Troy Slaten
Troy William Slaten is an American candidate for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, attorney, media pundit, and former actor.
Biography
Slaten is currently a candidate for judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court in Seat 145.Slaten was born in Los Angeles. He starred in several television series in supporting roles during the 1980s and the 1990s. He was on the 1980s series Cagney & Lacey as Michael Lacey, one of the on-screen children of Mary Beth Lacey and Harvey Lacey Sr., and later, he appeared in the series Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad as Amp. His most memorable role was on the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Jerry Steiner.
Slaten graduated from UCLA with Honors earning a B.A. in English Literature, earned a J.D. degree from Pepperdine University's School of Law, and became an attorney practicing corporate law and litigation in Southern California and a partner with the law offices of Floyd, Skeren, Manukian & Langevin, LLP., Slaten is the managing attorney of the firm's Beverly Hills practice.
Slaten appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on June 15, 2016.
Slaten has been a legal analyst for several broadcast networks and their subsidiaries, including Fox News Channel, CNN, HLN, CBS, and NBC. He has been a frequent guest on television shows. including Nancy Grace, Dr. Drew, Happening Now, The O'Reilly Factor, Shepard Smith Reporting, and Primetime Justice.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–88 | Cagney & Lacey | Michael Lacey | Main cast |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Little Boy | Episode: "The Resurrection of Carlini" |
| 1984 | E/R | Pascha | Episode: "Say It Ain't So" |
| 1984 | Johnny Dangerously | Young Tommy | Feature film |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Lionel | Episode: "Sam Adopts a Grandparent" |
| 1985 | Who's the Boss? | David | Episode: "It Happened One Summer" |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Cricket | Episode: "Sunrise at Camp Apollo" |
| 1986 | My Sister Sam | Paperboy | Episode: "Jingle Bell Rock Bottom" |
| 1988 | Side by Side | Young Charlie | TV movie |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Martin | Episode: "Brain-Dead Poets Society" |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Henry | Episode: "I Want My FYI" |
| 1990 | The Wonder Years | Eric | Episode: "The Glee Club" |
| 1990–93 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Jerry Steiner | Main cast |
| 1993 | Jack the Bear | Edward Festinger | Feature film |
| 1994–95 | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Amp Ere | Main cast |
| 1995 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Rob | Episode: "Cults" |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Morton Osgood | Episode: "It Didn't Happen One Night" |
| 1999 | Rescue 77 | Panther | Episode: "A Bumpy Ride" |