Rob Lowe
{{Short description|American actor (born 1964)}}
{{Other people|Robert Lowe}}
{{for|the New Zealand basketball player|Rob Loe}}
{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rob Lowe
| image = Rob Lowe 2012 Shankbone 2.JPG
| caption = Lowe in 2012
| birth_name = Robert Hepler Lowe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|17}}
| birth_place = Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{comma separated entries|Actor|filmmaker|podcast and game show host}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| known_for =
| party = Democratic (before 2006)
Independent (as of 2006){{Cite web |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/breakfast/2006/12/18/Rob-Lowe/stories/200612180185 |title=Rob Lowe |date=December 17, 2006 |last=Sheridan |first=Patricia |website=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=February 13, 2021 |quote=Sheridan: "I understand that politically you were a Democrat but now vote for the candidate, not the party. How did you get there?" Lowe: "I'm a registered Independent now. I'll tell you what, there were two things. I grew up, had a family and had children, which will, I think, change who you are on all levels, not just politically. The other part was, I just don't like partisan politics of any stripe anymore. I think both parties have been co-opted by the fringe of each party. I'm a centrist. Look at what happened to Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman gave his life to the Democratic Party. He lost the primary, and if he had listened to his leaders the people of the state would not have been able to elect him. So I think that there is a big place in American politics now for independent thinkers." |archive-date=March 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318000007/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/breakfast/2006/12/18/Rob-Lowe/stories/200612180185 |url-status=live }}
| spouse = {{marriage|Sheryl Berkoff|1991}}
| children = 2, including John Owen Lowe
| relatives = Chad Lowe (brother)
}}
Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964){{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe: Television Personality (1964–)|website=Biography.com|publisher=A&E Networks|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022073635/https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=Monitor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 22, 2013|issue=1251|pages=25}} is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Masquerade (1988). Lowe was involved in a sex tape scandal in 1988, which stymied his career for many years afterward. His notable credits during this time were supporting roles in comedy films such as Wayne's World (1992), Tommy Boy (1995), and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. His other television roles include Robert McCallister on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), and as Captain Owen Strand on the Fox drama 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–2025). In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the television film The Bad Seed, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name.
Early life
Robert Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara (née Hepler), a teacher, and Charles 'Chuck' Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer.{{Cite web|url=https://whoswhopr.com/2016/06/top-attorney-charles-d-lowe/|title=Charles D. Lowe - Top Attorney|date=June 9, 2016}} While still a baby, he lost complete hearing in his right ear as a result of undiagnosed mumps.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2014/celebrities-with-hearing-loss-photo.html/|title=Celebrities, Famous People With Hearing Loss}} His parents divorced when Lowe and his younger brother Chad were young.{{Cite news|url=https://esme.com/single-mom-hall-of-fame/sons-daughters/rob-lowe-solo-mom-barbara-thinks-about-her-every-day|title=Rob Lowe About His Solo Mom, Barbara: "I Think About Her Every Day"|publisher=Esme.com|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233248/https://esme.com/single-mom-hall-of-fame/sons-daughters/rob-lowe-solo-mom-barbara-thinks-about-her-every-day|url-status=live}} Lowe was baptized in the Episcopal Church.{{Cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,671671,00.html|work=The Guardian|location=London|title=Pretty witty|first=Simon|last=Fanshawe|date=March 23, 2002|access-date=May 22, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012181306/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,671671,00.html|url-status=live}} He is of German, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry. On the show Who Do You Think You Are?, Lowe found out that one of his ancestors, Christopher East, served as a Hessian soldier during the U.S. War of Independence. His ancestor served under the command of Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall and was captured at the American victory at Trenton, New Jersey, on the morning of December 26, 1776. As a POW, his ancestor was given a choice, and took the option to stay in the United States.Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, April 27, 2012, He has two half brothers from the second marriages of his parents, the producer Micah Dyer (maternal) and Justin Lowe (paternal).
Lowe grew up in Dayton, Ohio, in a "traditional American setting". He attended Oakwood Junior High School before moving to the Point Dume area of Malibu, California, with his mother and brother.Vanity Fair, [https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/03/rob-lowes-early-years-press 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129205403/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/03/rob-lowes-early-years-press |date=January 29, 2012 }} March 29, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/books/rob-lowes-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends-review.html He's Handsome – You Noticed? – but Not Just] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128102945/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/books/rob-lowes-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends-review.html |date=January 28, 2017 }} on April 20, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012. In California, he attended Santa Monica High School, where he met Charlie Sheen. In his autobiography Stories I Only Tell My Friends, he wrote regarding Sheen, "We were both nerds [...] he wanted to be a baseball player."{{Cite web |date=2011-05-04 |title=Rob Lowe Dishes On Being A Former 'Nerd', Charlie's Sheen's Bizarre High School Attire & Punching Tom Cruise {{!}} Access Online |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/rob-lowe-dishes-on-being-a-former-nerd-charlies-sheens-bizarre-high-school-attire-punching-tom-cruise-100713 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Access |language=en}} On a March 25, 2019 episode of the ‘WTF!? With Marc Maron’ podcast, Lowe boasted that he was once capable of bench pressing 135 pounds as a senior member of Santa Monica High School's baseball team, which has become a reoccurring punchline on his ‘Literally’ podcast.
