John Slattery was born in 1962 and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a proud native of Massachusetts. He is tall, handsome, and very talented. John is married to
Talia Balsam,
George Clooney's ex-wife.
John landed his first TV gig on the 1988 series
Dirty Dozen and has worked steadily since then. His television career has included the short-lived series
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Homefront,
Maggie, and
Feds; and the mini-series A Woman of Independent Means with
Sally Field and
From the Earth to the Moon, in which he played Walter Mondale. With recurring roles on
Will & Grace as Will's big brother, Sam;
Judging Amy as Amy's estranged husband; and
Sex and the City as a very kinky politician; John has become one of the most in-demand character actors. In 2001, he had a role on NBC's comedy-drama
Ed where he played the confident, cool, aloof high school principal Dennis Martino. This role earned him much notoriety, and made him the subject of debate among
Ed fans.
John has also had a long, successful, and diverse career in the theater. He made his theater debut in the 1989 play the Lisbon Traviata, which also starred
Nathan Lane. He has had several successful collaborations with the playwright
Richard Greenberg and appeared in the author's The Extra Man, Night and Her Stars, and Three Days of Rain, for which he earned critical praise for his dual roles of father and son. In 1993, John made his Broadway debut starring opposite
Nathan Lane in
Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Returning to theater in 2000, John starred in a revival of
Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Making his feature film debut in 1996, John had a guest starring role in the movie
City Hall. He has since appeared in the movies
Eraser,
Where's Marlowe?,
Traffic, and
Bad Company. He appeared in the movie
Mona Lisa Smile with
Julia Roberts and was cast in
Havana Nights.