Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe (pronounced /ˈrɒb ˈloʊ/; born March 17, 1964) is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., and St. Elmo's Fire. In Television, Lowe is best known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters. He currently appears as a main cast member of Parks and Recreation in the role of Chris Traeger....
Despite his two canceled TV series and flops like View From the Top and the made-for-TV movie Perfect Strangers during his post–West Wing run, Lowe found success in the TV miniseries genre. 2004 marked his return to this genre; he had appeared in 1994's The Stand, based on Stephen King's book of the same name. In 2004, Lowe starred in the TNT remake of the Stephen King miniseries Salem's Lot which was the highest rated cable program of that summer and the highest ratings TNT original programming had at the time. In 2005, Lowe starred in the miniseries Beach Girls on the Lifetime network, based on the Luanne Rice novel of the same name. The series premiere received the highest ratings for a movie premiere in Lifetime history. In that same year, Lowe filmed his critically acclaimed role as super movie agent in the 2006 independent film Thank You for Smoking. In 2006, he filmed The Perfect Day for TNT, in which he took a pay cut to film in New Orleans in order to help the hurricane ravaged area. That same year, Lowe filmed Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming, the "sequel" to the 1999 Kevin Bacon thriller Stir of Echoes.
In 2006, it was announced that Lowe would join the cast of Brothers & Sisters for a guest run of several episodes. In January 2007, ABC announced that Lowe would be staying on Brothers and Sisters as a "special guest star" for the rest of season 1 after Lowe's initial appearance on the show in November 2006 brought the best ratings and demographic showing for the show since its premiere. Soon after ABC announced an early season 2 renewal for Brother & Sisters in March 2007, Lowe announced he would be returning for the show's second season. He continued to appear in the series until the end of the 2009–2010 season. Unhappy with the stories and his lack of screen time in the fourth season, Lowe announced he would leave. In an episode broadcast on May 16, 2010, his character was part of a multi-vehicle crash involving a large truck and was put into a coma, the storyline was wrapped up in the first episode of the fifth season; Lowe did not appear in the episode.
In June 2006, he was the guest host for an episode in the third series of The Friday Night Project for the United Kingdom's Channel 4.
Lowe has also appeared in a televised advertisement for 'Visit California,' along with other celebrities including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Lowe had a supporting role in the 2009 movie The Invention of Lying and a leading role in Too Late to Say Goodbye.
In 2010, he appeared in the biography of the Brat Packers called: Brat Pack: Where Are They Now? He also appeared on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien.
Lowe is currently teaming up with 44 Blue to produce a reality series entitled Potomac Fever about young adults living in Washington, DC.[4]
In July 2010, it was announced that Lowe would be providing the voice for the superhero Captain Marvel in the upcoming animated series, Young Justice.[5] It was also announced that month that Lowe would become a series regular on the series Parks and Recreation.[6]
He will also play a recurring role as Eddie Nero on Showtime's comedy Californication in 2011. Nero will be an actor employed to play Hank in a film version of one of his books....
source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lowe
Nacido en Virginia, pronto su familia se mudó a Dayton, Ohio.
Desde muy niño, empezó a trabajar como modelo y en sus inicios la interpretación teatral. A los 8 años debutó en los escenarios y a los 12 años, participó en más de 30 obras.
Cuando se separaron sus padres, Rob y su hermano Chad se trasladaron a Malibú y asistieron a una escuela de Santa Mónica, allí conocieron a Sean Penn y Emilio Estévez.
En 1981, consiguió un papel en el film Rebeldes dirigido por Francis Ford Coppola y basado en la famosa novela de Susan E. Hinton. Por su atractivo físico, hizo el papel de «rompecorazones», y participó en otras películas donde siempre era el galán.
Al aburrirse de este tipo de guiones, hizo una excelente interpretación de un retrasado mental que se enamora de una linda joven Winona Ryder en Square Dance.
En general sus actuaciones son papeles de personajes rodeados de un aura de maldad y sensualidad que corrompe a su alrededor.
En 1988, Lowe se vio envuelto en controversia: su carrera decayó al salir a la luz una cinta de vídeo de sus relaciones sexuales con una mujer que resultó ser menor de edad. Los tribunales lo condenaron a 20 horas de servicio a la comunidad en Ohio. Era un personaje recurrente en la prensa rosa, y tuvo un idilio con la princesa Estefanía de Mónaco.
Lowe tuvo también problemas por las drogas y alcohol. Superar esta crisis profesional no fue fácil, ya que la industria del cine de Hollywood le condenó más duramente que los tribunales y le marginó por sus vicios.
En 1991, se casó con Sheryl Berkoff, una maquilladora; tuvo 2 hijos.
En 1994 destacó en su interpretación de Nick Andros en la miniserie Apocalipsis (película) dirigida por Mick Garris y basada en una novela de Stephen King.
Tiene una nominación a los Premios Emmy como Mejor Actor en una Serie Dramática por su papel de Sam Seaborn en el aclamado drama de la NBC, El ala oeste de la Casa Blanca (The West Wing). Además, Lowe ha debutado con gran éxito de público y crítica, en el West End londinense, con la obra de Aaron Sorkin, A Few Good Men.
Actualmente interpreta a Eddie Niro en la serie de Showtime "Californication"....
fuente:es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lowe
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