Né à New York le 18 août 1969 -un an de plus que moi!-
Christian Slater est le fils de la célèbre directrice de casting Mary Jo Slater et du comédien de théâtre Michael Hawkins.
Christian passe ainsi toute son enfance dans le milieu du spectacle
et, dès l'âge de 7 ans, tient son premier rôle, apparaissant dans la série télévisée "On ne vit qu'une fois".
A 9 ans, il part en tournée dans "The music man", puis joue à Broadway dans "Macbeth", "David Copperfield" et "Merlin l'enchanteur".
Toujours au théâtre, il se produira plus tard dans la reprise off-Broadway de "Landscape of the body", de John Guare,
ainsi que dans "The Christmas Carol" et "Sherlock Holmes",
avec Frank Langella.
On le découvre à l'écran alors qu'il a 15 ans, dans la superproduction de Jean-Jacques Annaud "Le nom de la rose", où il incarne un tout jeune moine copiste au service de Sean Connery.
A partir de ce premier succès, Slater, promu jeune premier, enchaîne les films et donne dans un registre varié : on le voit ainsi en skateur émérite dans "Gleaming the cube", dans la comédie estudiantine "Pump up the volume", touche au western ("Young guns II"), au film à costumes ("Robin des bois"), à la science-fiction ("Star Trek VI"), au film d'amour ("Coeur sauvage", "Pluie de roses sur Manhattan"), au film de gangsters ("Les indomptés"), et a récemment fait face à John Travolta dans "Broken arrow", de John Woo.
En 1992, Christian Slater signe la mise en scène de "The laughter epidemic", une comédie musicale jouée par des enfants dont les bénéfices furent reversés à la Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Il a également fait ses débuts de réalisateur en adaptant une nouvelle de Ralph Lombargila pour Showtime : "Museum of love".
Après "Pluie d'enfer", nous avons retrouvé Christian Slater sur grand écran dans "Julian Po",
présenté au Festival de Deauville.
Récemment incarcéré pendant quelques mois pour usage de drogues,
espérons que le comédien retrouve maintenant sagement le chemin des studios...
Filmographie :
- The Legend of Billie Jean (1985, M. Robbins)
- Le nom de la rose (1986, Jean-Jacques Annaud)
- Twisted (1986, Holender)
- Tucker : aman and his dream / Tucker (1988, Francis Coppola)
- Personal choice (1989, Saperstein)
- Gleaming the cube (1989, Clifford)
- The wizard / Video kid (1989, Holland)
- Tales from the darkside / Darkside (1989, Harrison)
- Heathers / Fatal games (1989, Michael Lehmann)
- Robin Hood, prince of thieves / Robin des bois, prince des voleurs (1990, Kevin Reynolds)
- Young guns 2 / Young guns 2 (1990, Murphy)
- Pump up the volume / Pump up the volume (1990, Moyle)
- Mobsters / Les indomptés (1991, Michael Karbelnikoff)
- Star trek VI : the undiscovered country / Star trek VI : terre inconnue (1991, Meyer)
- Kuffs (1992, Evans)
- Where the day takes you (1992, Rocco)
- Untamed heart / Coeur sauvage (1993, Bill)
- Johnny Hollywood (1993, Levinson)
- Interview with the vampire / Entretien avec un vampire (1994, Neil Jordan)
- Murder in the first / Meurtre à Alcatraz (1994, Rocco)
- Bed of roses / Pluie de roses sur Manhattan (1995, Goldenberg)
- Broken arrow / Broken arrow (1995, John Woo)
- Catwalk (1995, Leacock)
- Austin Powers : international man of mystery / Austin Powers (1996, Roach)
- The Tears of Julian Po / Julian Po (1996, Wade)
- Hard rain / Pluie d'enfer (1997, Salomon)
- Basil (1997, Bharadwah)
- Very bad things / Very bad things (1998, Berg)
sa filmographie plus complète en anglais:
A License to Steal (2005) (pre-production)
2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2006) (filming) (voix) .... Jammer
The Deal (2005) .... Tom Hanson
Alone in the Dark (2005) .... Edward Carnby
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) .... Winston Churchill
Pursued (2004) .... Vincent Palmer
The Good Shepherd (2004) .... Daniel Clemens
Mindhunters/profession profiler (2004) .... J.D. Reston
Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Crew Guy #1
"Prehistoric Planet" (2002) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator
Windtalkers (2002) .... Sergeant Ox Henderson
Run for the Money (2002) .... Taylor
... Hard Cash (USA: video title)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) .... Trevor Allen Finch
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) .... Hanson
The Contender (2000) .... Rep. Reginald Webster
... Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (Germany)
Love Stinks (1999) (uncredited) .... Eddie
White Lies (1999) .... Zach
... The Secret Lies Within (USA)
Very Bad Things (1998) .... Robert Boyd
Basil (1998) .... John Mannion
Hard Rain (1998) .... Tom
... Flood (Japan: English title)
... Pluie d'enfer (France)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) (TV) .... Harry Bailey
Julian Po (1997) .... Julian Po
... The Tears of Julian Po
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) (uncredited) .... Easily Fooled Security Guard
... Austin Powers - Das Schärfste, was Ihre Majestät zu bieten hat (Germany)
Broken Arrow (1996) .... Capt. Riley Hale
Bed of Roses (1996) .... Lewis Farrell
Murder in the First (1995) .... James Stamphill
... Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Daniel Malloy
... Interview with the Vampire (USA: short title)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994) .... William
True Romance (1993) .... Clarence Worley
... Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
Untamed Heart (1993) .... Adam
Where the Day Takes You (1992) (uncredited) .... Social Worker
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (voice) .... Pips
... FernGully 1 (USA: short title)
Kuffs (1992) .... George Kuffs
