J. Mack Slaughter Jr.
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J. Mack Slaughter Jr. | |
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Other names | J Mack Slaughter |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, emergency physician, philanthropist |
J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born December 28, 1983) is an American television, and film actor, singer and emergency physician.
Career
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Slaughter began acting in local theatre as a child. At the age of 15, he successfully auditioned for a boy band called Sons of Harmony started by a radio station in Dallas. They toured with Destiny's Child and opened for Bon Jovi and Jessica Simpson.[1] Three years later, in 2001, the band broke up, after which Slaughter moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. In 2003, he won the role of Keith in the WB sitcom Like Family.[2] The following year, Slaughter had a role in the comedy film, Fat Albert, starring Kenan Thompson. In 2008, he founded the non-profit Music Meets Medicine, where musicians volunteer with children and youth at local hospitals, performing and teaching music.[3] In 2018, Music Meets Medicine teamed up with non-profit, Kidd's Kids, to raise $150,000 to create a therapeutic arts space at Dallas Children's Medical Center.[4] Slaughter eventually left acting to attend UT Southwestern Medical School, graduating in 2013 and is currently an emergency room physician, at several hospitals in the Fort Worth area.[5]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2004 | Fat Albert | Arthur | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2002 | What I Like About You | Kyle | 1 episode |
2003 | Family Affair | Ethan Kane | 1 episode |
2003–2004 | Like Family | Keith | 23 episodes |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". MSN. Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.tv.com/like-family/show/16882/summary.html?flag=1&tag=page_nav;subtabs;summary [dead link]
- ^ "Home". musicmeetsmedicine.org.
- ^ "The Music Meets Medicine Program | Bringing Music to Children". TeamHealth. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "J. Mack Slaughter Jr., M.D. - Emergency Medicine - Fort Worth, Texas (TX)". Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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