Sam Slovick | |
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| Born | June 23, 1958 |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, musician |
| Website | www |
Samuel J. Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.
Sam Slovick | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1958 |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, musician |
| Website | www |
Samuel J. Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.
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]
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