J Mack Slaughter, Jr. | |
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Born |
Fort Worth, Texas |
December 28, 1983
Other names | J Mack Slaughter |
Occupation | Actor, singer, medical resident |
J Mack Slaughter, Jr. (born December 28, 1983) is an American television and film actor and singer.
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. 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. The following year, Slaughter had a role in the comedy film Fat Albert, starring Kenan Thompson. He trained at UT Southwestern Medical School, graduating in 2013 and is currently an Emergency Medicine Resident at Parkland Hospital.