Sam Slovick
Samuel J. Slovick (born June 23, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and writer. Life and career. Slovick grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He currently lives in Topanga, California. 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 group Louie Says. Slovick has written for "Whole Life Times," "LA Yoga" magazine, and "Good Magazine". 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. In 2008, Slovick wrote a sexually graphic review of immigrant LGBT bar The Silver Platter near MacArthur Park. The review led to protests; it was later removed and Slovick apologized. 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, Scenes From The New Revolution and an essay on political resistance for SLAKE literary journal.