Sam Slovick

Slovick grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Bollier, Jeff (March 24, 2007). Oshkosh native nominated for Pulitzer Prize. Oshkosh Northwestern He currently lives in Topanga, California.Walker, Alissa (March 28, 2011). [http://www.good.is/post/a-video-series-giving-a-voice-to-the-voiceless-in-l-a/ A Video Series Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in L.A.] GOOD

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,{{cite web|url=http://wholelifetimes.com/2007/06/la_homeless0706.html|title=Skidrow Saints & Super Heroes|last=Slovick|first=Sam|date=June 2007|work=Whole Life Times|accessdate=2009-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702161127/http://wholelifetimes.com/2007/06/la_homeless0706.html|archive-date=2 July 2007}} LA Yoga magazine,{{cite web|title=Sounds Like Yoga: The Crystalline Grid|url=http://www.layogamagazine.com/issue43/departments/the_crystalline_grid.htm|date=March 2008|work=LA Yoga magazine|last=Slovick|first=Sam|accessdate=2009-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509134709/http://www.layogamagazine.com/issue43/departments/the_crystalline_grid.htm|archive-date=9 May 2008}} and Good Magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Features/welcome_to_los_angeles|title=Welcome to Los Angeles|last=Slovick|first=Sam|date=October 2007|work=Good Magazine|accessdate=2009-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011044910/http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Features/welcome_to_los_angeles|archive-date=11 October 2007}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2006-03-09/news/coming-of-age-in-the-mouth-of-madness/|title=Coming of Age in the Mouth of Madness|last=Slovick|first=Sam|date=March 9, 2006|work=LA Weekly|page=1|accessdate=2009-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103923/http://www.laweekly.com/2006-03-09/news/coming-of-age-in-the-mouth-of-madness/|archive-date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead}}[http://www.laweekly.com/authors/sam-slovick Sam Slovick.] LA Weekly In 2008, Slovick wrote a sexually graphic review of immigrant LGBT bar The Silver Platter near MacArthur Park.{{cite web |last1=Slovick |first1=Sam |title=BEST TRANNY BAR: THE SILVER PLATTER |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2008-10-02/la-vida/best-tranny-bar-the-silver-platter/ |website=LA Weekly |access-date=2 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005102935/http://www.laweekly.com/2008-10-02/la-vida/best-tranny-bar-the-silver-platter/|archive-date=5 October 2008}} The review led to protests; it was later removed and Slovick apologized.{{cite news |last1=Linthicum |first1=Kate |title=Outfest: Wu Tsang's 'Wildness' documents the Silver Platter scene |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/13/entertainment/la-ca-wu-tsang-20120715/2 |newspaper=LA Times |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715115835/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/13/entertainment/la-ca-wu-tsang-20120715/2 |archive-date=15 July 2012}}Onion, Rebecca (March 10, 2012). [http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/2012/03/10/sxsw_review_wildness.html Capsule review: ‘Wildness.’] Austin American-Statesman

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, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmRvji2UENo Scenes From The New Revolution] and an essay on political resistance for SLAKE literary journal.[http://slake.la/features/big-tent-theory Big Tent Theory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813060644/http://slake.la/features/big-tent-theory |date=2014-08-13 }}, SLAKE LA

• 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)

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