Rob Lowe
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Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964)[2][3] is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with roles in films like The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Square Dance (1987). The success of these films established him as a Hollywood star.
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| Born | Robert Hepler Lowe (1964-03-17) March 17, 1964 (age 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker, podcast and game show host |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2006)[1] Independent (as of 2006)[1] |
| Spouse |
Sheryl Berkoff (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2, including John Owen Lowe |
| Relatives | Chad Lowe (brother) |
Lowe was involved in a sex tape scandal in 1988.[4] By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. His other television roles include Robert McCallister on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), Ethan Willis on the CBS medical drama Code Black (2016–2018), and as Captain Owen Strand on the critically praised Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present). In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the television film The Bad Seed, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name.