Christian Slater(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Christian Michael Leonard Slater was born on August 18, 1969 in New
York City, to Michael Hawkins,
a well-known soap actor, and
Mary Jo Slater (née Lawton), a casting
agent. Christian started in show business early, appearing on the soap
opera
The Edge of Night (1956) in
1976 at the age of 7. He went on to star in many Broadway shows in the
early-1980s. He rose to fame in Hollywood after landing the role of
Binx Davey in
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985).
He moved to Los Angeles in 1987 to pursue a further acting career after
dropping out of high school. After having a starring role in the cult
classic Heathers (1988), he became
somewhat known as the Hollywood bad-boy, having many run-ins with the
law. He is also well-known for having dated stars such as
Winona Ryder,
Christina Applegate,
Samantha Mathis and was at one time
engaged to actress/model Nina Huang.
In 2000, he married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of 1970s model
Dayle Haddon. The couple have two children,
Jaden Christopher (b. 1999) and Eliana Sophia (b. 2001). As of early
2005, they separated and later divorced, but remain dedicated to bring
up their children.