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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Christian Slater's daughters make a rare appearance as they join him at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
Christian Slater's daughters made a rare appearance as they joined him in Hollywood to support him at his Walk of Fame ceremony. The 55-year-old actor was honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard and had his wife Brittany Lopez as well as his daughters by his side for the special occasion. He was also joined by Sarah Michelle Gellar, his co-star in the Dexter: Original Sin spinoff, as well as his Mr. Robot castmate Carly Chaikin for the event. The Blink Twice star shares two children, daughter Lena and a baby boy who will celebrate his first birthday in July, with his wife, 35. He also shares two adult children, son Jaden, 25, and daughter Eliana, 23, with his ex-wife Ryan Haddon. His daughters Eliana and Lena were at his side when his star was unveiled and posed for sweet family photos together. While celebrating the major milestone, he gushed about his family in his acceptance speech. 'I have amazing and wonderful children. I can't imagine my life without them. They are the greatest,' he said. He gushed about his wife and having his kids' support. 'Having a star on Hollywood Boulevard is great, but none of this would have been possible without my family and the love I have today.' He previously spoke about the full circle moment since he used to skate on Hollywood Boulevard as a teenager. When he was age 16, he trained with professional skateboarder Stacy Peralta for the 1989 Gleaming the Cube. It was the beginning of his career when Peralta shared advice he still remembers today. 'He told me the smoothest area to learn to skateboard is the Walk of Fame,' he said. 'There's not a lot of cracks or breaks between the cement because they're always pouring it in for ceremonies. It's one nice, even, flowy ride.' When Variety suggested he could make his grand arrival at the ceremony on a skateboard, he quipped: 'I'm out of practice, but maybe I could try and gleam my way into the ceremony.' Back in August 2024, he spoke to People about experiencing fatherhood again at this stage in his life. Just before he welcomed his youngest child last year, he reflected on raising young children in his 50s. 'The whole thing is different. I'm certainly a lot more present and I just love it,' he said. 'I think I was more scared of it the first go around and a little bit more confused, and I was very distracted,' he continued. 'And now, it's all I really think about, and all I really care about, and all I want to be around. I'm happy to be in that situation.' Slater rose to fame in cult classic films like Heathers and Pump Up the Volume. He also starred in box office hits such as Interview With the Vampire and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves that made him a silver screen star. In his early career, he was a teen heartthrob and he went on to become a leading man after starring in True Romance and Untamed Heart.
Fox News
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Christian Slater opens up about 'weird' reality of fame after 5 decades in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Christian Slater received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after five decades in the business. The 55-year-old "Heathers" star reflected on his many years in the entertainment business while accepting his star on the Walk of Fame, telling Fox News Digital fame "is always weird." "It's tricky. There's cameras everywhere, you're really a lot more under the microscope than you were, so it's got its fair share of challenges to deal with," he explained. "Fame is always weird. It's always a weird thing, and right now it feels like a nice level. I mean, this is humbling. It gives me the opportunity to be thrilled and also walk all over myself, so I think it's great." While fame can be a strange road to navigate, Slater said he feels "very lucky that I get to do something that I truly love to do" and that he hopes his love for his career creates a "snowball effect" which continues to bring him "the opportunity to work with better and better people and just have more and more fun." During his speech at the ceremony, Slater reflected on his long history with Hollywood Boulevard, the famous street the Walk of Fame is found on. He explained that his father lived there when he was a kid, adding that he later performed at the Pantages Theater with Dick Van Dyke and even learned the skateboard on the boulevard when prepping for his movie, "Gleaming the Cube." WATCH: CHRISTIAN SLATER SAYS 'FAME IS ALWAYS WEIRD' AFTER GETTING STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME "I remember walking around this street and seeing the names of the actors, the movie stars, on the ground and I never thought or dreamed that I would have my own," he said. "Fame is always weird. It's always a weird thing, and right now it feels like a nice level. I mean, this is humbling. It gives me the opportunity to be thrilled and also walk all over myself, so I think it's great." He later added, "My heroes are Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Jack