Bobby Slayton

{{Infobox person

| name = Bobby Slayton

| image = Bobby Slayton Moontower Comedy Festival 2014.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Slayton at the Moontower Comedy Festival in 2014

| birth_name = Robert Michael Slayton

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|05|25}}

| birth_place = Scarsdale, New York, U.S.

| other_names = {{ubl|The Pitbull of Comedy|Yid Vicious}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
comedian

}}

| years_active = 1977–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Teddie Lee Tillett|1988|2016|end=died}}

| children = 1

| website = {{URL|www.bobbyslayton.com}}

| module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes

| medium = {{flatlist|

}}

| genre = Blue comedy

}}

Robert Michael Slayton (born May 25, 1955) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Slayton is known for a supporting role in the 2001 film Bandits, and as a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show (2006–2009). He has also made guest appearances on multiple sitcoms and animated shows.

Career

Slayton is known for his intense style of stand-up comedy.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/comedian-thinks-trump-is-giving-politically-incorrect-a-bad-name/ |title=Comedian thinks Trump is giving 'politically incorrect' a bad name |first=Doug |last=Elfman |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 18, 2016}} He adopts a mixed style of complaining, insulting, personal story-telling, not entirely unlike Sam Kinison.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-11-ca-3651-story.html |title=Slayton Hones Show on Rough Edge of Stereotypes |first=Duncan |last=Strauss |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 11, 1989}}

He has been featured on many popular radio shows across the country including Howard Stern, Kevin and Bean, Tom Leykis, and Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw. He played Joey Bishop in the 1998 movie The Rat Pack and a character named simply "Slayton" in The Mind of the Married Man.{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-gnp-bobby-slayton-still-barking-after-all-these-years-20150219-story.html |title=Bobby Slayton: Still barking after all these years |first=Craig |last=Rosen |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 19, 2015}} He also appeared as himself on the IFC television show "Maron" in 2013. Slayton also played a TV comedian in Tim Burton's film Ed Wood, and as a casino manager, asking "Chili Palmer", John Travolta, for help locating a late paying casino player, in Get Shorty.

Slayton has a distinctive gravelly voice. He performed voiceovers on animated shows like Family Guy and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

He has appeared on many television shows including The Tonight Show, Politically Incorrect, as well as Comic Relief and his own stand-up special on HBO.

Personal life

Slayton was raised in a Jewish home and often jokes about his own Jewish ethnicity. He lives in Los Angeles and has one daughter, singer Natasha Slayton, from the girl group G.R.L.{{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/the-pitbull-of-comedy-unleashed-an-interview-with-bobby-slayton-37749 |title='The Pitbull of Comedy' unleashed: An interview with Bobby Slayton |first=Heather |last=Turk |website=AXS |date=January 22, 2015}}

In 1988, Slayton married Teddie Lee Tillett. Tillett died in March 2016. In June 2017, Slayton and his daughter sued the Sherman Oaks Hospital for wrongful death, claiming the doctors did not properly diagnose her pneumonia. In November 2017, the two sides settled.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/11/01/comedian-bobby-slayton-wife-wrongful-death-settlement/|title=Comedian Bobby Slayton Gets $150k in Wife's Wrongful Death Suit|website=TMZ}}