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Main Movie Roles 1980 - Xanadu 1973 - The Sting

BIOGRAPHY:

James Sloyan was born in Indianapolis, Indiana; his family moved to Europe when he was a young boy. James has lived in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland and Ireland. When he was 17 his family moved back to the States and settled in upstate New York where he managed a theater. He received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and after two years he went to work for Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival. in 1962 James was drafted into the army; after 4 years he returned to the NYSF and performed in 28 plays and choreographed all the onstage fights. James also did the original off-Broadway play, "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".


TRIVIA:

• Was the voice of Lexus from 1989 until 2009, having been replaced by actor 'James Remar' (qv). Sloyan has been hired to do voice-over work for Mitsubishi.
• Father of actor 'Dan Sloyan' (qv) and actress 'Samantha Sloyan' (qv).