Rob Lowe

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Rob Lowe at the Tribeca Film Festival , April 2012

Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe ( ˈrɒb ˈloʊ ; born March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville , Virginia ) is an American actor who belongs to the so-called Brat Pack .

Life

Childhood and youth

Rob Lowe was born to Barbara Lynn Hepler, a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His parents divorced early. In addition to his brother Chad Lowe , who is also an actor, he has two half-brothers. He is deaf in his right ear because of a childhood viral infection. He is a member of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America . His father is of German, Irish and English descent and his mother is of Welsh, Scottish and English descent. He grew up in Dayton , Ohio and attended Oakwood Junior High School before moving to Malibu , California with his mother and brother , where he attended Santa Monica High School .

Partnerships

Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl Berkoff (2003)

Lowe was dating actress Melissa Gilbert from 1981 . After Lowe's affair with actress Nastassja Kinski , the couple separated in 1986. After a brief relationship with Stéphanie von Monaco , he reunited with Gilbert, became engaged to her and planned a wedding for the summer of 1987. When Gilbert informed him that she was was pregnant, he separated from her again. Shortly afterwards, she suffered a miscarriage.

On July 22, 1991, Lowe married makeup artist Sheryl Lynn Berkoff. The two had known each other for a long time and met and made friends while filming Deathfriends - Bad Influence . They have two sons together.

Career

His first role on camera was Lowe 1979 in the lead role of Tony Flanagan in the ABC - sitcom A New Kind of Family , which was discontinued after only one season. In 1983 he made his cinema debut in the drama The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Coppola, alongside Matt Dillon , Tom Cruise , Emilio Estevez , Ralph Macchio , C. Thomas Howell and Patrick Swayze . Through other films such as Class , Oxford Blues , St. Elmo's Fire - The Passion Burns Deep , Bodycheck and Again like last night, Rob Lowe is at the core of the Brat Pack .

His biggest series role was that of Sam Seaborn, which he impersonated from 1999 to 2006 in the series The West Wing - In the Center of Power and for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Series - Drama in 2000 and 2001 . From 2006 to 2010 he starred in the first four seasons of the television series Brothers & Sisters in the role of Senator Robert McCallister. From 2010 he had a greater role in the mockumentary - comedy series Parks and Recreation , which left it mid-season six, 2014.

With the television film Desert's Eagle , Lowe made his debut as a director and screenwriter in 1997. He also appeared as a producer and, in addition to the 2011 drama I Melt with You, also produced the television series Dr. Vegas and the western The James Gang .

Scandals

Sex tapes

In 1988 video footage was released showing Lowe having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Lowe stated that he did not know about the minority. Another part of the video showed Lowe and his friend, producer Justin Moritt, having sex with a model in a Paris hotel. The video went on sale and sparked a scandal.

Litigation with domestic workers

In April 2008, Lowe sued three former nannies for breach of contract, defamation, and willful emotional distress. He filed a lawsuit against one of the nannies for having been involved in a system of spreading "malicious lies" about him. He filed another lawsuit alleging that he had an affair with him, that he was sexually molested by him and that his wife was an abusive employer. Lowe also alleged that his former chef used his property to have sex while he was away, that he stole prescription drugs, destroyed security cameras, and called his wife a cold, heartless, and unclean person.

A Lowes nanny filed twelve headings lawsuits, including sexual harassment and occupational safety and health violations. On June 19, 2008, two of these points were dismissed due to a lack of legal basis. The entire litigation ended in May 2009 with all lawsuits, both by the nannies and the Lowes, being dismissed by the court.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

Series

Awards

Golden Globe Award

Golden Raspberry

literature

  • Holger Gräf u. Annegret Wenz-Haubfleisch: US actor Rob Lowe on the trail of his ancestors . In: Archivnachrichten aus Hessen 12/2 (2012), p. 61.
  • Rob Lowe: Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography , Henry Holt and Co. 2011.

Web links

Commons : Rob Lowe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rob Lowe Biography (1964-) . Filmreference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Simon Fanshawe: Pretty witty . In: The Guardian , March 23, 2002. Retrieved May 22, 2010. 
  3. ↑ Vanity Fair : Rob Lowe on His Early Years as an Actor, His Friendships with the Sheens and Tom Cruise, and the Movie that Launched His Career, The Outsiders ( Memento from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ The New York Times , He's Handsome - You Noticed? - but Not Just April 20, 2011. Accessed February 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Oprah.com, Stories Rob Lowe Only Tells His Friends April 28, 2011. Accessed February 8, 2012 Design.
  6. ↑ Lowe, Rob. Stories I Only Tell My Friends. 2011.
  7. ^ Prairie Tale , by Melissa Gilbert, 2009, p. 112.
  8. ^ Prairie Tale , by Melissa Gilbert, 2009, p. 195.
  9. ↑ Glenn Collins: Rob Lowe Braves Farce on nytimes.com January 20, 1992 (English), accessed May 27, 2012
  10. ^ Nellie Andreeva: Rob Lowe & Rashida Jones To Exit 'Parks & Recreation', NBC Eyes New Show For Lowe . In: Deadline.com . July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ Michelle Green: Rob Lowe's Tale of the Tape . In: People . Pp. 58-65. March 19, 1990. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ Lola Ogunnaike: Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape . In: New York Times , March 19, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2011. 
  13. ↑ Dodd, Johnny. (April 7, 2008) Rob Lowe Lawsuit Claims Ex-Employee Had Sex on His Bed, Stole Prescription Drugs - Crime & Courts, Rob Lowe . People.com. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ Lee, Ken: Judge Dismisses Two Claims Against Rob Lowe . People. June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  15. ↑ Rob Lowe Ends Fight With Second Nanny ABC. May 14, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Lowe, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lowe, Robert Hepler (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottesville , Virginia