Editing Rob Lowe (section)

===2010s===
[[File:RobLoweHouse.jpg|thumb|right|Lowe testifying before the [[United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming|House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming]] in 2011]]
In 2010, he appeared in the biography of the [[Brat Pack]]ers called: ''Brat Pack: Where Are They Now?'' He also appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]''. Lowe is currently teaming up with [[44 Blue]] to produce a reality series entitled ''Potomac Fever'' about young adults living in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="TVGuide.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/rob-lowe-write-1020032/|title=Rob Lowe to Write Memoir, Produce Reality TV|work=TV Guide|date=2010-06-29|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234415/https://www.tvguide.com/news/rob-lowe-write-1020032/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2010, it was announced that Lowe would be providing the voice for the superhero [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]] in the animated series ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]''.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/cci-shazam-rob-lowe-to-voice-captain-marvel-in-young-justice/ CCI: Shazam! Rob Lowe To Voice Captain Marvel In Young Justice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802230543/https://www.cbr.com/cci-shazam-rob-lowe-to-voice-captain-marvel-in-young-justice/ |date=August 2, 2020 }}. CBR (July 22, 2010). Retrieved June 9, 2020.</ref> It was also announced in July 2010 that Lowe would become a series regular on the series ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title=Rob Lowe joins 'Parks and Recreation' as a series regular|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/07/30/rob-lowe-joins-parks-and-recreation-as-a-series-regular/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=July 30, 2010|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205053427/https://ew.com/article/2010/07/30/rob-lowe-joins-parks-and-recreation-as-a-series-regular/|url-status=live}}</ref> He portrayed [[Chris Traeger]], the relentlessly upbeat city manager of the fictional town of [[Pawnee, Indiana]], for four seasons, before his character was written out of the show in 2014. He was so pleased with the show and his guest appearances on season 2 that he agreed to become a full-fledged cast member. He reprised the role in the 2015 series finale, "[[One Last Ride]]", and in the 2020 special episode "[[A Parks and Recreation Special|A ''Parks and Recreation'' Special]]".

In 2011, Lowe guest starred in a recurring role on [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]]'s comedy ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''. Lowe featured as the troubled but in-demand actor Eddie Nero – a character based upon "about ten people," according to Lowe<ref name=LoweCalif>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8WpT8Tbthts Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101217160738/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=8WpT8Tbthts Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|title=Californication: Rob Lowe on Californication|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WpT8Tbthts|work=Californication|publisher=Showtime|via=YouTube|access-date=August 11, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but somewhat contradicted by sources at Showtime itself<ref name=zap2it>{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title=Rob Lowe IS Brad Pitt on 'Californication'|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/rob-lowe-is-brad-pitt-on-californication.html|work=From Inside the Box|publisher=Zap2It|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909014007/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/rob-lowe-is-brad-pitt-on-californication.html|archive-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> – employed to portray Hank in a film version of his book, ''Fucking and Punching''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bierly|first=Mandi|title=Rob Lowe to guest on 'Californication': Another reason to be happy he's leaving 'Brothers & Sisters'|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/04/26/rob-lowe-californication/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=April 26, 2010|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228043627/https://ew.com/article/2010/04/26/rob-lowe-californication/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Lowe wrote a memoir titled ''Stories I Only Tell My Friends'', which was released in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Rob-Lowe-Opens-Up-The-Brat-Pack-Love-Sex-Scandal-Sobriety |title=Exclusive: Rob Lowe Opens Up: The Brat Pack, Love, Sex, Scandal, Sobriety |publisher=[[Oprah.com]] |date=April 28, 2011 |access-date=November 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905194320/http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Rob-Lowe-Opens-Up-The-Brat-Pack-Love-Sex-Scandal-Sobriety |archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rob-lowes-memoir-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends/2011/04/18/AFOlOW8E_story.html |title=Rob Lowe's memoir "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" |last=Bartell |first=Gerald |author-link=Gerald Bartell |date=28 April 2011 |access-date=1 August 2018 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155136/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rob-lowes-memoir-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends/2011/04/18/AFOlOW8E_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During his promotional tour for ''Stories I Only Tell My Friends'', Lowe told [[Australia]]n radio show ''[[The Kyle & Jackie O Show]]'' that during his five-day press visit to Australia in 1990, he was so badly affected by the overuse of [[analgesic|painkillers]] that the only two things he remembers from the trip were being at the [[Taronga Zoo|Sydney Zoo]] and getting a [[tattoo]],<ref>{{cite interview|last=Lowe|first=Rob|interviewer=The Kyle & Jackie O Show|title=Celebrity interview|work=[[Today Network]]|publisher=[[2DayFM]]|location=Sydney, Australia|date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> although he states in his book that he does not remember getting the tattoo. In 2014, Lowe wrote a second book titled ''Love Life'', which was released in April that year. He uses stories and observations from his life in a poignant and humorous series of true tales about men and women, art and commerce, fathers and sons, addiction and recovery, and sex and love.