Career
=1970s=
Lowe got his first professional acting role in 1976 when he was 12 and still living in Dayton.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/405732835/|title=Boy, 12, sets his cap for stardom as actor|date=August 14, 1976|newspaper=Dayton (OH) Daily News|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731061113/https://www.newspapers.com/image/405732835/|url-status=live}} He played an errand boy in a production of Sherlock Holmes at the Wright State University summer theater. He landed the part by calling every local theater and asking each if there was a part for a child in a play. Lowe was paid $150 for the role. In 1979, Lowe landed the part of Tony Flanagan in the short-lived television comedy A New Kind of Family.{{Cite web|title=A New Kind of Family|url=http://epguides.com/NewKindofFamily/|url-status=live|website=epguides.com|access-date=August 14, 2021|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814031229/http://epguides.com/NewKindofFamily/}}
=1980s=
One of Lowe's earliest roles came in the 1983 television film Thursday's Child, for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|language=en|access-date=December 21, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051601/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/rob-lowe|url-status=live}} He also appeared in the music video for The Go-Go's song, "Turn to You".{{Cite web|title=Rob Lowe Starred In Gender-Bender Go-Go's Video "Turn to You"|url=https://2paragraphs.com/2019/03/rob-lowe-starred-in-gender-bender-go-gos-video-turn-to-you/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=2paragraphs.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126173306/https://2paragraphs.com/2019/03/rob-lowe-starred-in-gender-bender-go-gos-video-turn-to-you/|url-status=live}} His breakthrough role was his big-screen debut in 1983, when he and Emilio Estevez were cast in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders.{{Citation|title=The Outsiders (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola, Stephen H. Burum {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-outsiders-v36919/cast-crew|language=en|access-date=2021-08-14|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122709/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-outsiders-v36919/cast-crew|url-status=live}} Lowe played the role of Sodapop Curtis, the brother of the main characters Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) and Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze). In 1984, he starred opposite Jodie Foster in Tony Richardson's The Hotel New Hampshire.{{Citation|title=The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) - Tony Richardson {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-hotel-new-hampshire-v23296/cast-crew|language=en|access-date=2021-08-14|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122709/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-hotel-new-hampshire-v23296/cast-crew|url-status=live}} Lowe and Estevez reunited in St. Elmo's Fire, making them the two more prominent actors from the group known as the Brat Pack. About Last Night... followed, with Demi Moore (who had starred alongside Lowe in St. Elmo's Fire).{{Cite AV media |url=https://texasarchive.org/2016_04018 |title=The Roy Faires Collection - Interview with Rob Lowe (1986) |last=texasarchive.org |language=en |access-date=2025-03-04 |via=texasarchive.org}} He then received his second Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the mentally disabled Rory in Square Dance (1987).{{Cite web|title=Square Dance|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/square-dance|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.goldenglobes.com|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814122710/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/square-dance|url-status=live}} In August 1987, he performed on stage, playing Baron Tusenbach in Chekov's The Three Sisters at The Williamstown Theatre Festival.{{cite news|work=The Christian Science Monitor|title=Williamstown turns up the star power for Chekhov|first=Hilary |last=DeVries|date= August 28, 1987}} In 1993, while filming a British TV production of the Tennessee Williams play Suddenly, Last Summer with Maggie Smith and Natasha Richardson, he recalled in an interview that he had run into Paul Newman four years earlier at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and that Newman had encouraged him to continue to work in theatre.{{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Williams Play a Different Role for Rob Lowe|first=Susan |last=King|date= January 6, 1993}}
In 1989, as part of the opening ceremony for the (critically derided) telecast of the 61st Academy Awards produced by Allan Carr,{{cite web |last1=Hofler |first1=Robert |title=The Worst Oscars Ever |url= https://www.lamag.com/longform/snow-job/ |website=Los Angeles Magazine |access-date=23 January 2019 |date=1 March 2010|df=mdy-all|ref=none}} Lowe made his musical debut singing a reworked duet of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" alongside actress Eileen Bowman,{{cite news|last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |title='I Was Rob Lowe's Snow White': The Untold Story of Oscar's Nightmare Opening |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130518013544/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225 |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |df=mdy-all}} who was dressed as an unauthorized depiction of Snow White.{{cite web |title=And the loser is... |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-worstoscars27feb27,0,2820773,full.story |first=Steve |last=Pond |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 27, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006034804/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-worstoscars27feb27%2C0%2C2820773%2Cfull.story |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |df=mdy-all |ref=none |access-date=October 5, 2013 }}
=1990s=
Lowe appeared in 1992's Wayne's World and 1994's The Stand, based on Stephen King's book of the same name.{{Citation|title=Stephen King's 'The Stand' (1994) - Mike Garris {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-the-stand-v134603/cast-crew|language=en|access-date=2021-08-14|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814032510/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/stephen-kings-the-stand-v134603/cast-crew|url-status=live}}
He played Sam Seaborn in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2003 (and briefly in 2006). His performance in the show garnered Lowe a Primetime Emmy Award nomination{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe|work=Television Academy|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321204153/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/rob-lowe|url-status=live}} and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series.{{Cite web|title=West Wing, The|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/west-wing|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.goldenglobes.com|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516032242/https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/west-wing|url-status=live}} Lowe was drawn to the role because of his personal love of politics, and his longstanding friendship with Martin Sheen, who was cast as President Josiah Bartlet.
