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'''James Joseph Sloyan''' (born [[February 24]], [[1940]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is an American [[actor]]. He is married to actress [[Deirdre Lenihan]] with whom he has two children, Daniel and [[Samantha Sloyan|Samantha]]. |
'''James Joseph Sloyan''' (born [[February 24]], [[1940]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is an American [[actor]]. He is married to actress [[Deirdre Lenihan]] with whom he has two children, Daniel and [[Samantha Sloyan|Samantha]]. |
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== Television Career == |
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[[James Sloyan]] has played [[Alidar Jarok]] and a future, grown-up version of [[Alexander Rozhenko]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. He also portrayed [[List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#Mora Pol|Mora Pol]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He reprises the role of [[Odo]]'s "father" in "[[The Begotten (DS9 episode)|The Begotten]]" and "[[The Alternate (DS9 episode)|The Alternate]]". In [[Star Trek: Voyager]], he plays the title character in ''[[Jetrel]]''. |
[[James Sloyan]] has played [[Alidar Jarok]] and a future, grown-up version of [[Alexander Rozhenko]] in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. He also portrayed [[List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#Mora Pol|Mora Pol]] in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He reprises the role of [[Odo]]'s "father" in "[[The Begotten (DS9 episode)|The Begotten]]" and "[[The Alternate (DS9 episode)|The Alternate]]". In [[Star Trek: Voyager]], he plays the title character in ''[[Jetrel]]''. Sloyan's career has also ventured into day-time television roles, including brief performances on long-running soaps "[[The Young and the Restless]]" and "[[Chicago Hope]]". Sloyan has similiarly made brief, 1-2 episode appearances on long running prime-time series such as "[[Baywatch]]", "[[Quantum Leap]]", and "[[MacGyver]]", to name only a few. |
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== Film Career == |
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Sloyan is featured in the opening sequence of [[George Roy Hill]]'s 1973 Academy Award Best Picture Winner, ''[[The Sting]]''<ref> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806277/</ref>. "Mottola", Sloyan's character in ''The Sting'' , was used to illustrate the concept of a "griftee" in the film, having been "cleaned by two grifters" who "...cut into [Sloyan's Character] on 47th...played the switch for him, then blew him off to a cab on 49th." According to the story, Sloyan's character, upon learning he had lost over $11,000 of a racket's money, got drunk in a dive in Joliet and was eventually found with a knife in his eye: murdered by the very numbers racket whose money he had lost to the grifter con-artists played by [[Robert Redford]], [[Jack Kehoe]], and [[Robert Earl Jones]] in the film. [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Sting,-The.html See the script to ''The Sting'', here.] |
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== Commercial Career == |
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For approximately 10 years (1989-1999), Sloyan's voice was used in American television advertisements for [[Lexus]] Automobiles (the luxury vehicle division of [[Toyota Motor Corporation]])<ref http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806277/otherworks</ref>. In the commercials, Sloyan's voice often delivered taglines such as "quickly, effortlessly, considerately...", or simple adjectives such as "relentless", "pursuit", and "perfection"<ref>http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=122621</ref>, while visual feats, such as the stacking of wine glasses on the hood of a Lexus vehicle were accomplished on screen to illustrate the perceived superior craftmenship of the vehicle. Occasionaly, Sloyan's voice-overs would include a fully developed dependent clause, such as "So it's aerodynamic from every angle"<ref>http://www.darnellworks.com/a52/nr0061.htm</ref>, while the on-screen visual, to wit the Lexus in a wind-tunnel, was used to illustrate the normally spoken portion that the dependent clause relied on. Sloyan has also been used as a voice-over for [[Sprint Nextel]] long distance services, and in film trailers for movies such as ''[[The Shadow]]'' and ''[[How to Make an American Quilt]]''<ref>http://www.cedvoices.com/search_results.php?pageoffset=420&keyword=&mode=region&FileNameID=&search=5&subcat=</ref>. |
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Revision as of 06:31, 2 December 2007
James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an American actor. He is married to actress Deirdre Lenihan with whom he has two children, Daniel and Samantha.
Television Career
James Sloyan has played Alidar Jarok and a future, grown-up version of Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also portrayed Mora Pol in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He reprises the role of Odo's "father" in "The Begotten" and "The Alternate". In Star Trek: Voyager, he plays the title character in Jetrel. Sloyan's career has also ventured into day-time television roles, including brief performances on long-running soaps "The Young and the Restless" and "Chicago Hope". Sloyan has similiarly made brief, 1-2 episode appearances on long running prime-time series such as "Baywatch", "Quantum Leap", and "MacGyver", to name only a few.
Film Career
Sloyan is featured in the opening sequence of George Roy Hill's 1973 Academy Award Best Picture Winner, The Sting[1]. "Mottola", Sloyan's character in The Sting , was used to illustrate the concept of a "griftee" in the film, having been "cleaned by two grifters" who "...cut into [Sloyan's Character] on 47th...played the switch for him, then blew him off to a cab on 49th." According to the story, Sloyan's character, upon learning he had lost over $11,000 of a racket's money, got drunk in a dive in Joliet and was eventually found with a knife in his eye: murdered by the very numbers racket whose money he had lost to the grifter con-artists played by Robert Redford, Jack Kehoe, and Robert Earl Jones in the film. See the script to The Sting, here.
Commercial Career
For approximately 10 years (1989-1999), Sloyan's voice was used in American television advertisements for Lexus Automobiles (the luxury vehicle division of Toyota Motor Corporation)Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page)., while visual feats, such as the stacking of wine glasses on the hood of a Lexus vehicle were accomplished on screen to illustrate the perceived superior craftmenship of the vehicle. Occasionaly, Sloyan's voice-overs would include a fully developed dependent clause, such as "So it's aerodynamic from every angle"[2], while the on-screen visual, to wit the Lexus in a wind-tunnel, was used to illustrate the normally spoken portion that the dependent clause relied on. Sloyan has also been used as a voice-over for Sprint Nextel long distance services, and in film trailers for movies such as The Shadow and How to Make an American Quilt[3].
External links
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