Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe (born March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) is an American actor who was a member of the Brat Pack.

Rob Lowe became famous after appearing in a string of popular movies that included other members of the brat pack, the most notable being St. Elmo's Fire.

Lowe gained notoriety in 1988 after a video of him having sex with two women, one who was underage, became public. He had met the women at a bar while in Atlanta attending the 1988 Democratic National Convention, and later said that while he didn't know one was underage, it was reasonable to assume that someone in a bar was of legal age. Lowe was sentenced to twenty hours of community service.

He is perhaps best known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television show The West Wing, a role which was his from 1999 – 2003. When the show premiered, Lowe's character was to be much more important. But the extremely talented cast — including Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Stockard Channing, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen (who was only supposed to be a guest star) — soon made the show into the hottest ensemble cast on TV, and Sam Seaborn became possibly the character with the least screen time. Lowe left the show in a highly publicized exit during the fourth season. His exit was quickly followed by that of series creator and writer Aaron Sorkin, and director Thomas Schlamme – a move which saw the show's style change greatly, to mixed reactions from fans.

After leaving, he was star and executive producer of a failed NBC drama The Lyon's Den (2003). In 2004, he tried again in a series entitled dr. vegas, but it also was canceled.

In the fall of 2005, he starred as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in a London West End production of Aaron Sorkin's play A Few Good Men

Selected filmography

• Schoolboy Father (1980)
• Class (1983)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Oxford Blues (1984)
• The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
• St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
• Youngblood (1986)
• Home is Where the Heart Is (1987)
• Square Dance (1987)
• Bad Influence (1990)
• Wayne's World (1992)
• Tommy Boy (1995)
• Frank and Jesse (1995)
• On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV)
• Contact (1997)
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
• Proximity (2000)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• View From the Top (2003)
• Framed (2003)

External links

• Rob Lowe at the Internet Movie Database
• Fansites
  • Official Fansite