Rob Lowe
Actor
Rob Lowe attended Santa Monica High School with Sean Penn and Emilio Estevez, and later joined them and others in the 'Brat Pack' -- an unofficial group of young Hollywood actors popular in the 1980s. (The name was a takeoff on Frank Sinatra's famous 'Rat Pack.') Lowe's good looks made him a particular hit with the ladies, and he quickly became a leading man. However, a 1988 homemade videotape of him cavorting in bed with a teenager humiliated him publicly. In the mid-1990s Lowe returned to prominence, mixing character roles with self-effacing comedy parts. His credits include the films St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Bad Influence (1990, with James Spader), Wayne's World (1992, with Mike Myers) and The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and the TV series The West Wing (1999-2003, with Martin Sheen).Lowe is featured in our loop, Oscar Night Gaffes.
Four Good Links
Rob Lowe
His profile from a tribute to "The Brat Pack" of the 1980s
Rob Lowe Interview
2001 interview with a U. K. entertainment magazine
Rob Lowe Filmography
From the very busy folks at the IMDb
The West Wing
The official site of the show still has a bio of Lowe
Vital Stats
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Best Known As
He played Sam Seaborn on TV's The West Wing
