
Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His brother is actor Chad Lowe. He has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Lowe's family moved to Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. Rob broke into acting in his teens. He spent the 1980s as a member of the "Brat Pack", a group of young, powerful and reckless actors and actresses that included Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Judd Nelson, among others. In 1988 Lowe was involved in a scandal centering around a sexually explicit videotape which involved a minor, for which he did 20 hours of community service in Dayton. He subsequently sought help for his problems with drugs and alcohol and has re-emerged in the 1990s as a clean and sober husband and father.
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
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Piers Morgan Live | Unknown | 2011-01-17 |
Franklin & Bash | Unknown | 2011-06-01 |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown | 2010-03-05 |
Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
WWII in HD | Robert Sherrod 5 episodes, 2009 | 2009 |
Parks and Recreation | Chris Traeger 77 episodes, 2010-2020 | 2009-04-09 |
30 for 30 | Narrator | 2009-10-06 |
The Graham Norton Show | Unknown | 2007-02-22 |
Californication | Unknown | 2007-08-13 |
Brothers & Sisters | Robert McCallister 78 episodes, 2006-2010 | 2006-09-24 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
The West Wing | Sam Seaborn 85 episodes, 1999-2006 | 1999-09-22 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
The Stand | Nick Andros 4 episodes, 1994 | 1994-05-08 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
The Larry Sanders Show | Unknown | 1992-08-15 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |
Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
ABC Afterschool Specials | Charles Elderberry / ... 2 episodes, 1980-1981 | 1972-10-04 |