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) .... Ens. Slater (Excelsior Communications Officer)
Mobsters (1991) .... Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano
... The Evil Empire
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) .... Will Scarlett
Pump Up the Volume (1990) .... Mark Hunter (Hard Harry)
... Plein volume (Canada: French title)
... Y a-t-il une vie après le lycée? (Canada: French title)
Young Guns II (1990) .... Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
... Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (UK)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) .... Andy (segment "Lot 249")
The Wizard (1989) .... Nick
Beyond the Stars (1989) .... Eric Michaels
... Personal Choice
Heathers (1989) .... Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Desperate for Love (1989) (TV) .... Cliff Petrie
Gleaming the Cube (1989) .... Brian Kelly
... A Brother's Justice
... Skate or Die
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) .... Junior Tucker
Name der Rose, Der (1986) .... Adso of Melk
... Nom de la rose, Le (France)
... The Name of the Rose (USA)
Secrets (1986) (TV) .... Bobby
Twisted (1986) .... Mark Collins
... Twisted: A Step Beyond Insanity
"Ryan's Hope" (1975) TV Series .... D. J. Lasalle (1985)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) .... Binx
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983) (TV) .... Walt Willey
The Haunted Mansion Mystery (1983) (TV) .... Billy
Sherlock Holmes (1981) (TV) .... Billy
... Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (USA)
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Roles Unknown (1980s)
... All My Children: The Summer of Seduction
Producer
The Deal (2005) (executive producer)
Very Bad Things (1998) (executive producer)
Basil (1998) (co-producer)
Hard Rain (1998) (co-producer)
... aka Flood (Japan: English title)
... aka Pluie d'enfer (France)
Filmography
-Fade (2000) (thanks)
Julian Po (1997) (very special thanks)
... The Tears of Julian Po
Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Director - filmography
Museum of Love (1996)
Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
"Dinosaur Planet" (2003) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator
The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor (2003) (V) .... Himself
'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003) (V) .... Himself
Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Presenter
Naked Movie (2002) .... Himself
My VH1 Music Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself (presenter)
Zoolander (2001) .... Himself
... Zoolander (Germany)
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (2001) (V) .... Himself
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads (2001) (V) .... Himself
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV) .... Himself
Catwalk (1996) .... Himself
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
The Last Party (1993) (uncredited) .... Himself
1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Performer (Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow Musical Number)
Rosa dei nomi, La (1987) .... Himself
Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt, Die (1986) (TV) .... Adso
... The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' (International: English title)
Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Archive Footage
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Notable TV Guest Appearances
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" playing "Himself" 12 April 2005
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" playing "Himself" 11 April 2005
"Top Gear" playing "Himself" 21 November 2004
"Today with Des and Mel" playing "Himself" 15 November 2004
"Richard & Judy" playing "Himself" 10 September 2004
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" playing "Himself" (episode # 7.1) 3 September 2004
"Tinseltown TV" playing "Himself" 25 October 2003
"The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" playing "Jet Fusion" (voice) in episode: "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion" (episode # 2.5) 13 October 2003
"Alias" playing "Neil Caplan" in episode: "Endgame" (episode # 2.19) 30 March 2003
"Alias" playing "Neil Caplan" in episode: "A Free Agent" (episode # 2.15) 9 February 2003
"The West Wing" playing "Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese" in episode: "Arctic Radar" (episode # 4.10) 27 November 2002
"The West Wing" playing "Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese" in episode: "Process Stories" (episode # 4.
13 November 2002
"The West Wing" playing "Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese" in episode: "Election Night" (episode # 4.7) 6 November 2002
"Dinner for Five" playing "Himself" (episode # 1.3) 22 April 2002
"HBO First Look" playing "Himself" in episode: "The Contender" 2000
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Himself" (uncredited) (episode # 20.
10 December 1994
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Host" (episode # 19.5) 31 October 1993
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Host" (episode # 17.4) 26 October 1991
"L.A. Law" playing "Andy Prescott" in episode: "Fetus Completus" (episode # 2.16) 3 March 1988
"Crime Story" in episode: "Old Friends, Dead Ends" (episode # 1.9) 4 November 1986
"The Equalizer" playing "Michael Winslow" in episode: "Joyride" (episode # 2.4) 29 October 1986
"Tales from the Darkside"/les contes de la crypte:
playing "Jody Toliver" in episode: "A Case of the Stubborns"
(episode # 1.9) 2 December 1984
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