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About Me


SLIM KHEZRI [well known as SLIM K] is an international, opinionated, openminded and well-experienced Artist in Music, Film (SAG eligible), Photography, Art, Writing and more. Aside from his many Talents, Slim is also fluent in German (native), Arabic (native), French, English and conversational Turkish.
Since his first major debut, on WDR (german national television) in the early 90's at the legendary saturday night show "Rudi Carrell Show", hosted by the late tv legend RUDI CARRELL (equivelant to the US. version of "Your Big Break", conceptionally similar to "American Idol") as MICHAEL JACKSON performing live "Billie Jean", almost 16 million viewers watched the performance, that particular episode is considered to be the 2nd most rated show through it's entire run.
Slim K soon proved to be unstoppable in the years that followed, performing on a dozen popular european tv shows ( "Kerner" (Sat.1), "Arabella" (Pro Sieben), "Gong Show" (RTL), "Klacket" (Canal 21 in Tunisia) ..just to name a few, as well major radio events (R.SH, ffn,), open air concerts, touring all over Europe (Sweden, Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands etc..), Asia (India, Turkey etc..), Africa (Tunisia) and United States (Las Vegas, Los Angeles etc..).
Performing and working alongside the greatest acts in the 90s such as Backstreet Boys, Dr Alban, Mark Owen (of Take That), Army of Lovers, Haddaway, DJ Bobo, N'Sync, Worlds Apart, Captain Hollywood etc... and last but not least Michael Jackson.
Slim Khezri was born on a sunny tuesday, July 18th sometime last century in Lübeck (Germany) - 30 minutes away from Hamburg, Tunisian native (north africa), raised in Timmendorfer Strand/ Lübeck (Germany) and Tunis/ Jendouba (Tunisia), living today in a triangle between Los Angeles (USA) Hamburg/ Lübeck (Germany) and Tunis (Tunisia).
Almost two decades of international experience, after a number of collaborations in film and music (var. projects with bands and producers/ Booya Music, Triage Music, Sarah Connor, DJs @ Work, Ayman and many more), his Resume evolved and grew impressively through the years www.slimk-resume.cjb.net , nowadays Slim K is still going strong, doing what he does best and still pretty much busy as an actor, singer, writer and photographer in Los Angeles.
Strongly influenced in Music by the late 70s/80s Pop New Wave Funk Disco sound, defined by Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, Level 42, Depeche Mode, A-ha, George Michael, Roxy Music, Michael Jackson, Prince and as well other genres such as Classical, Opera, Jazz, Swing, Rock, Electronic, Soul and R&B.
influneced in Film by Charles Chaplin and the Golden Silent Era of Hollywood, the acting of Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gérard Depardieu, Bruno Ganz, Alain Delon, Robert De Niro, Jean Paul Belmondo, John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons, Ossie Davis, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Omar Sharif, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, Farid Shawki, Anthony Quinn
and last but not least very inspired and influenced by the Artistic styles of Helmut Newton, Patrick Nagel, director Andrew Blake, gODDESS ~ beauty is divine websites and especially Guy Bourdin.
2007 saw the involvement of Slim K going in different directions in movie projects including 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End' (feat. Johnny Depp), 'Charlie Wilson's War' (feat. Tom Hanks), 'YES MAN' (feat. Jim Carrey/Terence Stamp) and currently the controversial political drama 'ARTICLE 301' (release sometime 2008), starring Slim Khezri as a Patriotic Turkish killer, as well a number of music videos with KRS-One, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Tila Tequila.
SLIM K 2008
Slim K appeared as well for the first time in 8 years as MICHAEL JACKSON in Japan's tv show GORO'S BAR, in Sep. Slim K appeared for the first time in an Opera production, appearing as a Prisoner in Beethoven's FIDELIO at L.A. Opera. (general director PLACIDO DOMINGO)
2008: Slim K is definitely on top of his game as he enters 2008 with yet another Opera appearance (Slim's 2nd time around) (Jan./ March '08) - playing a Venetian Sailor and Venetian Senator in Verdi's OTELLO at L.A. Opera (directed by John Cox) (general director PLACIDO DOMINGO)
February, Slim K is starting production on his upcoming Single (which is set for an international release Spring '08), he's scheduled to shoot an EPK, new interviews, a Music Video and a Photoshoot
an Official Announcement/ Press Release will be released soon with more details on upcoming events and single.
2008 is a NEW YEAR OF CHANGE ... SLIM K IS READY ARE YOU?
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real name Slim Khezri
birthday 2 pm, tuesday July 18th (Last Century)
birthplace Lübeck (Germany)
nationality dual citizen - tunisian and german
current address valencia (los angeles)
eye color brown
hair color black
height 5' 11" (ca. 1.81)
heritage north african
languages arabic, german, french, english
and conversational Turkish


