Mary Jo Slater
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Mary Jo Slater is an American casting director and producer
for film, television and theatre. She has over 100 movie credits to her name.
Slater was born in Trenton, New Jersey
. She was a production assistant
for Mark Twain Tonight! and had her first casting role for the 1977 Broadway
revival of Hair
. She went on to cast five more theatre productions before moving into film and television.
She was married to actor Michael Hawkins
and is the mother of actor Christian Slater
. She is also the mother of actor Ryan Slater by her 2nd husband, attorney William Henry Taron.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
for film, television and theatre. She has over 100 movie credits to her name.
Slater was born in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
. She was a production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
for Mark Twain Tonight! and had her first casting role for the 1977 Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
revival of Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
. She went on to cast five more theatre productions before moving into film and television.
She was married to actor Michael Hawkins
Michael Hawkins (US actor)
Michael Hawkins is an American actor.Hawkins was born as Thomas Knight Slater in Harlem, New York City. He would also use the stage name Michael Gainsborough. During the 1940s lived in the Strathmore section of Manhasset, New York on Long Island. His family left Manhasset in 1950...
and is the mother of actor Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater is an American actor. He made his film debut with a small role in The Postman Always Rings Twice before playing a leading role in the 1985 film The Legend of Billie Jean...
. She is also the mother of actor Ryan Slater by her 2nd husband, attorney William Henry Taron.