In 2014, Lowe starred in a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for the [[Single-camera setup|single-camera]] comedy ''The Pro'' as Ben Bertrahm, a former professional [[tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/02/16/celebrity-extra-238/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=[[King (publisher)|King]]|date=February 16, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214045/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/02/16/celebrity-extra-238/|url-status=live}}</ref> The pilot was not picked up for series.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/19/rejected-pilots-look-whos-out-of-work-for-now/|title=Rejected pilots: Look who's out of work (for now)|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 5, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214555/https://ew.com/article/2014/05/19/rejected-pilots-look-whos-out-of-work-for-now/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.fyitelevision.com/2014/05/when-tv-pilots-are-not-picked-up-2014.html#sthash.QfMdf5Pd.dpbs|title=When TV Pilots are Not Picked Up – 2014 Edition|publisher=[[FYI (TV network)|FYI]]|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214542/http://blog.fyitelevision.com/2014/05/when-tv-pilots-are-not-picked-up-2014.html#sthash.QfMdf5Pd.dpbs|url-status=live}}</ref> He also narrated ''The '90s: The Last Great Decade?'' on the [[National Geographic Channel]], which aired in July of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/23/rob-lowe-to-narrate-national-geographic-channels-miniseries-event-the-90s-the-last-great-decade/256737/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427051030/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/23/rob-lowe-to-narrate-national-geographic-channels-miniseries-event-the-90s-the-last-great-decade/256737/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2014|title=Rob Lowe to Narrate National Geographic Channel's Miniseries Event 'The '90s: The Last Great Decade?'|website=TVbytheNumbers|date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Lowe starred in the satirical thriller ''[[Pocket Listing (film)|Pocket Listing]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pocket-listing-954731|title='Pocket Listing': Film Review|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=October 12, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014314/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pocket-listing-954731|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lowe has been a commercial spokesman for [[DirecTV]] since fall 2014. Commercials featuring Lowe contrast him with some alternate, less appealing form of Lowe, who instead has [[cable television|cable]].<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/grey-ny-introduces-yet-another-rob-lowe-for-directv_b75575 Grey NY introduces yet another Rob Lowe for DirecTV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228114306/http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/grey-ny-introduces-yet-another-rob-lowe-for-directv_b75575 |date=December 28, 2014 }}. ''Mediabistro.com''. Retrieved January 11, 2015.</ref> The advertisements were pulled in April 2015 after the [[National Advertising Division]], acting on a complaint by [[Comcast]], found DirecTV's claims about its customer satisfaction, quality, and ranking to be less than truthful.<ref name="rob lowe">{{cite news|title=Rob Lowe DirecTV ad campaign nixed|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/rob-lowe-directv-ad-campaign-nixed/|first=Justin Wm.|last=Moyer|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507133924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/rob-lowe-directv-ad-campaign-nixed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2015, Fox announced they had greenlit a pilot for the comedy ''[[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grinder]]'' starring Lowe and [[Fred Savage]], and directed by [[Jake Kasdan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Fox Orders Rob Lowe Comedy 'The Grinder' To Pilot|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-grinder-fox-pilot-rob-lowe-jake-kasdan-1201432474/|magazine=Variety|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225092142/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-grinder-fox-pilot-rob-lowe-jake-kasdan-1201432474/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series, in which Lowe starred as a washed-up actor starting a new career as a lawyer, was cancelled after one season.