When the show premiered, Lowe was considered the lead, and the pilot centered on his character. But as other members of the cast —including Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, Dulé Hill, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen (who was initially scripted as a small role), and Stockard Channing (whose First Lady was initially scripted as a guest role)— grew more popular, Lowe's character no longer served as the show's main focus. Lowe and series creator Aaron Sorkin soon found themselves at odds over the network's meddling with the show, most notably the network demanding changes in Lowe's character. Eventually, Lowe left the series, not long before Sorkin and director/executive producer Thomas Schlamme resigned over a dispute with NBC.
During the final season of The West Wing, Lowe returned to his role of Sam Seaborn, appearing in two of the final four episodes. In 2011, Lowe stated on The Oprah Winfrey Show that he left the show because he did not feel he was being respected, when the other lead characters received a raise and he did not.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1104/rob_lowe_on_west_wing_departure.html|title=Rob Lowe on 'West Wing' departure|first=Karin|last=Tanabe|website=Politico|date=April 28, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-date=January 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106053830/http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1104/rob_lowe_on_west_wing_departure.html|url-status=live}}
=2000s=
After leaving The West Wing, Lowe was the star and executive producer of a failed NBC drama, The Lyon's Den (2003).{{Citation|title=The Lyon's Den (TV Series 2003–2004)|work=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380124/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222021208/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380124/|url-status=live}} In 2004, he tried again in a series entitled Dr. Vegas, but it also was quickly canceled.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Vegas|url=http://epguides.com/DrVegas/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-14|website=epguides.com|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814032511/http://epguides.com/DrVegas/}}
Lowe passed on the role of Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, which eventually went to Patrick Dempsey.{{Cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-11-16-rob-lowe_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Lowe back in politics | first=William | last=Keck | date=November 17, 2006 | access-date=May 22, 2010 | archive-date=January 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117013301/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-11-16-rob-lowe_x.htm | url-status=live }}
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,{{Citation|title=Perfect Strangers (TV Movie 2004)|work=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415201/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091608/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415201/|url-status=live}} Lowe found success in the TV miniseries genre. 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.{{Citation|title=Salem's Lot (TV Mini-Series 2004)|work=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355987/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126131842/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355987/|url-status=live}}
In 2005, he starred as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in Sorkin's London West End production of A Few Good Men, the first time the two had worked together since The West Wing. Although Lowe had expressed unhappiness about his decreased role on that show at the time of his departure, he has now repeatedly said that any animosity between them is over and that he was pleased to be working once more with Sorkin.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
That same year, Lowe starred in the miniseries Beach Girls on the Lifetime network, based on the Luanne Rice novel of the same name.{{Citation|title=Beach Girls (TV Mini-Series 2005)|work=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461071/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125200138/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461071/|url-status=live}} The series premiere received the highest ratings for a movie premiere in Lifetime history.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Later, Lowe filmed his supporting role as a movie agent in the 2006 independent film Thank You for Smoking.{{Citation|title=Thank You for Smoking (2005)|work=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119174244/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/|url-status=live}}
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 Katrina-ravaged area. That same year, Lowe filmed Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming, the sequel to the 1999 Kevin Bacon thriller Stir of Echoes, and 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 2009–10 season. Then, Lowe announced he would leave, unhappy with the stories and his lack of screen time in the fourth season. 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' with other celebrities, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. (In the advertisement campaign, he was usually pictured in a white tee-shirt printed with the California state flag.)
Lowe had a supporting role in the 2009 movie The Invention of Lying{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/6251536/The-Invention-of-Lying-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/6251536/The-Invention-of-Lying-review.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Invention of Lying, review|last=Sandhu|first=Sukhdev|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}} and a leading role in Too Late to Say Goodbye.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/05/07/lauren-holly-ro/|title=Lauren Holly, Rob Lowe to star in Lifetime Movie Network's 'Too Late to Say Goodbye'|date=May 7, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 16, 2017|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017042426/http://ew.com/article/2009/05/07/lauren-holly-ro/|url-status=live}}
=2010s=
File:RobLoweHouse.jpg in 2011]]
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, D.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/rob-lowe-write-1020032/|title=Rob Lowe to Write Memoir, Produce Reality TV|work=TV Guide|date=2010-06-29|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234415/https://www.tvguide.com/news/rob-lowe-write-1020032/|url-status=live}}
In July 2010, it was announced that Lowe would be providing the voice for the superhero Captain Marvel in the animated series Young Justice.[https://www.cbr.com/cci-shazam-rob-lowe-to-voice-captain-marvel-in-young-justice/ CCI: Shazam! Rob Lowe To Voice Captain Marvel In Young Justice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802230543/https://www.cbr.com/cci-shazam-rob-lowe-to-voice-captain-marvel-in-young-justice/ |date=August 2, 2020 }}. CBR (July 22, 2010). Retrieved June 9, 2020. It was also announced in July 2010 that Lowe would become a series regular on the series Parks and Recreation.{{cite magazine|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title=Rob Lowe joins 'Parks and Recreation' as a series regular|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/07/30/rob-lowe-joins-parks-and-recreation-as-a-series-regular/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=July 30, 2010|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205053427/https://ew.com/article/2010/07/30/rob-lowe-joins-parks-and-recreation-as-a-series-regular/|url-status=live}} He portrayed Chris Traeger, the relentlessly upbeat city manager of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, for four seasons, before his character was written out of the show in 2014. He was so pleased with the show and his guest appearances on season 2 that he agreed to become a full-fledged cast member. He reprised the role in the 2015 series finale, "One Last Ride", and in the 2020 special episode "A Parks and Recreation Special".
