Just Because: John Slattery

Last week's return of Will & Grace had me seeking out some repeats of the episodes from the sit-coms original run. I enjoyed the shows return, and although there were things about the writing I thought were a bit uneven and tired, I enjoyed seeing the characters again, and the actors were all in fine form. One of the repeats I caught was a two part episode featuring actor John Slattery as Will's brother Sam. Although Steven Weber took over the role later in the show's run, Slattery originated the role in the shows first season.

I didn't watch Mad Men, but that doesn't mean I don't have an appreciation for the talent, and the hotness of Mr. Slattery. Every time I see him on television I reminded how adorable he is, not to mention his tight little body. In addition to some brief nudity on Mad Men, Slattery one's nude scene on film was in 1997's Red Meat. Although he has just one nude scene on film, Slattery's experience removing his clothing for an audience began during his early work on stage.

'The first real job I had was in a Terrence McNally play called The Lisbon Traviata with Nathan Lane. And I had to be naked in the play. I remember getting the call—and no one had a cell phone—so I went to a pay phone on 8th Avenue to call my agent and he told me I got the job and it wasn’t until I hung up the phone that I realized, “Holy shit, I have to be naked in this play!”

'I had to make my entrance on stage fully, bare-assed naked. And that [Laughs.] was an experience. God, that was really horrifying in the beginning, but the horror goes away. In the audition, I didn’t have to take my clothes off, but the director said—smartly, I thought—“If you had done this before, I would say wait until we get into the theatre and then we’ll just do it then. But I think you should pick a day [in rehearsals] and then you should do it then.” So then I said, “Okay, how about three weeks from today?” [Laughs.]'

Above and Below: 
John with Elaine Stritch in the American Repertory Theater production of Cakewalk, May 1993

'Just something as far down the line as I can schedule. Sure enough, that day sitting in the rehearsal room, they were getting to my entrance and I was frozen in fear. I just slowly started taking off my clothes and I stepped over the taped line to say my lines—and it’s amazing how the basic skills of acting go out the window when you’re standing there naked. How to open the door, how to say “Hello.” But you get used to that stuff. And after that I did it a bunch of times.'

Mad Men

Red Meat (1997)

A dark haired John Slattery played one of three guys who loved to discuss their sex lives over dinner, usually ribs, in 1997's Red Meat. Stephen Mailer also played one of the three guys and is shown with John in the caps below.

Above: That's John's incredible body in the forefront of the image above.

Although John has a brief butt scene late in the movie while swapping partners with a friend, most of his nudity occurs in the first 10 minutes of the film Although it certainly could be a 'cock sock', it certainly looks like a brief side frontal in the shaving scene I capped just below.

I uploaded the scene above on SendSpace HERE: if anyone wants a closer look.