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Joey Slotnick

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Joey Slotnick
Slotnick, left, poses with Steve Wozniak, whom he portrayed in the film Pirates of Silicon Valley
Born
Joseph Slotnick

(1968-10-02) October 2, 1968 (age 56)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1986–present

Joseph Slotnick (born October 2, 1968[1]) is an American actor. He is known for roles in Twister (1996), Hollow Man (2000), Elevator (2011), The Single Guy (1995–1997), and Nip/Tuck (2003–2006).

Life and career

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Slotnick was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. His film roles include computer industry pioneer Steve Wozniak in the film Pirates of Silicon Valley, and a part in the 1996 blockbuster Twister. In 2011 he completed the suspense film Elevator, in which he plays one of several people trapped in a New York elevator with an evil presence. Additionally, he was on the cast of the television shows Boston Public in 2000–2001, The Single Guy from 1995–1997, and Nip/Tuck from 2003–2006.

In 2009, Slotnick played Groucho Marx's role of Captain Jeffrey Spaulding in The Goodman Theatre's production of Animal Crackers. The performance was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for best actor.[2]

Slotnick has logged several guest appearances on a number of popular television shows. He also does commercial work, ads for the NBA, 21st Century Insurance, Staples and Verizon Fios.

Slotnick is Jewish.[3]

Credits

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1992 A League of Their Own Doris's Fan #2
1996 Twister Joey
1997 Dinner and Driving Jason
1998 Judas Kiss Walters
1999 Blast from the Past Soda Jerk
Idle Hands Burger Jungle Manager
2000 Hollow Man Frank Chase
2004 Memron Donald Westerfeld
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Larry
2008 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Tad / Subject #59
2010 Made in Romania Ronald Krapner
2011 Elevator George Axelrod
2012 The Dictator Homeless Man
2013 Tuna Wes
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Retirement Home Administrator
2014 The Cobbler Mr. Slick
2018 Humor Me Zimmerman
2019 The Goldfinch Dave (Theo's Psychiatrist)
2023 Plane Sinclair
2024 Drive-Away Dolls Arliss
2025 Merv Post-production

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
1995 Ellen Mr. Selman Episode: "The Apartment Hunt"
Beverly Hills, 90210 Tuck Episode: "Unreal World"
1995–1997 The Single Guy Sam Sloan / Mark Sloan 43 episodes
1997 Working Jimmy Clarke Episode: "Pilot"
The Nanny Brian Levine Episode: "Fransom"
1998 Since You've Been Gone Zane Levy TV movie
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Steve Wozniak TV movie
1999–2006 Family Guy Various (voice) 8 episodes
2000–2001 Boston Public Milton Buttle 14 episodes
2002 Alias Steven Haladki 5 episodes
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marty Gibson Episode: "Got Murder?"
Rock Me Baby Joe Boyle Episode: "Pilot"
2003–2006 Nip/Tuck Dr. Merril Bobolit 6 episodes
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Marvin Episode: "Wandering Bear"
Entourage Waiter Episode: "Busey and the Beach"
2004–2005 LAX Warren 2 episodes
2005 Medium Brett Carter Episode: "Jump Start"
Ghost Whisperer Cliff Aimes Episode: "Mended Hearts"
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Walter Camp Episode: "Class"
2007 Boston Legal Simon Griffin Episode: "Tea and Sympathy"
2008 Miss Guided Mr. Turner Episode: "Frenemies"
2009 Pushing Daisies Jimmy Neptune Episode: "Kerplunk"
2010 The Office Jerry Episode: "Sabre"
2011 Too Big to Fail Dan Jester TV movie
2013 Psych Leo Quinn Episode: "No Trout About It"
2014 Growing Up Fisher Episode: "The Man with the Spider Tattoo"
Unforgettable Larry Weinstock Episode: "Moving On"
2015–2016 The Good Wife Anthony Dudewitz 2 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods Show Writer Klein Episode: "The Price Of Justice"
2018 Murphy Brown Brandon Episode: "#MurphyToo"
The Deuce Episode: "Inside the Pretend"
2018–2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Dickie 2 episodes
2019 The Goldbergs Gleb Episode: "Our Perfect Stranger"
2020 The Blacklist Frank Merwin Episode: "The Kazanjian Brothers (No. 156/157)"
2020–2021 Intelligence Clint 2 episodes
2021 Search Party Greg Carrots Episode: "Something Sharp"
Leverage: Redemption Fake Nate / Milton Friedlander Episode: "The Mastermind Job"
2022 New Amsterdam Dr. Antonio Salerno Episode: "Two Doors"

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue
2000 The Altruists Ronald Vineyard Theatre
2008 Almost an Evening Nelson/Waiter Bleecker Street Theater
2009 Offices Elliot / Colleague #1 Linda Gross Theater
Animal Crackers Captain Spaulding Goodman Theatre
2011 The New York Idea Matthew Philimore Lucille Lortel Theatre
Happy Hour Man in Parka / Ted Peter Norton Space
2013 The Big Knife Buddy Bliss American Airlines Theatre
2015 Dying For It Semyon Semyonovich Podeskalnikov Linda Gross Theater
2016–2017 The Front Page Wilson Broadhurst Theatre
2017–2018 Junk Boris Pronsky Vivian Beaumont Theater
2018 Nassim Guest Performer New York City Center
2022 Seagull Trigorin Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2023 The Lehman Trilogy[4] Mayer Lehman TimeLine Theatre Company

References

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  1. ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (October 2, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for October 2, 2023 includes celebrities Kelly Ripa, Elizabeth McLaughlin". cleveland. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeff Equity Award Nominations Announced | The Joseph Jefferson Awards". jeffawards.org. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Jewish Federations YouTube.com, Published May 5, 2010. Accessed December 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Timeline Theatre Accessed October 6, 2023.
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