Summary
Samuel J. Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer.
Sam Slovick | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, actor, musician |
| Website | www |
Life and career edit
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 edit
- High School U.S.A. (1984) (Crazy Leo Bandini, as Sam Slovik)
- Red Dawn (1984) (Yuri)
- ABC Afterschool Special (1984) (Messenger) (Summer Switch)
- Fame (1984–85) (Cassidy) (6 episodes)
- My Man Adam (1985) (Derric)
- White and Lazy (1986)
- Home for the Holidays (1995) (Jack)
- The Japanese Sandman (2008) (Bill Gains)
References edit
- ^ Bollier, Jeff (March 24, 2007). Oshkosh native nominated for Pulitzer Prize. Oshkosh Northwestern
- ^ Walker, Alissa (March 28, 2011). A Video Series Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in L.A. GOOD
- ^ Slovick, Sam (June 2007). "Skidrow Saints & Super Heroes". Whole Life Times. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Slovick, Sam (October 2007). "Welcome to Los Angeles". Good Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sam Slovick. LA Weekly
- ^ Slovick, Sam. "BEST TRANNY BAR: THE SILVER PLATTER". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ Linthicum, Kate. "Outfest: Wu Tsang's 'Wildness' documents the Silver Platter scene". LA Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Onion, Rebecca (March 10, 2012). Capsule review: ‘Wildness.’ Austin American-Statesman
- ^ Big Tent Theory Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, SLAKE LA