Christian Slater was born in New York into a family of actors and began his career majorly as a voice actor. At a net worth touching $20 million, he is perhaps one of the most under-rated stars of Hollywood. As John Watson's voice in the series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, he forayed into voice acting and thereafter made his acting debut in -The Postman Always Rings Twice, going on thus to get a lead role in the movie-The Legend of Billie King.

A Broadway protegee, Slater won rave reviews for many a famous play such as Macbeth, Merlin, Sideman and also Copperfield. He won accolades for his performance in-Swimming With Sharks and One Who Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.

The decisive moment in his career emerged in 1991 when he starred along with Kevin Costner in the remake of Robin Hood the Prince of Thieves. He also played a role in Star Trek VI.Continuing to work for TV and movies right through the nineties, he was seen in Broken Arrow with John Travolta and subsequently in BBC serials such as Wonko the Sane.

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