Rob Lowe Biography (1964-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Ruby R. Levitt to Eric Lutes

Full name, Robert Hepler Lowe; born March 17, 1964, in Charlottesville, VA; son of Chuck (a trial lawyer) and Barbara (a teacher) Lowe; brother of Chad Lowe (an actor); married Sheryl Berkoff (a makeup artist), July 22, 1991; children: Edward Matthew, John Owen. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-GreyEntertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan PR, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles,CA 90067.; Contact: c/o 270 N. Canon Dr., #1072, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director, writer

Birth Details

March 17, 1964

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Sodapop Curtis, The Outsiders, Warner Bros., 1983
• Skip, Class, Orion, 1983
• John Berry, The Hotel New Hampshire, Orion, 1984
• Nick Di Angelo, Oxford Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1984
• Billy Hicks, St. Elmo's Fire, Columbia, 1985
• Danny Martin, About Last Night ... , TriStar, 1986
• Dean Youngblood, Youngblood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
• Rory, Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987
• Tim Whalan, Masquerade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Richard Dice, Illegally Yours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1988
• Alex, Bad Influence, Triumph, 1990
• Salvitore, Stroke of Midnight (also known as If the Shoe Fits, Le soulier magique, and Sur le coup de minuit), Media HomeEntertainment, 1991
• Dirk Delta, The Dark Backward (also known as The Man with ThreeArms), Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1991
• Hammer, The Finest Hour (also known as Desert Shield), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1992
• Benjamin Oliver, Wayne's World, Paramount, 1992
• (Uncredited) Paul Barish, Tommy Boy, Paramount, 1995
• Sean, Eye of the Storm, New Line Home Video, 1995
• (Uncredited) Hoodlum, Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• Edison Pettibone, Fox Hunt, 1996
• (Uncredited) Decapitated friend of security guard, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Mitch Lawrence, For Hire, Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures, 1997
• Richard Rank, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997
• Billie, a.k.a. Crazy Six, Crazy Six, Weapon of Choice, 1997
• Partygoer, Winding Roads, PorchLight Entertainment, 1998
• Host of "Food, Sex or Cars?" Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC Studios, 1998
• Nick, One Hell of a Guy, Vision Films, 1998
• Statistics, Zephyr Entertainment, 1999
• The Weevil/Tony, The Specials, Mindfire Entertainment, 1999
• 1967 Number 2, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2, The Return of Dr. Evil and Austin Powers2: It's Shagging Time), New Line Cinema, 1999
• John Spencer, Under Pressure (also known as _The Cruel Deep_and Escape under Pressure), New City Releasing, 2000
• Middle Number Two, Austin Powers in Goldmember, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Tony Flanagan, A New Kind of Family, ABC, 1979-1980
• Sam Seaborn, Deputy Communications Director, The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2003
• Movies
• Sam Alden, Thursday's Child, CBS, 1983
• Detective Rick Mallory, First Degree, HBO, 1995
• Jesse James, Frank and Jesse, HBO, 1995
• Sean Dillon, On Dangerous Ground (also known as Jack Higgins' "On Dangerous Ground"), Showtime, 1996
• Cleary, Hostile Intent, HBO, 1997
• Walter Woods, Living in Peril (also known as The Peril of BeingWalter Woods), The Movie Channel, 1997
• Sean Dillon, Midnight Man (also known as Jack Higgins' "Midnight Man"), The Movie Channel, 1998
• Tom Casey, Outrage, ABC, 1998
• Kevin Finney, Dead Silent, Lifetime, 1999
• David Doe, Jane Doe (also known as Runaway Jane), USA Network, 2001
• William Conroy, Proximity, Cinemax, 2001
• Detective Mike Santini, Framed, TNT, 2002
• Voice of James Madison, Founding Brothers, 2002
• Miniseries
• Nick Andros, Stephen King's "The Stand" (also known as The Stand), ABC, 1994
• John Seger, Atomic Train, 1998
• Pilots
• Danny Gilroy, Gilroys, NBC, 1998
• Appeared in Mean Jeans; Chills and Thrills.
• Specials
• Charles Elderberry, "Schoolboy Father," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1980
• Jeff Bartlett, "A Matter of Time," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1981
• Himself, The Making of "Class," 1983
• The 2nd Annual Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1988
• Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988
• Save the Planet: A CBS/Hard Rock Cafe Special, CBS, 1990
• Doctor Cukrowicz, "Suddenly Last Summer," Great Performances, PBS,1993
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
• _Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,_TNT, 1999
• The Brat Pack: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
• Himself, Bo Derek: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
• Himself, Intimate Portrait: Holly Robinson Peete, Lifetime, 2000
• Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions, NBC, 2001
• The NBC Fall Preview Show, NBC, 2001
• Hollywood Unites: An E! News Special, E! Entertainment Television,2001
• Awards Presentations
• The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
• The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988
• Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• The Movie Awards, CBS, 1991
• Himself, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
• The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
• The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2000
• Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002
• Episodic
• Himself, "The Bump," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
• Himself, "The Bubble Show," The Naked Truth, ABC, 1996
• Voice, "Ivan and His Magic Pony," Stories From My Childhood (alsoknown as Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood), PBS, 1997
• Himself, "Missing Cuff Links," Primetime Glick, Comedy Central.
• Also appeared as guest host, Saturday Night Live; himself, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television.
• Television Work
• Coproducer, Frank and Jesse, HBO, 1995
• Director, Desert's Edge (short film), The Movie Channel, 1997
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) A Little Hotel on the Side, Belasco Theatre, 1992
• RECORDINGS
• Music Video
• Appeared in The Go-Go's "Turn to You."
• Taped Readings
• "Dolan's Cadillac," Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes, 1993
• WRITINGS
• Television Specials
• Desert's Edge (short film), The Movie Channel, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1990, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1990

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, September 7, 2001, p. 126; August 9, 2002, p. 8
• Interview, March, 1990, p. 88
• People Weekly, March 19, 1990, p. 58; September 11, 2000, p. 112;April 29, 2002, p. 22
• Premiere, April, 1990, p. 112
• Time, August 5, 2002, p. 73