseeable anarchist "Mr. Robot" in the critically acclaimed USA Network series of the very same name. The show successfully ran for 4 seasons from 2015 to 2019.

Slater has actually continued to work in both film and television, staying a reputable figure in Hollywood. His recent work consists of voicing the character "Slater" in the popular animated series "Archer" and starring in the 2020 movie "The Public".

Personal Life
Christian Slater has actually been wed twice. His first marriage was to reporter Ryan Haddon from 2000 to 2005, with whom he shares two children, Jaden Christopher and Eliana Sophia. In 2013, he married Brittany Lopez, and the couple invited their first child together, a daughter, in 2015.

Throughout his life, Slater has actually likewise dealt with legal problems and dealt with dependency. However, he has actually been open about his previous problems and continues to work on self-improvement while staying a precious figure in the entertainment industry.

Philanthropy
Slater is actively involved in different charitable companies and is committed to returning to the community. Especially, he has actually worked with organizations such as Mercy for Animals, the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), and the Global Green USA, concentrating on animal rights, HIV/AIDS awareness, and ecological causes.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Christian.

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30 Famous quotes by Christian Slater

Small: The way I see it, if youre going to make an action movie, youve got to make one with John Woo
"The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo"
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Small: My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV
"My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV"
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Small: After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a
"After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make"
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Small: If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says Im doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do
"If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says I'm doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do, cut off my eyebrows?"
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Small: Im blown away by the graphical detail of todays games. I cant imagine that its going to get any better,
"I'm blown away by the graphical detail of today's games. I can't imagine that it's going to get any better, but it's just going to continually progress and soon we'll be living in that world"
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Small: I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to w
"I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals"
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Small: Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because thats how its always felt to
"Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that's how it's always felt to me"
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Small: Well, obviously, as soon as Id finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and star
"Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role"
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Small: Theres something about doing theatre in London - it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an acto
"There's something about doing theatre in London - it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an actor. It's something about the tradition of theatre, about performing on the West End stage"
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Small: There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave
"There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave"
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Small: I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him
"I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him"
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Small: Ive been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, th
"I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface"
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Small: I think games are starting to branch out. Its not just guys sitting at their computer stations.
"I think games are starting to branch out. It's not just guys sitting at their computer stations. Games are so fun, that everybody gets into them a little bit"
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Small: How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing
"How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing"
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Small: This is what Hollywood tends to do. It tends to disregard tradition, history and anything factual, twis
"This is what Hollywood tends to do. It tends to disregard tradition, history and anything factual, twisting it and turning it and making it all okay regardless of what the English may think of it"
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Small: The guys from Atari that are making the next Alone in the Dark game came and we had a great meeting. Id
"The guys from Atari that are making the next Alone in the Dark game came and we had a great meeting. I'd love to do that. I'm a fan of videogames. I like them. And to get to be part of one of them would be a fun and exciting thing"
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Small: I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around peopl
"I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people"
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Small: I have brought a PS2 on set with me before. But games can be really addicting, and thats dangerous.
"I have brought a PS2 on set with me before. But games can be really addicting, and that's dangerous. So I tend to keep it fairly limited on a certain level"
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Small: I dont think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run in
"I don't think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby"
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Small: I can promote until I am blue in the face, but ultimately nobody knows what makes a hit
"I can promote until I am blue in the face, but ultimately nobody knows what makes a hit"
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Small: As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - thats where I am right now. I feel
"As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things"
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Small: Im trying not to put myself into anything Im not 100 percent confident about
"I'm trying not to put myself into anything I'm not 100 percent confident about"
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Small: I want to do films I can relate to emotionally
"I want to do films I can relate to emotionally"
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Small: In truth, making films doesnt feel like hard work because I always have such a good time doing it
"In truth, making films doesn't feel like hard work because I always have such a good time doing it"
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Small: Ive calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but Im still having a good time
"I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time"
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Small: The movies Ive made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame
"The movies I've made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame of mind I was in at the time. Each character I've had to play has been me in that time in my life"
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Small: Its almost like these games are the modern day comic books, especially when you play Alone in the Dark.
"It's almost like these games are the modern day comic books, especially when you play Alone in the Dark. There's a real story that goes along with it and a movie seemed like the right kind of transition to make"
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Small: I took a lot of time off after Mobsters and although I did something I had never done before, which was
"I took a lot of time off after Mobsters and although I did something I had never done before, which was to direct a play, The Laughter Epidemic, it felt like a vacation"
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Small: Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement
"Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement"
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Small: Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesnt ma
"Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesn't make a lot of sense to me"
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