J. Mack Slaughter Jr.
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J. Mack Slaughter Jr. | |
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| Born | December 28, 1983 |
| Other names | J Mack Slaughter |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, emergency physician, philanthropist |
J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born December 28, 1983) is an American emergency physician, former actor, and former singer.
Career
[edit]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 and Kyla Pratt. 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". MSN. Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
{{cite web}}: 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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