Christian Slater gets a split personality on 'My Own Worst Enemy'

By Rick Bentley / McClatchy Newspapers Saturday, October 11, 2008 - Added 8m ago LOS ANGLES - It is one thing for an actor to land a role as a loving family man on a network drama. It is another to be cast to play a fist-throwing, fast-shooting government agent. Christian Slater got both with the starring role in the new NBC drama "My Own Worst Enemy." The series launches Monday. He gets to play Henry Spivey and Edward Albright, two halves of the same person. In order for Henry to lead a normal life, he has been conditioned to forget his life as a government operative. But when he is needed, Edward can be summoned. And Henry has no knowledge of what has happened. Drama arises when the barrier between the two parts of the character’s personality begin to dissolve. How will Henry deal with the more violent side of his... [read full story]