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J. Mack Slaughter Jr.
Born (1983-12-28) December 28, 1983 (age 40)
Fort Worth, Texas
Other namesJ Mack Slaughter
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, emergency physician, philanthropist

J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born December 28, 1983) is an American emergency physician, former actor, and former singer.

Career

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. They toured with Destiny's Child and opened for Bon Jovi and Jessica Simpson. 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 and Kyla Pratt. In 2008, he founded the non-profit Music Meets Medicine, where musicians volunteer with children and youth at local hospitals, performing and teaching music. In 2018, Music Meets Medicine teamed up with non-profit, Kidd's Kids, to raise $150,000 to create a therapeutic arts space at Dallas Children's Medical Center. Slaughter eventually left acting to attend UT Southwestern Medical School, graduating in 2013 and is currently an emergency room physician, at several hospitals in the Fort Worth area.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Fat Albert Arthur
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 What I Like About You Kyle 1 episode
2003 Family Affair Ethan Kane 1 episode
2003–2004 Like Family Keith 23 episodes

References

  1. "Archived copy". MSN. Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.tv.com/like-family/show/16882/summary.html?flag=1&tag=page_nav;subtabs;summary
  3. "Home". musicmeetsmedicine.org.
  4. "The Music Meets Medicine Program | Bringing Music to Children". TeamHealth. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. "J. Mack Slaughter Jr., M.D. - Emergency Medicine - Fort Worth, Texas (TX)". Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

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