Jonathan Slavin (born November 8, 1969) is an American actor.

Jonathan Slavin
Slavin in 2010
Born (1969-11-08) November 8, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Early life

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Slavin was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1]

Career

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Slavin portrayed illustrator Byron Togler on the Fox network's sitcom Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Ogo on the CGI animated show Robot and Monster, and scientist Phil Myman on ABC's sitcom Better Off Ted. He appeared as a member the main cast of Dr. Ken [2] and The Republic of Sarah and as a recurring character on Speechless and Santa Clarita Diet.[3][4]

Slavin has also had guest roles on series such as Dharma & Greg, Castle, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, Summerland, Friends, Grimm, Weeds, Wings, ER, Chicago Hope, Ugly Betty, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Better with You, Raising Hope, The Finder, Grace and Frankie and Friends with Better Lives.

He has also appeared in such feature films as Free Enterprise, Race to Witch Mountain, Backwoods, A Cinderella Story, Dirty Girl, and Love & Mercy.

In January 2023, he returned to the stage in Home Front.[5]

Personal life

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Slavin is Jewish.[6] He is gay and in July 2016 he married his partner of 22 years. He is also a vegan and animal rights activist, with a large menagerie of adopted pets.[7]

References

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  1. ^ The Pet Press ~ Jonathan Slavin
  2. ^ "Jonathan Slavin Talks Diversity and Having Fun on ABC-TV's Dr. Ken". 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (2019-03-05). "'The Republic Of Sarah': Carlos Leal & Jonathan Slavin Cast In CBS Drama PIlot". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  4. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (23 September 2016). "Actor Jonathan Slavin on 'Dr. Ken,' 'Speechless'". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  5. ^ "Home Front". NoHo Arts District - Theatre, Food, Bars, Shopping and a buzzing community. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  6. ^ Zied, Julie (May 5, 2009). ""Would You Rather...?" With 'Better Off Ted' Stars Jonathan Slavin & Malcolm Barrett". Xfinity. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  7. ^ Voss, Brandon (April 21, 2009). "The Advocate". Advocate.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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