Nicholson, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart and too many others to name, and they all have delivered some incredible performances and all have stars on this boulevard, and to be able to share some space with all of them is an honor and a dream come true." WATCH: CHRISTIAN SLATER REFLECTS ON HIS DECADES-LONG CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD Sarah Michelle Gellar also reflected on Slater's performance as she paid tribute to him during the ceremony, calling his performance as J.D. in "Heathers" as one that "defined the GenX counterculture," adding that she had "more than one Christian Slater poster hanging in my teenage bedroom." She then went on to praise his performances in "Pump Up the Volume," "True Romance," "Dr. Death," "Dear John" and "Mr. Robot," adding that "not many actors can claim to have been culturally significant across four decades." "Most actors can only dream of having a career as long as yours, Christian, and the most amazing part of it is that you continue to redefine how we see you," she said in her speech. "You are an actor with multiple legacies who will feel like just as fresh of a discovery to teenagers watching you for the first time 20 years from now as you did when I first saw you. All of this to say, fair is fair. The honor is richly deserved a dozen times over." WATCH: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR IS HAPPY TO CALL CHRISTIAN SLATER A FRIEND While reflecting on his many years as an actor, Slater called receiving a star on the Walk of Fame "a wonderful ending to a chapter of my life," which still has many more chapters left to go, and "a highlight and something I will treasure for the rest of my life." He also took the time to thank all the people in his life "who truly love me and I truly love," including his children and his wife, Brittany Lopez. "When you talk about having a partner and someone on your side on this journey of life, I couldn't have gotten any luckier and I couldn't be any more grateful for what you have brought to my life. I feel safe, I feel loved, I feel cared for, I feel seen," he said. "Having a star on Hollywood Boulevard is great, but none of this would have been possible without my family and the love I have in my life today." WATCH: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR DETAILS CHRISTIAN SLATER'S IMPACT ON HOLLYWOOD
CBS News
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Haymarket Center celebrates 50th anniversary treating addiction
The Haymarket Center is celebrating 50 years in the fight against addiction. The Chicago-based nonprofit held its annual gala Friday night with CBS News Chicago's own Irika Sargent as the emcee. Haymarket is Chicago's largest treatment center for people struggling with substance abuse and mental health needs. The gala's special guest, actor Christian Slater, shared the story of his own road to sobriety and why he believes Haymarket's work is so important. "That's what's great about organizations like Haymarket. They do reach out, and they do help people, and they help the whole family. It's not just the person that's suffering from drugs and alcohol. They bring everybody in, and it's really everybody that does need the recovery," he said. The center serves about 12,000 patients every year.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meryl Streep, Christian Slater win at Children's Emmys
Meryl Streep and Christian Slater were among the big winners at the third annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards. Streep won the Children's Personality award for her reading of The Three Questions for Storyline Online, and Slater a Lead Performer award for his turn as Mulgarath in The Spiderwick Chronicles. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' competition honours creativity and innovation in children's entertainment. "The producers and craftspeople recognised during the ceremonies today are serving television's youngest viewers and their families in creative and important ways. It is an honor to celebrate their exceptional work and achievements," Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS, shared. Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, served as host at the awards, which were handed out Saturday night in Los Angeles. Here are the highlight winners at the 2025 Children's & Family Emmys: Fiction Special: The Velveteen Rabbit Animated Special: Orion and the Dark Short Form Animated Program: Once Upon a Studio Short Form Live Action Program: Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack Preschool Animated Series: The Tiny Chef Show Children's or Young Teen Animated Series: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Children's Personality: Meryl Streep, Storyline Online Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program: Christian Slater as Mulgarath, The Spiderwick Chronicles Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program: Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley, Malory Towers Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program: Phoenix Laroche as William, The Velveteen Rabbit Preschool Series: Blue's Clues & You! Young Teen Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Children's or Family Viewing Series: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
