Editing Rob Lowe (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1964)}}
{{Other people|Robert Lowe}}
{{for|the New Zealand basketball player|Rob Loe}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Rob Lowe
| image              = Rob Lowe 2012 Shankbone 2.JPG
| caption            = Lowe in 2012
| birth_name         = Robert Hepler Lowe
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1964|3|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = {{comma separated entries|Actor|filmmaker|podcast and game show host}}
| years_active       = 1979–present
| known_for          = 
| party              = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before 2006)<ref name=PoliticalParty /> <br /> [[Independent politician|Independent]] (as of 2006)<ref name=PoliticalParty>{{Cite web |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/breakfast/2006/12/18/Rob-Lowe/stories/200612180185 |title=Rob Lowe |date=December 17, 2006 |last=Sheridan |first=Patricia |website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=February 13, 2021 |quote='''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." |archive-date=March 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318000007/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/breakfast/2006/12/18/Rob-Lowe/stories/200612180185 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse             = {{marriage|Sheryl Berkoff|1991}}
| children           = 2, including [[John Owen Lowe]]
| relatives          = [[Chad Lowe]] (brother)
}}

'''Robert Hepler Lowe''' (born March 17, 1964)<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe: Television Personality (1964–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022073635/https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Monitor|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 22, 2013|issue=1251|pages=25}}</ref> is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a [[teen idol]] and member of the [[Brat Pack]] with starring roles in ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]] ''(1983), [[Class (film)|''Class'']] (1983), ''[[The Hotel New Hampshire (film)|The Hotel New Hampshire]]'' (1984), ''[[Oxford Blues]]'' (1984), ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' (1985), ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986), and ''[[Masquerade (1988 film)|Masquerade]]'' (1988). Lowe was involved in a [[sex tape]] scandal in 1988, which stymied his career for many years afterward.<ref name="Tale of the Tape" /> His notable credits during this time were supporting roles in comedy films such as ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' (1992), ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' (1995), and ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' (1999).

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 Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]s. His other television roles include [[Robert McCallister (Brothers & Sisters)|Robert McCallister]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'' (2006–2010), [[Chris Traeger]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' (2010–2015), and as Captain Owen Strand on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] drama ''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]'' (2020–2025). In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the television film ''[[The Bad Seed (2018 film)|The Bad Seed]]'', a remake of the [[The Bad Seed (1956 film)|1956 film of the same name]].