Jonathan Slavin

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Jonathan Slavin
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Slavin in 2010
Born (1969-11-08) November 8, 1969 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

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

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Early life

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

Career

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

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]

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