In November 2015, Lowe voiced [[Simba]] in the television pilot movie ''The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar''. Lowe continued to voice Simba for its subsequent series ''[[The Lion Guard]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/lion-king-spinoff-voice-cast-rob-lowe-gabrielle-union|title=Lion King spin-off taps Rob Lowe as Simba, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones and more|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813163623/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/lion-king-spinoff-voice-cast-rob-lowe-gabrielle-union|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2015, Lowe was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located in front of the Musso and Frank Grill on [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1114879/|title=Rob Lowe gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222162104/http://abc7.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1114879/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Lowe launched Profile™,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profilebyroblowe.com/|title=Skin Care Products for Men|website=Profile by Rob Lowe|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121040700/https://www.profilebyroblowe.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> a men's skincare product line. The line features a collection of five antiaging products specially formulated for men. It is currently sold at [[Nordstrom]] stores and online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profile4men.com/products/skin-care//|title=Profile 4 Men Skincare Line|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127033556/http://www.profile4men.com/products/skin-care/|archive-date=January 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The product collection includes a cleanser, a shave gel, an aftershave serum, a moisturizer, and an eye serum in the price range of $24.50 to $59.50.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Naughton|first1=Julie|title=Rob Lowe Launching Profile Skin Care Line|url=http://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/rob-lowe-profile-skin-care-10130790/|publisher=WWD|date=May 19, 2015|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127162408/http://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/rob-lowe-profile-skin-care-10130790/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Lowe launched a fragrance product line called 18 Amber Wood with the Profile™ brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2016/03/profile_18_amber_wood_rob_lowe.html|title=Profile 18 Amber Wood: bois d'ambre - Rob Lowe's Perfume & Hair Evolutions are Meshed|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2016|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527034704/http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2016/03/profile_18_amber_wood_rob_lowe.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 27, 2016, a [[Comedy Central Roast]] TV special was recorded and aired on September 5, 2016, with Rob Lowe as the Roastee and [[David Spade]] as Roast Master. Amongst the Roasters were [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Nikki Glaser]], [[Ralph Macchio]], [[Pete Davidson]], [[Peyton Manning]], [[Rob Riggle]], [[Jimmy Carr]], [[Ann Coulter]] and the "Roast Master General" [[Jeff Ross]].<ref>[http://www.cc.com/shows/roast-of-rob-lowe "ALL THE ROB THAT'S FIT TO ROAST"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108235018/http://www.cc.com/shows/roast-of-rob-lowe |date=November 8, 2018 }} Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

On April 21, 2017, [[KFC]] released a campaign featuring Lowe as [[astronaut]] [[KFC advertising#Colonel Sanders|Colonel Sanders]] giving a [[We choose to go to the Moon|JFK speech]] [[parody|spoof]]/[[homage (arts)|homage]] about launching the Zinger chicken sandwich into space.<ref>Rob Lowe as astronaut Col Sanders in JFK homage advert,{{Citation|last=KFC|title=KFC {{!}} Announcement {{!}} Zinger|date=April 21, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YY4RfeX2Z4|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421151336/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YY4RfeX2Z4|url-status=live}} (KFC YouTube channel, 6,895,336 views in 1 month, as of May 21, 2017)</ref> Lowe said in a statement that when he was a child, his grandfather took him to meet [[Colonel Sanders|Harland Sanders]].<ref>{{cite press release | title =KFC Explores The Final Frontier With Colonel Rob Lowe | date =April 21, 2017 | publisher =PR Newswire | url =http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-explores-the-final-frontier-with-colonel-rob-lowe-300443216.html | access-date =May 21, 2017 | archive-date =April 29, 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170429172256/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-explores-the-final-frontier-with-colonel-rob-lowe-300443216.html | url-status =live }}</ref>

