User:Glalaish/Billy Slaughter

Born:William H. Slaughter June 3, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

External link http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551999/-IMDB Birth Name William H. Slaughter

Nickname Billy the Kid

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Considered one of the top young actors in New Orleans, Billy was brought out to Los Angeles at the invitation of Dustin Hoffman. Since he began acting, Billy has been recognized for being an outstanding young talent: he is the youngest lead actor recipient of the "Marquee Award," was the youngest professional acting instructor in New Orleans, the youngest company member of Louisiana's Shakespeare Festival, and the youngest student at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.

Billy has trained in England at The British American Dramatic Academy (BADA) and has lived and worked in New York and L.A. He holds a B.A. in Drama and Communications from the University of New Orleans, where he graduated #1 in the Drama program (Cum Laude), and was offered a personal scholarship to The Strasberg Institute by Anna Strasberg. In addition to being featured in The Times Picayune's annual 'Best of New Orleans' edition, Billy received his second "Marquee Award" nomination for Romeo & Juliet, in which he played both Romeo and Mercutio and produced, and his commercial with the New Orleans Saints received the National Sports Forum "ADchievement Award."

In a relatively short period of time, Billy has been able to work with some of the top talent in the industry, including: Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Gene Hackman, Barbara Streisand, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller. Billy Slaughter is president of Panta Rei Productions and is writer, executive producer, and one of the stars of the feature film "Utility," which was on schedule to shoot in New Orleans in 2006, when he and the project lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Billy is currently trying to get "Utility" back on track.

Trivia A commercial he did for the New Orleans Saints won the National Sports Forum ADchievement Award for "Best TV Ad Campaign."

Billy was granted a personal scholarship to the Lee Strasberg Institute by Anna Strasberg.

Received his second "Marquee Award" nomination for a production of "Romeo & Juliet," which he co-produced and swapped in the roles of Romeo and Mercutio ala John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier in their famous 1935 production.

fILMOGRAPHY Actor (30 titles) 2012 Battleship (filming) BIP Technician 2011 Colombiana (post-production) Ryan 2010 Robosapien: Rebooted (post-production) James 2010 Snatched (post-production) Biff Baxter 2012 The Chaperone (completed) Father 2010 51 (completed) Dr. Haven 2010 Cell Phone Psycho (short) Ace Lee 2010 Cigarettes et bas nylons (TV movie) G.I. Weiss 2010 Revenge of the Bridesmaids (TV movie) Gary 2010 The Gates (TV series) Mr. Pollack – Pilot (2010) … Mr. Pollack 2010 Treme (TV series) Actor – All on a Mardi Gras Day (2010) … Actor (voice) – Smoke My Peace Pipe (2010) … Actor (voice) 2010 Cool Dog Parking Valet 2010 Beauty & the Briefcase (TV movie) Accountant (NOTE TO SELF-one reference says her assistant, one says hes not in it at all-2 indicate he's an accountant)no link available on abc at all-http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Movies+Beauty-and-the-Briefcase/page_Detail-"sorry, we couldn't find that page"

2010 Spring Break '83 Joe Francis 2009 Wolvesbayne (TV movie) Felix 2009 Welcome to Academia Sweater Boy #2 2009 The Final Destination Frankie (uncredited) 2009 Drop Dead Diva (TV series) Oscar Gilbert – Second Chances (2009) … Oscar Gilbert 2009 12 Rounds Technician 2009 The Open Road Rental Car Employee 2008 Living Proof (TV movie) Runner #1 2008/I Deal Announcer 2007 The Staircase Murders (TV movie) Dr. James Adams 2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus (TV movie) Nerd Elf 2006 The Last Time Intern (as Bill Slaughter) 2006/I Click Newman Employee (uncredited) 2006 Stay Alive Rex 2004 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (TV movie) Costco Clerk 2002 Happy Here and Now Napoleon Bonaparte 2002 Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat Best Man (uncredited)

Miscellaneous Crew (5 titles) 2010 The Expendables (dialogue coach)

2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (stand-in: Dustin Hoffman)

2004 Meet the Fockers (stand-in: Dustin Hoffman)

2004 I Heart Huckabees (stand-in: Dustin Hoffman - uncredited)

2003 Runaway Jury (stand-in: Dustin Hoffman / second unit)