Rob Lowe Exposed
Name: Rob Lowe
Born As: Robert Hepler Lowe
Birthdate/place: March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville, VA
Claim to Fame: Member of the twentysomething Brat Pack actors in 1980’s.
Rob Lowe Bio: Lowe has been voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine.
One of Lowe’s earliest roles in TV started his career going strong. He received his first Golden Globe nomination for “Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries” in the 1983 TV movie Thursday’s Child. He made his film debut in Schoolboy Father, followed by Class. His breakthrough came in 1983, when he and Estevez were cast in The Outsiders, which remains one of his most famous roles. The two reunited in St. Elmo’s Fire. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for “Best Supporting Actor” for his role as the mentally disabled Rory in Square Dance (1987).
Lowe is known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003. His performance earned Lowe an Emmy and two Golden Globe Award Nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series. In 2005, Lowe passed on the role of Dr. Derek Shepard of Grey’s Anatomy.
In 2004, Lowe starred in the TNT remake of the Stephen King miniseries ‘Salem’s Lot and in 2005, he starred in another miniseries Beach Girls. In 2006, Lowe filmed his critically acclaimed role as super movie agent in the independent film Thank You for Smoking, The Perfect Day, and Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming.
In 2006, it was announced that Lowe would join the cast of Brothers & Sisters for a guest run of several episodes. In 2007 ABC announed that he would be staying on as a “special guest star.”
