Editing Rob Lowe (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Rob Lowe (2003).jpg|thumb|upright|Lowe with wife Sheryl Berkoff in 2003]]

===Family and relationships===
Lowe has been married to former makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff since 1991. She has worked as an interior designer and founder of Sheryl Lowe Jewelry.<ref name=":0" /> They met on a blind date in 1983, and again on the set of Lowe's movie ''[[Bad Influence (1990 film)|Bad Influence]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/rob-lowe/contributor/28750/bio|publisher=Yahoo! TV|title=Rob Lowe|access-date=July 25, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031101913/https://tv.yahoo.com/rob-lowe/contributor/28750/bio|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have two sons: Matthew Edward Lowe (b. 1993) and [[John Owen Lowe]] (b. 1995).<ref name=biography.com />

Lowe is a fan of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-on-why-his-son-is-a-jinx-for-the-dodgers/|title=Rob Lowe on why his son is a jinx for the Dodgers|date=October 13, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/and-monkeys-might-fly-b-t-actor-dodgers-fan-rob-lowe-mocks-san-diego-padres-twitter-latter-s-pursuit-divisional-crown|title="And monkeys might fly out of my butt" - Actor and Dodgers fan Rob Lowe mocks the San Diego Padres on Twitter after the latter's pursuit of the divisional crown|date=September 13, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2020/10/2/21497788/rob-lowe-gives-rams-1-fan-a-tour-of-sofi-stadium|title=Rob Lowe gives Rams "#1 Fan" a tour of SoFi Stadium|date=October 2, 2020 }}</ref>

===Sex tape===
In 1988, Lowe, who was 24 years old at the time, was involved in a sex scandal over a [[Celebrity sex tape|videotape]] of him having sex with two people, one of whom was 22 and the other her 16-year-old friend. The three met at Club Rio, an Atlanta nightclub. They were videotaped the night before the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia. As the [[age of consent]] in Georgia was 14 at the time (in 1995 it was raised to 16), both were of legal age to engage in sexual activity, but 18 was the legal age to be involved in such a recording.<ref name="Tale of the Tape">{{citation|last=Green|first=Michelle|title=Rob Lowe's Tale of the Tape|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-rob-lowes-tale-of-the-tape-vol-33-no-11/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|pages=58–65|volume=33|issue=11|date=March 19, 1990|access-date=March 21, 2024|archive-date=March 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314021950/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-rob-lowes-tale-of-the-tape-vol-33-no-11/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, Lowe was campaigning for [[Michael Dukakis]].<ref name="Observer 2001">{{cite web|last=Berens|first=Jessica|title=Lowe profile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jul/08/features.magazine|work=[[The Observer]]|location=London|access-date=August 8, 2010|date=July 8, 2001|archive-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509220241/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jul/08/features.magazine|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=nyt19Mar2006>{{cite news|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|title=Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19tapes.html|access-date=May 15, 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 19, 2006|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722143316/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19tapes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Eventually, his career rebounded and Lowe mocked his own behavior during two post-scandal appearances as host of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Church Chat: Church Lady Spanks Rob Lowe|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/church-chat-church-lady-spanks-rob-lowe/n9894|access-date=June 2, 2014|publisher=NBC|date=March 17, 1990|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602202245/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/church-chat-church-lady-spanks-rob-lowe/n9894|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sobriety===
Lowe began drinking heavily as a teenager. His early fame allowed him to lead a hard-partying lifestyle that was covered extensively in the tabloids.<ref>{{cite news|first=Elizabeth|last=Day|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/27/rob-lowe-interview-latest-film|title=The Trouble With Being Rob Lowe|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 27, 2009|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917103555/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/27/rob-lowe-interview-latest-film|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1990, two years following the sex tape scandal, Lowe decided to quit drinking and completed an extensive alcohol rehabilitation program.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jelly|last=Burch|url=https://www.thefix.com/rob-lowe-sex-tape-sobriety|title=Rob Lowe: My Sex Tape Helped Me Get Sober|website=TheFix.com|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927184636/https://www.thefix.com/rob-lowe-sex-tape-sobriety|url-status=live}}</ref> He has maintained sobriety ever since, saying it was the best decision of his life.<ref>{{cite web|first=Savanna|last=Young|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/rob-lowe-celebrates-30-years-sobriety/cde764b3-9671-4e29-acd9-d24308c6729e|title=Rob Lowe marks 30 years of sobriety with powerful message|website=Nine|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922212919/https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/rob-lowe-celebrates-30-years-sobriety/cde764b3-9671-4e29-acd9-d24308c6729e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Sky Arts series: "Off Camera Sam Jones, interview with Rob Lowe" (S1, ep12)</ref> Adopting a daily [[Transcendental Meditation]] practice has been instrumental to his well-being. "It's changed my life," says Lowe.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eatthis.com/news-rob-lowe-diet-exercise/ | title=Rob Lowe Reveals the Exact Diet and Exercise Routine That Keeps Him Fit | date=May 24, 2021 }}</ref>

===Nanny lawsuit cases===
In April 2008, Lowe filed separate lawsuits against three former employees, accusing them of breach of contract, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Lowe accused an ex‑nanny of engaging in a scheme to hurt him and his wife by spreading "malicious lies." Another former nanny was accused of falsely claiming to have had a personal and intimate relationship with Lowe, and also repeatedly expressing romantic interest in Lowe, claiming Lowe sexually harassed her and that Sheryl Lowe was an abusive employer. Lowe also claimed a former chef engaged in sex on their bed when the family was out of town, stole prescription drugs from the Lowes, broke several security cameras, overcharged them for food, and allegedly made statements to various people that Sheryl was heartless, cold, and unclean.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dodd|first=Johnny|title=Rob Lowe Lawsuit Claims Ex-Employee Had Sex on His Bed, Stole Prescription Drugs|url=https://people.com/crime/rob-lowe-lawsuit-claims-ex-employee-had-sex-on-his-bed-stole-prescription-drugs/|website=People|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=April 7, 2008|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928081031/https://people.com/crime/rob-lowe-lawsuit-claims-ex-employee-had-sex-on-his-bed-stole-prescription-drugs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jessica Gibson, Lowe's 24-year-old former nanny, made 12 allegations against Lowe involving [[sexual harassment]] claims and labor-code violations. On June 19, 2008, [[Santa Barbara, California]], [[Superior Court]] Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two allegations regarding labor-code violations due to lack of legal basis.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/judge-dismisses-two-claims-against-rob-lowe/|title=Judge Dismisses Two Claims Against Rob Lowe|last=Lee|first=Ken|magazine=People|date=June 19, 2008|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826234758/https://people.com/celebrity/judge-dismisses-two-claims-against-rob-lowe/|url-status=live}}</ref> The legal battle ended in May 2009. The press reported that court records showed that lawsuits filed by both nannies and Lowe were dismissed in Santa Barbara. Attorneys for both women and Lowe sought the dismissals.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=7586422 Rob Lowe Ends Fight With Second Nanny] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008151157/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=7586422 |date=October 8, 2009 }} ABC. May 14, 2009</ref>