Biography
This American actor appeared on the screen yet the teenager and thanks to a bright appearance, it struck not one maiden heart, removing in youth films ("Rogue", "Class", "Young Blood"). Robroslev, Rob Low entered the pleia of successful actors called "Brat Pack" with Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, and others. Lowe shone in such paintings as "Wyne Peace" (1992), "Contact" (1997), "Atomic Train "(1999). TV viewers know the actor on the TV series "West Wing" telling about the weekdays of the White House.Childhood and youth
Robert Hepler Low was born on March 17, 1964 in Charlotisville, Virginia. Father Charles David Lowe - lawyer. Barbara Lynn mother - school teacher. The spouses did not live for a short time together and divorced soon after the birth of the second son of Chad, who, by the way, also became an actor.
Many spectators believe that the brothers connect kinship with Jude Low. However, this assumption is not true. First, Jude is a British actor, and secondly, even writing their surnames will be varied: Rob Lowe and Jude Law.
Childhood Rob and Chad passed in Dayton (Ohio). Rob Rowed a painful boy - in infancy he had a viral disease and began to hear the right ear.
After Dayton, where the guys studied at School Okwood, the family moved to California. Rob began to attend Santa Monica School along with such future stars like Sean Penn, Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr. and others.
Love for acting craft woke up in a little Robert after watching the play "Oliver". Then the boy firmly decided to become an actor and at the age of 8 began to attend creative courses. After graduating, the teenager receives the first roles on television.
Films
The first experience was a tiny episode in the Sitkom 1979 "A New Kind of Family". Recognition came to the guy after the television film "Thursday's Chief" (1983), in which Rob played the role of Sam Eldana. Sam is a successful baseball player, suddenly finds out that he has a sick heart, and from that moment on his life changes. For this work, the young actor was nominated for the Golden Globe.
Success brought Low the first major role. In the drama "Rosges" about the confrontation of adolescents from the poor and rich families, Rob is removed in the star company Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise and Emilio Estevez.
In the 80s, the actor played so many young handsome in youth and sports dramas ("Class", "Fires of St. Elma", "Young Blood", "What happened last night") that he was called the main screen teenager-hearty Hardened Hollywood. The partners of Rob become the most beautiful actresses of that period - Demi Moore, Jody Foster, Jacqueline Bissset, Andy McDaull, etc.
The second nomination for the "Golden Globe" received an actor after the role in the film of Daniel Petri "Kadril", in which Rory Torrance's mental guy played, in love with 13-year-old Jemma (Winon Ryder).
The 90s bring a popular robe a new stream of roles. A pleasant surprise for actor fans was his appearance in eccentric comedies. So, Low starred together with the comic-star Mike Myers in the comedies about the adventures of Austin Pathursa ("Middle of the International Scale" and "Spy, who loved me") and in the tape "Wijina" (1991).
In the late 90s, Low returns to a serious genre. Among the major works of this period - the spy thriller "Dead Silence" and the scientific and fiction drama of Robert Zeekis "Contact". The latter talks about the first experience of contacting American scientists with aliens. Rob plays Congressman Richard Rank. The film was nominated for the Oscar Award and demonstrated one of their bright work of the actor.
The largest splash of popularity is observed after the role of Low in the TV series "West Wing" (1999), describing the life of "mere mortals" from the administration of the American president (Martin Shin). The show about the employees of the White House with their problems, hopes, dreams loved by the audience and scored good ratings.
Rob Low played Sam Siborna, Deputy Director for Communications of the White House, and for this role was nominated for the Golden Globe, as well as on the prestigious television award "Emmy". The actor lasted in the series the first 4 seasons, after which he moved to another shooting platform, becoming the main character of the series "Fate Salema" (2004), filmed on the novel Stephen King. Rob debuts in the horror genre, playing the writer Ben Myers, who headed the struggle with the vampires in the small town of Salem.
In 2006, the artist appeared in Kinolent "Brothers and Sisters". In the center of the plot, the history of the family four Walker and their five children. The actor plays Senator Robert McCaller, her husband of one of the daughters - Kitty Walker (Kalista Flockhart). Low invitation brought a project excellent ratings, but by the end of the 4th season His presence almost went to "no", and in the 5th season, which started in 2010, he no longer appeared.
In 2011, the movie star presented his memoirs to the public, letting the autobiography book "History only for my friends", in which he told not only about the glorious moments of his life, but also how the dependence on alcohol and drugs was concerned. At the same time, Lou is filmed in the TV series "Parks and Recreation Areas" and "Californication", in which the actor has small, but very characteristic images.
In 2013, in the filmography of Low, it appears, perhaps the most titled tape "Behind the Candelabrams" directed by Stephen Soderberg. This is the autobiographical history of the American singer and Showman Liberach (Michael Douglas), whose popularity peak fell on the 50-70s.
The plot was based on the Personal Life Pages of the Showman, his relationship with the young lover Scott Tsonov (Matt Damon). Rob Low played a plastic surgeon Jack Elder, who works on the images of the main characters. The picture received a special council at the Cannes Film Festival, 11 AMMI awards, Golden Globe, Satellite and a number of prestigious awards.
In 2015-2016, engaged in Sitkom "Grinder", played the television actor Dina Sunderson Jr., who returns to his native city and tries to work in a legal office. In December 2015, Rob Lowe awarded his own star on the Hollywood "Alley of Glory".
Personal life
Handsome Lowe, whom in 2000 called one of the 50 beautiful people in the world according to People magazine, is known for their loud novels. In his youth, he was close to the actress Melissa Gilbert, met with Nastasya Kinski and cared for the senior princess Monaco - Stephanie.
In 1988, the actor was in the center of the sex scandal, when the video of his love jellows with partners (one of them was 16-year-old) leaked to the network. The actor needed a lot of patience and courage to rehabilitate their reputation.
In July 1991, Lovelas finally had a cooler and married Visitoyshis Schearil Bercoff. Wife gave birth to Low two sons: Matthew Edward (1993) and John Owen (1995).
Rob Low now
In 2018, the actor immediately marked in several projects: the criminal drama "Bad Blood" and the comedy "Super Polysky-2".
In October 2018, it became known that now Rob Lowe is filmed in the new project of the ITV Channel "Wild Bill". The way out is planned for 2019. Another new work of the star will be the "Christmas in the Wild" tape.
A man is active in social networks. His "Instagram" is open to fans and always full of fresh photos.
Filmography
- 1983 - "Thursday's Chief"
- 1983 - "Relief"
- 1986 - "Young Blood"
- 1988 - "illegally yours"
- 1992 - "Winter World"
- 1997 - "Contact"
- 1999 - "Dead Silence"
- 1999 - "Austin Powers: a spy who seduced me"
- 1999 - "West Wing"
- 2004 - "Fate Salema"
- 2006 - "Brothers and Sisters"
- 2011 - "Parks and Recreation Areas"
- 2013 - "For Candelabras"
- 2015 - "Grinder"
- 2018 - "Bad Blood"