In 2011, Lowe guest starred in a recurring role on Showtime's comedy Californication. Lowe featured as the troubled but in-demand actor Eddie Nero – a character based upon "about ten people," according to LoweArchived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8WpT8Tbthts Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101217160738/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=8WpT8Tbthts Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|title=Californication: Rob Lowe on Californication|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WpT8Tbthts|work=Californication|publisher=Showtime|via=YouTube|access-date=August 11, 2011}}{{cbignore}} but somewhat contradicted by sources at Showtime itself{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title=Rob Lowe IS Brad Pitt on 'Californication'|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/rob-lowe-is-brad-pitt-on-californication.html|work=From Inside the Box|publisher=Zap2It|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909014007/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/rob-lowe-is-brad-pitt-on-californication.html|archive-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} – employed to portray Hank in a film version of his book, Fucking and Punching.{{cite magazine|last=Bierly|first=Mandi|title=Rob Lowe to guest on 'Californication': Another reason to be happy he's leaving 'Brothers & Sisters'|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/04/26/rob-lowe-californication/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=April 26, 2010|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228043627/https://ew.com/article/2010/04/26/rob-lowe-californication/|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Lowe wrote a memoir titled Stories I Only Tell My Friends, which was released in May 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Rob-Lowe-Opens-Up-The-Brat-Pack-Love-Sex-Scandal-Sobriety |title=Exclusive: Rob Lowe Opens Up: The Brat Pack, Love, Sex, Scandal, Sobriety |publisher=Oprah.com |date=April 28, 2011 |access-date=November 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905194320/http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Rob-Lowe-Opens-Up-The-Brat-Pack-Love-Sex-Scandal-Sobriety |archive-date=5 September 2012}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rob-lowes-memoir-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends/2011/04/18/AFOlOW8E_story.html |title=Rob Lowe's memoir "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" |last=Bartell |first=Gerald |author-link=Gerald Bartell |date=28 April 2011 |access-date=1 August 2018 |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155136/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/rob-lowes-memoir-stories-i-only-tell-my-friends/2011/04/18/AFOlOW8E_story.html |url-status=live }} During his promotional tour for Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Lowe told Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show that during his five-day press visit to Australia in 1990, he was so badly affected by the overuse of painkillers that the only two things he remembers from the trip were being at the Sydney Zoo and getting a tattoo,{{cite interview|last=Lowe|first=Rob|interviewer=The Kyle & Jackie O Show|title=Celebrity interview|work=Today Network|publisher=2DayFM|location=Sydney, Australia|date=May 31, 2011}} although he states in his book that he does not remember getting the tattoo. In 2014, Lowe wrote a second book titled Love Life, which was released in April that year. He uses stories and observations from his life in a poignant and humorous series of true tales about men and women, art and commerce, fathers and sons, addiction and recovery, and sex and love.
In 2014, Lowe starred in a pilot for the single-camera comedy The Pro as Ben Bertrahm, a former professional tennis player.{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/02/16/celebrity-extra-238/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=King|date=February 16, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214045/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/02/16/celebrity-extra-238/|url-status=live}} The pilot was not picked up for series.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/19/rejected-pilots-look-whos-out-of-work-for-now/|title=Rejected pilots: Look who's out of work (for now)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 5, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214555/https://ew.com/article/2014/05/19/rejected-pilots-look-whos-out-of-work-for-now/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://blog.fyitelevision.com/2014/05/when-tv-pilots-are-not-picked-up-2014.html#sthash.QfMdf5Pd.dpbs|title=When TV Pilots are Not Picked Up – 2014 Edition|publisher=FYI|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214542/http://blog.fyitelevision.com/2014/05/when-tv-pilots-are-not-picked-up-2014.html#sthash.QfMdf5Pd.dpbs|url-status=live}} He also narrated The '90s: The Last Great Decade? on the National Geographic Channel, which aired in July of that year.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/23/rob-lowe-to-narrate-national-geographic-channels-miniseries-event-the-90s-the-last-great-decade/256737/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427051030/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/23/rob-lowe-to-narrate-national-geographic-channels-miniseries-event-the-90s-the-last-great-decade/256737/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2014|title=Rob Lowe to Narrate National Geographic Channel's Miniseries Event 'The '90s: The Last Great Decade?'|website=TVbytheNumbers|date=April 23, 2014}} In 2015, Lowe starred in the satirical thriller Pocket Listing{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pocket-listing-954731|title='Pocket Listing': Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 12, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014314/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pocket-listing-954731|url-status=live}}
Lowe has been a commercial spokesman for DirecTV since fall 2014. Commercials featuring Lowe contrast him with some alternate, less appealing form of Lowe, who instead has cable.[http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/grey-ny-introduces-yet-another-rob-lowe-for-directv_b75575 Grey NY introduces yet another Rob Lowe for DirecTV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228114306/http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/grey-ny-introduces-yet-another-rob-lowe-for-directv_b75575 |date=December 28, 2014 }}. Mediabistro.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015. The advertisements were pulled in April 2015 after the National Advertising Division, acting on a complaint by Comcast, found DirecTV's claims about its customer satisfaction, quality, and ranking to be less than truthful.{{cite news|title=Rob Lowe DirecTV ad campaign nixed|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/rob-lowe-directv-ad-campaign-nixed/|first=Justin Wm.|last=Moyer|newspaper=Washington Post|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507133924/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/rob-lowe-directv-ad-campaign-nixed/|url-status=live}}
In February 2015, Fox announced they had greenlit a pilot for the comedy The Grinder starring Lowe and Fred Savage, and directed by Jake Kasdan.{{cite magazine|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Fox Orders Rob Lowe Comedy 'The Grinder' To Pilot|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-grinder-fox-pilot-rob-lowe-jake-kasdan-1201432474/|magazine=Variety|date=February 12, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225092142/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-grinder-fox-pilot-rob-lowe-jake-kasdan-1201432474/|url-status=live}} The series, in which Lowe starred as a washed-up actor starting a new career as a lawyer, was cancelled after one season.
