Sam Slovick

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Sam Slovick
Born (1958-06-23) June 23, 1958 (age 66)
Occupation(s)Writer, actor, musician
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Samuel J. Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.

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Life and career

Slovick grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [1] He currently lives in Topanga, California. [2]

As an actor, he appeared in the movies Red Dawn (1984) and Home for the Holidays (1995), and the TV series Fame . As a singer-songwriter, he was part of the group Louie Says.

Slovick has written for Whole Life Times, [3] LA Yoga magazine, [4] and Good Magazine . [5] His work on Skid Row, Los Angeles for LA Weekly won 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 immigrant LGBT bar The Silver Platter near MacArthur Park. [8] The review led to protests; it was later removed and Slovick apologized. [9] [10] His recent work for Mission and State includes The People vs. Brian Tacadena and Sacred Monsters. He also recently released a documentary series for Participant Media's Take Part, Scenes From The New Revolution and an essay on political resistance for SLAKE literary journal. [11]

Filmography

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  1. Bollier, Jeff (March 24, 2007). Oshkosh native nominated for Pulitzer Prize. Oshkosh Northwestern
  2. Walker, Alissa (March 28, 2011). A Video Series Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in L.A. GOOD
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  4. Slovick, Sam (March 2008). "Sounds Like Yoga: The Crystalline Grid". LA Yoga magazine. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  5. Slovick, Sam (October 2007). "Welcome to Los Angeles". Good Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  6. Slovick, Sam (March 9, 2006). "Coming of Age in the Mouth of Madness". LA Weekly. p. 1. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  7. Sam Slovick. LA Weekly
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