Editing Rob Lowe (section)

===1990s===
Lowe appeared in 1992's [[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]] and 1994's ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'', based on [[Stephen King]]'s [[The Stand (novel)|book of the same name]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Stephen King's 'The Stand' (1994) - Mike Garris {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-the-stand-v134603/cast-crew|language=en|access-date=2021-08-14|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814032510/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-the-stand-v134603/cast-crew|url-status=live}}</ref>

He played [[Sam Seaborn]] in the television series ''[[The West Wing]]'' from 1999 to 2003 (and briefly in 2006). His performance in the show garnered Lowe a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe|work=Television Academy|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321204153/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/rob-lowe|url-status=live}}</ref> and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Wing, The|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/west-wing|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.goldenglobes.com|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516032242/https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/west-wing|url-status=live}}</ref> Lowe was drawn to the role because of his personal love of politics, and his longstanding friendship with [[Martin Sheen]], who was cast as President [[Josiah Bartlet]].

When the show premiered, Lowe was considered the lead, and the pilot centered on his character. But as other members of the cast —including [[Allison Janney]], [[Richard Schiff]], [[Janel Moloney]], [[Dulé Hill]], [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]], [[Bradley Whitford]], Martin Sheen (who was initially scripted as a small role), and [[Stockard Channing]] (whose [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] was initially scripted as a guest role)— grew more popular, Lowe's character no longer served as the show's main focus. Lowe and series creator [[Aaron Sorkin]] soon found themselves at odds over the network's meddling with the show, most notably the network demanding changes in Lowe's character. Eventually, Lowe left the series, not long before Sorkin and director/executive producer [[Thomas Schlamme]] resigned over a dispute with [[NBC]].

During the final season of ''The West Wing'', Lowe returned to his role of Sam Seaborn, appearing in two of the final four episodes. In 2011, Lowe stated on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' that he left the show because he did not feel he was being respected, when the other lead characters received a raise and he did not.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1104/rob_lowe_on_west_wing_departure.html|title=Rob Lowe on 'West Wing' departure|first=Karin|last=Tanabe|website=[[Politico]]|date=April 28, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-date=January 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106053830/http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1104/rob_lowe_on_west_wing_departure.html|url-status=live}}</ref>