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Christian Slater (born '''Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins''' on August 18 , 1969 in New York City ) is an Anglo-America n Actor .

His mother is Hollywood casting director '' (1991).

His father is the English actor Michael Hawkins . Slater is a father of two: his son born in 1999 and his daughter in 2001.

In 2000, he was married to reporter Ryan Haddon. In 2004, he played Randle P McMurphy in the play ''). While continuing to appear in this play in London's West End, Slater was asked to play the role of John Watson aka Wonko The Sane for the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of '' So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish '', produced by Above The Title Productions .

In 2005 and 2006 he returned to the stage, this time in London, to play RP McMurphy (played on film by Jack Nicholson ) in '' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest ''.


LEGAL RUN-INS

  • On December 29 , 1989 , Slater crashed into a telephone pole in West Hollywood, California and then led police on a car chase and kicked an officer.

  • On December 23 , 1994 , Slater was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport for bringing a gun on to an airplane.

  • In 1995 , his ex-fiance, Nina Huang, sued him for Palimony . The two reportedly settled out of court with Slater paying Huang $100,000.

  • On August 11 , 1997 , Slater was arrested by police in Los Angeles and charged with three counts of Assault With A Deadly Weapon and one count of Battery after Slater, drunk and high on Heroin , punched his girlfriend in the face at a party and then attacked a police officer. He was sentenced to three months in prison, serving 59 days for good behavior.

  • In 2003, his wife, Ryan Haddon, was arrested for beating up Slater at a Hard Rock Cafe while on a trip to Las Vegas and he later received stitches. Slater has filed for divorce from Haddon for spousal abuse.

  • On 's Upper East Side , near 93rd Street and Third Avenue , after a woman told police that a man had grabbed her Buttocks . She identified Slater as the man. Slater was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual abuse. The following July 14 , prosecutors offered Slater a Plea Bargain but he refused it insisting the charges were false. On September 19 , Slater accepted a better plea bargain whereby the charges would be dropped if he stayed out of trouble for six months.



PANASONIC WORK

Slater is the voice of Panasonic on radio and television ads. His rendition of "Panasonic Ideas for Life" is highly recognizable.


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