Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. He has garnered fame for appearing in such films as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, St. Elmo's Fire, About Last Night..., Square Dance, Wayne's World, Tommy Boy, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Thank You for Smokingand Sex Tape...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 March 1964
CityCharlottesville, VA
CountryUnited States of America
Temperamentally, Sam and I are very much alike. He's a lawyer, my father's a lawyer, and I always wanted to play one. On so many levels the role just felt right. I fell in love with it as I would a woman.
Some actors specialize in shooting weapons and punching people. Some have the market on playing buffoons cornered, others specialize in roles that require heavy makeup or outrageous wardrobe. Some trade exclusively in a post-ironic blase attitude.
My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character on 'Parks & Recreation' is the comic relief in a comedy. To play a character that appears strictly for laughs is sort of new for me and really fun.
I'll be a role model on my terms, but don't make a role model on your terms.
I don't think you have to be perfect to be a role model.
I happen to be a movie star, but I'm not saying, "Hey, I'm a role model. Imitate me."
In comedy you have to be willing to not take yourself seriously, you know? I take comedy really seriously, and so to take comedy seriously, you must not, you cannot, ever take yourself seriously.
In my bachelor days, the priority wasn't learning to cook.
I'm no genius, but I'm real smart in one area - I picked the right mate.
I like doing things that are different, unexpected, and where I feel that either the role feels like a natural fit for me or it's a really big swing that I don't know if I'm going to connect on.
It was just one of those quirky, sort of naughty, sort of wild, sort of, you know, drunken things that people will do from time to time.
I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result.
I like all of John Carpenter's movies. 'The Thing' is my favorite.
I have other obligations now-the show, my family, my life...though I know that without my sobriety I wouldn't have any of those things.