Sam Slovick
Sam Slovick | |
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Born | June 23, 1958 |
Occupation(s) | Writer, actor, musician |
Website | www |
Samuel J. Slovick(born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.
Life and career
[edit]Slovick grew up inOshkosh, Wisconsin.[1]He currently lives inTopanga, California.[2]
As an actor, he appeared in the moviesRed Dawn(1984) andHome for the Holidays(1995), and the TV seriesFame.As a singer-songwriter, he was part of the groupLouie Says.
Slovick has written forWhole Life Times,[3]LA Yogamagazine,[4]andGood Magazine.[5]His work onSkid Row, Los AngelesforLA Weeklywon a 2007 prize at The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, was submitted for a Pulitzer Prize, and was made into a documentary.[6][7]In 2008, Slovick wrote a sexually graphic review of immigrantLGBTbar The Silver Platter nearMacArthur Park.[8]The review led to protests; it was later removed and Slovick apologized.[9][10] His recent work for Mission and State includesThe People vs. Brian TacadenaandSacred Monsters.He also recently released a documentary series for Participant Media's Take Part,Scenes From The New Revolutionand an essay on political resistance for SLAKE literary journal.[11]
Filmography
[edit]- High School U.S.A.(1984) (Crazy Leo Bandini, as Sam Slovik)
- Red Dawn(1984) (Yuri)
- ABC Afterschool Special(1984) (Messenger) (Summer Switch)
- Fame(1984–85) (Cassidy) (6 episodes)
- My Man Adam(1985) (Derric)
- White and Lazy(1986)
- Home for the Holidays(1995) (Jack)
- The Japanese Sandman(2008) (Bill Gains)
References
[edit]- ^Bollier, Jeff (March 24, 2007). Oshkosh native nominated for Pulitzer Prize.Oshkosh Northwestern
- ^Walker, Alissa (March 28, 2011).A Video Series Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in L.A.GOOD
- ^Slovick, Sam (June 2007)."Skidrow Saints & Super Heroes".Whole Life Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2 July 2007.Retrieved2009-03-28.
- ^Slovick, Sam (March 2008)."Sounds Like Yoga: The Crystalline Grid".LA Yoga magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2008.Retrieved2009-03-28.
- ^Slovick, Sam (October 2007)."Welcome to Los Angeles".Good Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2007.Retrieved2009-03-28.
- ^Slovick, Sam (March 9, 2006)."Coming of Age in the Mouth of Madness".LA Weekly.p. 1. Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2011.Retrieved2009-03-28.
- ^Sam Slovick.LA Weekly
- ^Slovick, Sam."BEST TRANNY BAR: THE SILVER PLATTER".LA Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2008.Retrieved2 October2008.
- ^Linthicum, Kate."Outfest: Wu Tsang's 'Wildness' documents the Silver Platter scene".LA Times.Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2012.Retrieved13 July2012.
- ^Onion, Rebecca (March 10, 2012).Capsule review: ‘Wildness.’Austin American-Statesman
- ^Big Tent TheoryArchived2014-08-13 at theWayback Machine,SLAKE LA
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