Right Handed or Left Handed? Right Handed
Shoes You Wore Today converse

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Shami
Шелковистый Tatjana
Gina
Diana Noir
Aria G.
Tiffany
Jessica A.
Celeste
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Music:


Pop, Rock, New Wave, R&B, Soul, Electronic, Dance, Jazz, Chansons françaises, Bossa Nova and Classical music (my all time favorite is WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART )

I listen to:

Duran Duran
Kajagoogoo
George Michael
Chic
David Sylvian
Kraftwerk
Arcadia
Depeche Mode
Wham!
A-ha
Culture Club
The Power Station
Michael Jackson
Earth Wind & Fire
Queen
Blondie
Bryan Ferry incl. Roxy Music
The Temptations
Bobby Darin
Sade
Hildegard Knef
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Peter Gabriel
The Beatles
Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis Jr.
Quincy Jones
Charles Aznavour
Ella Fitzgerald
Ali Riahi
Jacques Brel
The Rolling Stones
David Bowie
John Barry
Robert Palmer
Hédi Jouini
Tony Bennett
Van Halen
etc....

(just to name a few ;o))

from current's Music

I like Maroon 5, Keane, 30 Seconds To Mars, Jamiroquai, Björk, Franz Ferdinand, R.Kelly, 2raumwohnung, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Missy Elliot, Diana Krall, Floetry, Pink Martini, Goldfrapp, Michael Buble, Seal, The Bravery, Panic! at the disco, Harry Connick Jr., Robbie Williams, The Devils, Justin Timberlake, Imogen Heap, Snow Patrol, Gnarls Barkley, Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube etc...

and (of course) my own stuff :O))

Performers & Singers who deffinately influenced me growing up:

Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)

Limahl and Nick Beggs (KajaGooGoo)

Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music)

Frank Sinatra & Rat Pack

The Beatles (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

Morten Harket (A-ha)

David Sylvian (Japan)


Peter Gabriel

Elvis Presley

Robert Palmer
George Michael

Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)

David Bowie
Sting
Prince

and last but not least the one and only
true King Of Pop MICHAEL JACKSON

Movies:


I love CHARLES CHAPLIN
(the master of FILM)
adore and respect Marlon Brando
(the master of ACTING)
Robert DeNiro, Pierce Brosnan, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Alain Delon, Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Anthony Hopkins, Bruno Ganz, Dustin Hoffman ...
and SEAN CONNERY
I'm a James Bond 007 addict, got all movies, all books, all soundtracks!
Casino Royale DVD Release - Monday 19th March 2007
from todays generation: I recommend (and respect) Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, John Leguizamo, Clive Owen, Terrence Howard, Benicio Del Toro
I'm drawn as well into Sci-Fi/Fantasy flix: "STAR WARS", "LORD OF THE RINGS", "HARRY POTTER", "THE MATRIX", Horror Slasher movies (especially the 70's and 80's slasher classics), Bruce Lee movies, "SIN CITY", "THE TRANSPORTER" 1 & 2, Hitchcock movies, Silent movies, "HIGHLANDER I", "THE DEVILS REJECTS", Tarantino movies, The Message, The Passion of the Christ, good well done Heartbreaking Love & Erotic stories (with sensibility and drama in one such as "EYES WIDE SHUT", "LAST TANGO IN PARIS", "SALT ON OUR SKIN" ...), THE GODFATHER trilogy, Good Old fashion Comedy a la Jerry Lewis, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Louis De Funes, Pixar/ Disney movies ("FINDING NEMO", "TOY STORY" ...)
other animation classics such as ASTERIX & OBELIX series etc....
Recent movies I watched and enjoyed: Tadpole, Running Scared, Match Point, Peter Jackson's King Kong, Shopgirl, Monster House, Transamerica, Downfall, Ultraviolet, Thank You for Smoking", The Matador, V for Vendetta, Broken Flowers, Der Totmacher, Lucky Number Slevin

Television:


Meet The Press with Tim Russert, Glenn Beck, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Movies 101, The O'Reily Factor, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Sunday Shootout, Will and Grace, Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld, Haunting, Family Guy, Star Trek series, Project Runway, The Sopranos, Kings of Queens, Friends, Top Chef, Flavor Of Love, Work Out, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, The Dick Cavett Show, Chapelle Show, 10 Items or Less, Everybody Hates Chris, Real Time with Bill Maher, Blow Out, Help Me To Help You, What Not To Wear, The Simpsons, Airline, Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Cartoon Network shows "Johnny Bravo", "Dexter's Laboratory", Nickolodeon shows "Spongbob Squarepants", "Fairly Good Parents", IFC Channel, History Channel, TCM Channel (I love the Golden Age of Hollywood ... incl. the great silents), TCM's Private Screenings, Food Network (mmmhhh food), News Channel's (from UK's BBC, CNN to Germany's N-TV to Al Djazeera .. I like to be informed you know!)

