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Sam Slovick

American actor, musician, and writer (born 1958) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 1990s cult classic 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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