Bobby Slayton
Acting
Born May 25, 1955, Scarsdale, New York, USA
Robert Michael Slayton is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for a supporting role in the 2001 film Bandits, and as a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show. Slayton, often referred to as “The Pitbull of Comedy,” has been performing his own intense style of comedy for well over 30 years, becoming one of the best known, respected, and energetic comics working today. He had scene-stealing roles in the movies Get Shorty, Ed Wood, Dreamgirls, and Bandits. He’s been seen on dozens of television shows, including The Tonight Show, Politically Incorrect, Home Improvement, and in Woody Allen's Amazon TV project, Crisis in Six Scenes. His many appearances on HBO have included “Comic Relief” and his own Showtime special, "Born to be Bobby". He was a series regular on the HBO series Mind of a Married Man, and played Joey Bishop opposite Ray Liotta and Joe Mantegna in the critically acclaimed film “The Rat Pack” His distinctive gravelly voice has often been heard on animated shows, including Dr. Katz and Family Guy, as well as many popular radio shows across the country including Howard Stern and regular appearances on SiriusXM.
Filmography
- 2020Rifkin's Festival — Festivalgoer
- 2018Sweeney Killing Sweeney — Gene
- 2017The Nasty Show Volume II Hosted by Brad Williams
- 2017Wonder Wheel — Fishing Buddy
- 2015A Beautiful Now
- 20143 Still Standing
- Glenn Martin, DDS
- Sonny with a Chance — Hank
- Tosh.0
- 2008Bryan Loves You — Interviewer
- 2006Dreamgirls — Miami Comic
- 2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star — Commentator
- Penn & Teller: Bull!
- 2002The Third Wheel — Dave Bowen
- 2001Bandits — Darren Head
- Curb Your Enthusiasm — Carl
- 2000Loser — Sal
- Family Guy — Leonard Cornfeathers (voice)
- Get Real — Bill
- Brother's Keeper — Marty
- 1998The Rat Pack — Joey Bishop
- Clueless — Barry Lipton
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Bobby (voice), Additional Writing
- 1995Get Shorty — Dick Allen
- 1994Ed Wood — TV Show Host
- 1994The Shaggy Dog — Coach Evans
- 1993Wayne's World 2 — Watermelon Guy
- Nightmare Cafe — Harry Tambor
- Home Improvement — Roy Becker
- 1991To The Moon, Alice — Gameshow Comic
- One Night Stand
- 1987The 11th Annual Young Comedians Show
Appearances as themselves (8)
- 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
- Maron — Himself
- 2010I Am Comic — Self
- 2007Heckler — Self
- 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
- 2005The Aristocrats — Self
- Full Frontal Comedy — self
- AVN Awards — Self - Host