Books:

Anything to do with Arts, Fashion & Entertainment incl. Artist Biographys (I like to learn from the one's before me)!!! Comics, YES LOTS OF COLORS AND PICTURES (such as Asterix & Obelix, Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Mickey Mouse, Lucky Luke, Clever & Smart etc..) and currently I'm reading Dan Brown's "THE DA VINCI CODE" - I'm fascinated by this phenomenon... true or untrue!
ASTERIX & OBELIX

Heroes:


my father Mohammed Laziz KHEZRI (R.I.P)!
Charlie Chaplin
Habib Bourguiba

Hannibal Barca

and any other person who overcomes great adversity and succeeds.

My Blog

Amnesty International PROMO AD feat. Slim K >> PHOTOS HERE

Amnesty International PROMO AD feat. Slim K>> PHOTOS HEREA project directed by JUAN VARELA and produced by Brenda Weiermair, Txetxu Lozano and Laura Bautista for SAATCHI & SAATCHI (Madrid, Spain), the...
Posted by SLIM K on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:04:00 PST

SLIM K guest stars in "Kids Unlimited" TV Show episode: The Model Man on IMDb !!!

SLIM K guest stars in "Kids Unlimited" TV Showepisode: The Model Man on IMDb !!! >> Click HEREPlot Outline: Bertie reluctantly becomes a model and lands a major campaign for a not-so-macho fashion ...
Posted by SLIM K on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:56:00 PST

Note / Announcement - Friday, April 25th, 2008

Note / Announcement - Friday, April 25th, 2008We ran into some technical issues with some Websites over the past weeks (even months with some) and thought we lost them for a moment, but fortunately pr...
Posted by SLIM K on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:06:00 PST

"Mystery ER" episode (Discovery Health Channel) feat. SLIM K

"Mystery ER" episode (Discovery Health Channel) feat. SLIM K(March 18th, 2008)Slim K has worked on an upcoming "Mystery ER" TV mini-series episode, titled ’Scared Stiff’ (for Discovery Hea...
Posted by SLIM K on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:43:00 PST

STATEMENT April 1st, 2008

STATEMENT April 1st, 2008"Dear girls, boys and anything in between,It is with great pleasure, a tear and a smile that we announce the release of a new single in like .... forever. The new track, "BURN...
Posted by SLIM K on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:59:00 PST

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE / Tchaikovsky’s production of "Swan Lake" - SLIM K

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE AMERICA’S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY®SLIM KHEZRI is invited to play a small part in Tchaikovsky’s production of "Swan Lake" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Lake - pr...
Posted by SLIM K on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:05:00 PST

SLIM K guest stars in "KIDS UNLIMITED" TV Show

SLIM K guest stars in "KIDS UNLIMITED" TV Show Last week (Mar. 15th, 2008) SLIM K was confirmed to Guest Star in a brandnew kids tv show KIDS UNLIMITED (created by Nick Tabri - IMDb http://www.imdb.co...
Posted by SLIM K on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:59:00 PST

COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (*updated Mar. 25th, 2008)

COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (Working Title) *updates COFFEE & BUTTERFLIES (Working Title), british director Tamsin Hollo shot an Art project with a vintage russian 16mm camera back in December 16, 2007 (Sund...
Posted by SLIM K on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:51:00 PST

NEWS & UPDATES

Slim K has successfully finished work (after nearly 2 months) on OTELLO at the Los Angeles Opera,in between he’d worked with spanish director Juan Varela on the new Amnesty International Promo/ ...
Posted by SLIM K on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:37:00 PST

Goodbye: The Final Curtain Comes Down @ Los Angeles Opera

Goodbye: The Final Curtain Comes Down @ Los Angeles OperaAnother show another final curtain, Finale for OTELLO, Slim K had just finished successfully his 2nd appearance at the Los Angeles Opera. to c...
Posted by SLIM K on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:49:00 PST