| J. Mack Slaughter Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Othername: | J Mack Slaughter |
| Occupation: | Actor, singer, emergency physician, philanthropist |
J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born December 28, 1983) is an American emergency physician, former actor, and former 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. They toured with Destiny's Child and opened for Bon Jovi and Jessica Simpson.[1] 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.[2] The following year, Slaughter had a role in the comedy film, Fat Albert, starring Kenan Thompson. In 2008, he founded the non-profit Music Meets Medicine, where musicians volunteer with children and youth at local hospitals, performing and teaching music.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
| 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 | |