Jonathan Slavin Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "ER" in 1994
• Quote: "I've spent half my career being told people don't want to hire me because I'm gay․ But it never occurs to ['Better Off Ted' creator] Victor Fresco to think that I can't play a character who has a wife․․․but he's a weird anomaly in this town․"
• Quote: "(On "Better Off Ted"): "When I found out that [Portia de Rossi] would be on the show, it was like, 'Are you kidding? Two gay vegans on one show? And both of us playing straight? How the hell did that happen?""
• Best known for his role as Phil Myman in "Better Off Ted" and as Mr․ Potter in "Dirty Girl․"
• Had recurring roles as Jim Kleckner in "Inconceivable," Colby Freed in "Summerland," Byron Togler in "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," and Albie in "Union Square․"
• Worked as a carpenter on the film "Somebody to Love" in 1994
• Was the voice of Ogo in the animated children's series "Robot and Monster" in 2012