Jonathan Slavin (born November 8, 1969) is an American actor and activist.

Early life

Slavin was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and raised in

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in th ...

Career

Slavin portrayed illustrator Byron Togler on the

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's sitcom '' Andy Richter Controls the Universe'', Ogo on the CGI animated show ''

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'', and scientist Phil Myman on ABC's sitcom ''

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''. He appeared as a member the main cast of '' Dr. Ken'' and as a recurring character on '' Speechless'' and ''

Santa Clarita Diet ''Santa Clarita Diet'' is an American horror-comedy streaming television series created by Victor Fresco for the streaming service Netflix, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. Fresco serves as the showrunner, and is an executive pr ...

''. Slavin has also had guest roles on series such as '' Dharma & Greg'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Summerland'', '' Friends'', '' Grimm'', '' Weeds'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian ...

'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' Bones'', ''

Better with You ''Better with You'' is an American television sitcom created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan that aired on ABC from September 22, 2010, to May 11, 2011. It stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan, Josh Cooke, Jake Lacy, Kurt Fuller, and Deb ...

'', ''

Raising Hope ''Raising Hope'' is an American sitcom that aired from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014, on Fox. Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Friends with Better Lives''. He has also appeared in such feature films as ''

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'', '' Race to Witch Mountain'', ''

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'', '' A Cinderella Story'', '' Dirty Girl'', and '' Love & Mercy''.

Personal life

Slavin is

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. He is gay and in July 2016 he married his partner of 22 years. He is also a

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and

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activist, with a large menagerie of adopted pets.

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* 1969 births Living people Male actors from Pennsylvania American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American gay actors Jewish American male actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors LGBT Jews Actors from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania LGBT people from North Carolina People from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 21st-century American Jews {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub