For other people named Robert Lowe, see Robert Lowe (disambiguation).
For the New Zealand basketball player, see Rob Loe.
Rob Lowe
Lowe in 2012
Born
Robert Hepler Lowe
(1964-03-17) March 17, 1964 (age 60)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
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)
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.
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.
^ abSheridan, Patricia (December 17, 2006). "Rob Lowe". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2021. Sheridan: "I understand that politically you were a Democrat but now vote for the candidate, not the party. How did you get there?" Lowe: "I'm a registered Independent now. I'll tell you what, there were two things. I grew up, had a family and had children, which will, I think, change who you are on all levels, not just politically. The other part was, I just don't like partisan politics of any stripe anymore. I think both parties have been co-opted by the fringe of each party. I'm a centrist. Look at what happened to Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman gave his life to the Democratic Party. He lost the primary, and if he had listened to his leaders the people of the state would not have been able to elect him. So I think that there is a big place in American politics now for independent thinkers."
^"Rob Lowe: Television Personality (1964–)". Biography.com. A&E Networks. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^"Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1251. March 22, 2013. p. 25.
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