American actor, activist (b. 1969)
Jonathan Slavin
Slavin in 2010
Born (1969-11-08 ) November 8, 1969 (age 54) Occupation Actor Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Jonathan Slavin (born November 8, 1969) is an American actor and activist.
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]
References
^ The Pet Press ~ Jonathan Slavin
^ "Jonathan Slavin Talks Diversity and Having Fun on ABC-TV's Dr. Ken" . 3 November 2016.
^ Petski, Denise (2019-03-05). " 'The Republic Of Sarah': Carlos Leal & Jonathan Slavin Cast In CBS Drama PIlot" . Deadline . Retrieved 2023-01-16 .
^ Yohannes, Alamin (23 September 2016). "Actor Jonathan Slavin on 'Dr. Ken,' 'Speechless' " . NBC News . Retrieved 2023-01-16 .
^ "Home Front" . NoHo Arts District - Theatre, Food, Bars, Shopping and a buzzing community . Retrieved 2023-01-16 .
^ Zied, Julie (May 5, 2009). " "Would You Rather...?" With 'Better Off Ted' Stars Jonathan Slavin & Malcolm Barrett" . Xfinity . Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2012 .
^ Voss, Brandon (April 21, 2009). "The Advocate " . Advocate.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012 .
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