Rob Lowe Biography (1964-)

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 Deepand 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

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