In late autumn 2017, Lowe began a reality series with his two sons, 24-year-old Matthew and 22-year-old Jon Owen, on [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] titled ''[[The Lowe Files]]''. With the exception of the hour-long pilot, the series featured 30-minute road trips with the Lowe boys, and occasional TV guest stars known in the field, investigating common urban myths and legends that Rob has loved since he was a young boy and has shared with his boys throughout their growth. Some of the topics being explored are Bigfoot/Sasquatch, the alleged unidentified "submerged" objects that may have a base off the coast from Los Angeles, alien abduction, and ghosts and their direct responses to stimuli. The series debuted on August 2, 2017, and lasted one season. Lowe has said he hadn't planned on more than one season because of scheduling difficulties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Rob |date=October 21, 2017 |title=We hadn't planned on more than one, special season. |url=https://x.com/RobLowe/status/921908093952262144 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=X.com}}</ref>

On January 3, 2018, [[Atkins Nutritionals]] announced Lowe as a new brand spokesperson. Due to his "low carb lifestyle," Lowe was selected for a series of multimedia ads that were still appearing in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Enlists Rob Lowe as Brand Spokesperson to Drive Lifestyle Messaging |url=https://www.atkins.com/newsroom/2018/atkins-nutritionals-inc-enlists-rob-lowe-as-brand-spokesperson-to-drive-lifestyle-messaging |access-date=2019-05-30 |publisher=Atkins |date=2018-01-03 |location=Denver, CO |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424000501/https://www.atkins.com/newsroom/2018/atkins-nutritionals-inc-enlists-rob-lowe-as-brand-spokesperson-to-drive-lifestyle-messaging |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Oswald |first1=Anjelica |title=Rob Lowe has some enlightened takes on eating: 'I'm not a big fan of diets' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rob-lowe-healthy-eating-and-when-he-cheats-atkins-2018-2 |access-date=2019-05-30 |agency=Business Insider |publisher=Insider, Inc. |date=2018-02-09 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530201548/https://www.businessinsider.com/rob-lowe-healthy-eating-and-when-he-cheats-atkins-2018-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2018, it was announced that Lowe would star in an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series, ''[[Wild Bill (TV series)|Wild Bill]]'', about an American policeman who moves to [[Boston, Lincolnshire]] with his daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/oct/12/rob-lowe-to-star-as-lincolnshire-police-chief-in-itv-drama|title=Rob Lowe to star as Lincolnshire police chief in ITV drama|last=Mohdin|first=Aamna|date=2018-10-12|work=The Guardian|location=London|language=en|access-date=2018-10-12|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116041520/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/oct/12/rob-lowe-to-star-as-lincolnshire-police-chief-in-itv-drama|url-status=live}}</ref> While the show was cancelled by ITV after one season, there were hopes it would be picked up by Netflix or Hulu at a future date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/itv-cancels-rob-lowes-drama-wild-bill-1202784735/|title=ITV Cancels Rob Lowe's British Cop Drama 'Wild Bill' After One Season|date=2019-11-13|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203205510/https://deadline.com/2019/11/itv-cancels-rob-lowes-drama-wild-bill-1202784735/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 19, 2019, Lowe began hosting the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] competition series ''[[Mental Samurai]]'' where he also served as a producer. It lasted two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/fox-renews-mental-samurai-1202859174/|title='Mental Samurai': Fox Renews Rob Lowe-Fronted Reality Competition For Season 2|first1=Jake|last1=Kanter|date=February 25, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408015421/https://deadline.com/2020/02/fox-renews-mental-samurai-1202859174/|url-status=live}}</ref>