In November 2015, Lowe voiced Simba in the television pilot movie The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar. Lowe continued to voice Simba for its subsequent series The Lion Guard.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/lion-king-spinoff-voice-cast-rob-lowe-gabrielle-union|title=Lion King spin-off taps Rob Lowe as Simba, Gabrielle Union, James Earl Jones and more|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813163623/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/lion-king-spinoff-voice-cast-rob-lowe-gabrielle-union|url-status=live}}
In December 2015, Lowe was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located in front of the Musso and Frank Grill on Hollywood Boulevard.{{cite web|url=http://abc7.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1114879/|title=Rob Lowe gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222162104/http://abc7.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1114879/|url-status=live}}
In 2015, Lowe launched Profile™,{{Cite web|url=https://www.profilebyroblowe.com/|title=Skin Care Products for Men|website=Profile by Rob Lowe|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121040700/https://www.profilebyroblowe.com/|url-status=live}} a men's skincare product line. The line features a collection of five antiaging products specially formulated for men. It is currently sold at Nordstrom stores and online.{{cite web|url=http://www.profile4men.com/products/skin-care//|title=Profile 4 Men Skincare Line|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127033556/http://www.profile4men.com/products/skin-care/|archive-date=January 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}} The product collection includes a cleanser, a shave gel, an aftershave serum, a moisturizer, and an eye serum in the price range of $24.50 to $59.50.{{cite web|last1=Naughton|first1=Julie|title=Rob Lowe Launching Profile Skin Care Line|url=http://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/rob-lowe-profile-skin-care-10130790/|publisher=WWD|date=May 19, 2015|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127162408/http://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/people/rob-lowe-profile-skin-care-10130790/|url-status=live}} In 2016, Lowe launched a fragrance product line called 18 Amber Wood with the Profile™ brand.{{cite web|url=http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2016/03/profile_18_amber_wood_rob_lowe.html|title=Profile 18 Amber Wood: bois d'ambre - Rob Lowe's Perfume & Hair Evolutions are Meshed|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2016|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527034704/http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2016/03/profile_18_amber_wood_rob_lowe.html|url-status=live}}
On August 27, 2016, a Comedy Central Roast TV special was recorded and aired on September 5, 2016, with Rob Lowe as the Roastee and David Spade as Roast Master. Amongst the Roasters were Jewel, Nikki Glaser, Ralph Macchio, Pete Davidson, Peyton Manning, Rob Riggle, Jimmy Carr, Ann Coulter and the "Roast Master General" Jeff Ross.[http://www.cc.com/shows/roast-of-rob-lowe "ALL THE ROB THAT'S FIT TO ROAST"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108235018/http://www.cc.com/shows/roast-of-rob-lowe |date=November 8, 2018 }} Retrieved September 6, 2016.
On April 21, 2017, KFC released a campaign featuring Lowe as astronaut Colonel Sanders giving a JFK speech spoof/homage about launching the Zinger chicken sandwich into space.Rob Lowe as astronaut Col Sanders in JFK homage advert,{{Citation|last=KFC|title=KFC {{!}} Announcement {{!}} Zinger|date=April 21, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YY4RfeX2Z4|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421151336/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YY4RfeX2Z4|url-status=live}} (KFC YouTube channel, 6,895,336 views in 1 month, as of May 21, 2017) Lowe said in a statement that when he was a child, his grandfather took him to meet Harland Sanders.{{cite press release | title =KFC Explores The Final Frontier With Colonel Rob Lowe | date =April 21, 2017 | publisher =PR Newswire | url =http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-explores-the-final-frontier-with-colonel-rob-lowe-300443216.html | access-date =May 21, 2017 | archive-date =April 29, 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170429172256/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-explores-the-final-frontier-with-colonel-rob-lowe-300443216.html | url-status =live }}
In late autumn 2017, Lowe began a reality series with his two sons, 24-year-old Matthew and 22-year-old Jon Owen, on A&E titled The Lowe Files. With the exception of the hour-long pilot, the series featured 30-minute road trips with the Lowe boys, and occasional TV guest stars known in the field, investigating common urban myths and legends that Rob has loved since he was a young boy and has shared with his boys throughout their growth. Some of the topics being explored are Bigfoot/Sasquatch, the alleged unidentified "submerged" objects that may have a base off the coast from Los Angeles, alien abduction, and ghosts and their direct responses to stimuli. The series debuted on August 2, 2017, and lasted one season. Lowe has said he hadn't planned on more than one season because of scheduling difficulties.{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Rob |date=October 21, 2017 |title=We hadn't planned on more than one, special season. |url=https://x.com/RobLowe/status/921908093952262144 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=X.com}}
On January 3, 2018, Atkins Nutritionals announced Lowe as a new brand spokesperson. Due to his "low carb lifestyle," Lowe was selected for a series of multimedia ads that were still appearing in 2024.{{cite news |title=Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Enlists Rob Lowe as Brand Spokesperson to Drive Lifestyle Messaging |url=https://www.atkins.com/newsroom/2018/atkins-nutritionals-inc-enlists-rob-lowe-as-brand-spokesperson-to-drive-lifestyle-messaging |access-date=2019-05-30 |publisher=Atkins |date=2018-01-03 |location=Denver, CO |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424000501/https://www.atkins.com/newsroom/2018/atkins-nutritionals-inc-enlists-rob-lowe-as-brand-spokesperson-to-drive-lifestyle-messaging |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Oswald |first1=Anjelica |title=Rob Lowe has some enlightened takes on eating: 'I'm not a big fan of diets' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rob-lowe-healthy-eating-and-when-he-cheats-atkins-2018-2 |access-date=2019-05-30 |agency=Business Insider |publisher=Insider, Inc. |date=2018-02-09 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530201548/https://www.businessinsider.com/rob-lowe-healthy-eating-and-when-he-cheats-atkins-2018-2 |url-status=live }}
In October 2018, it was announced that Lowe would star in an ITV series, Wild Bill, about an American policeman who moves to Boston, Lincolnshire with his daughter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/oct/12/rob-lowe-to-star-as-lincolnshire-police-chief-in-itv-drama|title=Rob Lowe to star as Lincolnshire police chief in ITV drama|last=Mohdin|first=Aamna|date=2018-10-12|work=The Guardian|location=London|language=en|access-date=2018-10-12|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116041520/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/oct/12/rob-lowe-to-star-as-lincolnshire-police-chief-in-itv-drama|url-status=live}} While the show was cancelled by ITV after one season, there were hopes it would be picked up by Netflix or Hulu at a future date.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/itv-cancels-rob-lowes-drama-wild-bill-1202784735/|title=ITV Cancels Rob Lowe's British Cop Drama 'Wild Bill' After One Season|date=2019-11-13|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203205510/https://deadline.com/2019/11/itv-cancels-rob-lowes-drama-wild-bill-1202784735/|url-status=live}}
On March 19, 2019, Lowe began hosting the Fox competition series Mental Samurai where he also served as a producer. It lasted two seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/fox-renews-mental-samurai-1202859174/|title='Mental Samurai': Fox Renews Rob Lowe-Fronted Reality Competition For Season 2|first1=Jake|last1=Kanter|date=February 25, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408015421/https://deadline.com/2020/02/fox-renews-mental-samurai-1202859174/|url-status=live}}
= 2020s =
Lowe began hosting a podcast called Literally! With Rob Lowe on June 25, 2020. Guests included Chris Pratt and Conan O'Brien.{{Cite magazine|title=Rob Lowe and Chris Pratt bond over beloved TV shows in exclusive clip from 'Literally!' podcast|url=https://ew.com/podcasts/rob-lowe-literally-podcast/|access-date=2020-07-15|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=EN|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712233021/https://ew.com/podcasts/rob-lowe-literally-podcast/|url-status=live}} In September 2021, Lowe launched a second podcast, a Parks and Recreation recap show called Parks and Recollection, alongside Parks and Rec writer and producer Alan Yang.{{Cite web|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=2021-09-02|title=Rob Lowe Unveils 'Parks and Recollection' Podcast With Alan Yang|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rob-lowe-unveils-parks-and-recollection-podcast-with-alan-yang-1235007990/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225224/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rob-lowe-unveils-parks-and-recollection-podcast-with-alan-yang-1235007990/|url-status=live}}
Lowe directed a short documentary, Madness in the Hills, which is about the mudslides that killed 23 people in Southern California in January 2018, including many friends and neighbors of Lowe. It debuted on the Peacock streaming service on October 9, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2020-10-07 |title=Rob Lowe-Directed Documentary 'Madness In The Hills' To Premiere On Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/rob-lowe-directed-documentary-madness-in-the-hills-to-premiere-on-peacock-1234592888/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
On May 12, 2019, it was announced that a spin-off the 9-1-1 series titled 9-1-1: Lone Star was ordered to series with Lowe in the starring role of Owen Strand.{{Cite web|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|title=9-1-1 Spinoff Lone Star Scores Series Order at Fox, Rob Lowe to Star|url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/9-1-1-spinoff-series-order-fox-rob-lowe-lone-star/|website=TVLine|date=May 12, 2019|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513002359/https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/9-1-1-spinoff-series-order-fox-rob-lowe-lone-star/|url-status=live}} The series premiered on January 19, 2020, to generally favorable reviews and was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 18, 2021. The fifth and final season concluded on February 3, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=2025-02-03 |title=9-1-1: Lone Star Series Finale: The 126 Braces for Impact as an Asteroid Rips Through Austin (Exclusive Sneak Peek) |url=https://tvline.com/previews/911-lone-star-season-5-episode-12-series-finale-video-1235405161/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}
In June 2021, as a surprise birthday present to his wife, he fulfilled her dream to be a contestant with him and their children on Celebrity Family Feud.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff's Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/rob-lowe-and-sheryl-berkoffs-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}
On August 6, 2021, Deadline revealed that Lowe will star and executive produce the Netflix movie Dog Gone.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/rob-lowe-to-ep-star-netflix-family-film-dog-gone-1234809998/|title=Rob Lowe To EP & Star In Netflix Family Film 'Dog Gone'|date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806021801/https://deadline.com/2021/08/rob-lowe-to-ep-star-netflix-family-film-dog-gone-1234809998/|url-status=live}}
Lowe will offer commentary in The Andy Warhol Diaries, premiering on Netflix on March 9, 2022.{{Cite magazine|last=Grow|first=Kory|title=Andy Warhol Reads From His Own Diaries – With Some AI Assistance – in New Doc Trailer|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/andy-warhol-diaries-trailer-1311544/|date=February 23, 2022|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405133125/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/andy-warhol-diaries-trailer-1311544/|url-status=live}}
On April 6, 2022, it was announced that Lowe will star in and executive produce Unstable with Victor Fresco and his son John Owen Lowe for Netflix.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-04-06 |title=Rob Lowe & Son John Owen Lowe To Star In Netflix Comedy Series 'Unstable' From Victor Fresco |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/rob-lowe-son-john-owen-lowe-netflix-comedy-series-unstable-victor-fresco-1234995276/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The show, which follows Lowe as successful biotech entrepreneur Ellis Dragon as he struggles to deal with his son and regain his footing following the death of his wife, premiered on March 30, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Rob Lowe Is an 'Unstable' Genius in Father-Son Comedy |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/unstable-rob-lowe-comedy-netflix |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}}
In January 2024 he began hosting The Floor, a trivia game show. In March 2024 he signed a production deal with Fox following the show's renewal on the network for seasons two and three.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-05-13 |title='The Floor' Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox, Host Rob Lowe Signs Unscripted First-Look Deal at Network |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-floor-renewed-seasons-2-3-fox-host-rob-lowe-unscripted-first-look-deal-network-1236000154/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
In 2024, he appeared in Andrew McCarthy's Hulu documentary about the Brat Pack titled Brats.{{Cite web |last=Grimm |first=Bob |date=2024-06-24 |title=A whiny brat: Andrew McCarthy's Brat Pack documentary is ruined by his (understandable) grudge |url=https://renonr.com/2024/06/23/a-whiny-brat-andrew-mccarthys-brat-pack-documentary-is-ruined-by-his-understandable-grudge/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Reno News & Review |language=en-US}}
He said on his podcast in 2025 that he declined an unspecified television series because it was going to film in New York, as part of a larger conversation criticizing lack of support for the film industry in Los Angeles and the United States, noting that he filmed The Floor in Dublin.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Raquel 'Rocky' |date=2025-03-24 |title=Rob Lowe Says California, LA Leadership Should Be 'Fired' Over How Expensive It Is to Film: 'It's Criminal' {{!}} Video |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rob-lowe-slams-california-film-production-literally-podcast-adam-scott/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}
Personal life
=Family and relationships=
Lowe has been married to former makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff since 1991. She has worked as an interior designer and founder of Sheryl Lowe Jewelry. They met on a blind date in 1983, and again on the set of Lowe's movie Bad Influence.{{Cite news|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/rob-lowe/contributor/28750/bio|publisher=Yahoo! TV|title=Rob Lowe|access-date=July 25, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031101913/https://tv.yahoo.com/rob-lowe/contributor/28750/bio|url-status=dead}} They have two sons: Matthew Edward Lowe (b. 1993) and John Owen Lowe (b. 1995).
Lowe is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Rams.{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/entertainment/rob-lowe-on-why-his-son-is-a-jinx-for-the-dodgers/|title=Rob Lowe on why his son is a jinx for the Dodgers|date=October 13, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/and-monkeys-might-fly-b-t-actor-dodgers-fan-rob-lowe-mocks-san-diego-padres-twitter-latter-s-pursuit-divisional-crown|title="And monkeys might fly out of my butt" - Actor and Dodgers fan Rob Lowe mocks the San Diego Padres on Twitter after the latter's pursuit of the divisional crown|date=September 13, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2020/10/2/21497788/rob-lowe-gives-rams-1-fan-a-tour-of-sofi-stadium|title=Rob Lowe gives Rams "#1 Fan" a tour of SoFi Stadium|date=October 2, 2020 }}
=Sex tape=
In 1988, Lowe, who was 24 years old at the time, was involved in a sex scandal over a videotape of him having sex with two people, one of whom was 22 and the other her 16-year-old friend. The three met at Club Rio, an Atlanta nightclub. They were videotaped the night before the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As the age of consent in Georgia was 14 at the time (in 1995 it was raised to 16), both were of legal age to engage in sexual activity, but 18 was the legal age to be involved in such a recording.{{citation|last=Green|first=Michelle|title=Rob Lowe's Tale of the Tape|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-rob-lowes-tale-of-the-tape-vol-33-no-11/|work=People|pages=58–65|volume=33|issue=11|date=March 19, 1990|access-date=March 21, 2024|archive-date=March 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314021950/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-rob-lowes-tale-of-the-tape-vol-33-no-11/|url-status=live}} At the time, Lowe was campaigning for Michael Dukakis.{{cite web|last=Berens|first=Jessica|title=Lowe profile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jul/08/features.magazine|work=The Observer|location=London|access-date=August 8, 2010|date=July 8, 2001|archive-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509220241/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jul/08/features.magazine|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|title=Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19tapes.html|access-date=May 15, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 19, 2006|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722143316/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19tapes.html|url-status=live}} Eventually, his career rebounded and Lowe mocked his own behavior during two post-scandal appearances as host of Saturday Night Live.{{cite news|title=Church Chat: Church Lady Spanks Rob Lowe|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/church-chat-church-lady-spanks-rob-lowe/n9894|access-date=June 2, 2014|publisher=NBC|date=March 17, 1990|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602202245/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/church-chat-church-lady-spanks-rob-lowe/n9894|url-status=live}}
=Sobriety=
Lowe began drinking heavily as a teenager. His early fame allowed him to lead a hard-partying lifestyle that was covered extensively in the tabloids.{{cite news|first=Elizabeth|last=Day|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/27/rob-lowe-interview-latest-film|title=The Trouble With Being Rob Lowe|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 27, 2009|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917103555/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/27/rob-lowe-interview-latest-film|url-status=live}} In 1990, two years following the sex tape scandal, Lowe decided to quit drinking and completed an extensive alcohol rehabilitation program.{{cite web|first=Jelly|last=Burch|url=https://www.thefix.com/rob-lowe-sex-tape-sobriety|title=Rob Lowe: My Sex Tape Helped Me Get Sober|website=TheFix.com|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927184636/https://www.thefix.com/rob-lowe-sex-tape-sobriety|url-status=live}} He has maintained sobriety ever since, saying it was the best decision of his life.{{cite web|first=Savanna|last=Young|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/rob-lowe-celebrates-30-years-sobriety/cde764b3-9671-4e29-acd9-d24308c6729e|title=Rob Lowe marks 30 years of sobriety with powerful message|website=Nine|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922212919/https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/rob-lowe-celebrates-30-years-sobriety/cde764b3-9671-4e29-acd9-d24308c6729e|url-status=live}}Sky Arts series: "Off Camera Sam Jones, interview with Rob Lowe" (S1, ep12) Adopting a daily Transcendental Meditation practice has been instrumental to his well-being. "It's changed my life," says Lowe.{{cite web | url=https://www.eatthis.com/news-rob-lowe-diet-exercise/ | title=Rob Lowe Reveals the Exact Diet and Exercise Routine That Keeps Him Fit | date=May 24, 2021 }}
=Nanny lawsuit cases=
In April 2008, Lowe filed separate lawsuits against three former employees, accusing them of breach of contract, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Lowe accused an ex‑nanny of engaging in a scheme to hurt him and his wife by spreading "malicious lies." Another former nanny was accused of falsely claiming to have had a personal and intimate relationship with Lowe, and also repeatedly expressing romantic interest in Lowe, claiming Lowe sexually harassed her and that Sheryl Lowe was an abusive employer. Lowe also claimed a former chef engaged in sex on their bed when the family was out of town, stole prescription drugs from the Lowes, broke several security cameras, overcharged them for food, and allegedly made statements to various people that Sheryl was heartless, cold, and unclean.{{cite web|last=Dodd|first=Johnny|title=Rob Lowe Lawsuit Claims Ex-Employee Had Sex on His Bed, Stole Prescription Drugs|url=https://people.com/crime/rob-lowe-lawsuit-claims-ex-employee-had-sex-on-his-bed-stole-prescription-drugs/|website=People|access-date=October 2, 2019|date=April 7, 2008|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928081031/https://people.com/crime/rob-lowe-lawsuit-claims-ex-employee-had-sex-on-his-bed-stole-prescription-drugs/|url-status=live}}
Jessica Gibson, Lowe's 24-year-old former nanny, made 12 allegations against Lowe involving sexual harassment claims and labor-code violations. On June 19, 2008, Santa Barbara, California, Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two allegations regarding labor-code violations due to lack of legal basis.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/judge-dismisses-two-claims-against-rob-lowe/|title=Judge Dismisses Two Claims Against Rob Lowe|last=Lee|first=Ken|magazine=People|date=June 19, 2008|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826234758/https://people.com/celebrity/judge-dismisses-two-claims-against-rob-lowe/|url-status=live}} The legal battle ended in May 2009. The press reported that court records showed that lawsuits filed by both nannies and Lowe were dismissed in Santa Barbara. Attorneys for both women and Lowe sought the dismissals.[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=7586422 Rob Lowe Ends Fight With Second Nanny] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008151157/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=7586422 |date=October 8, 2009 }} ABC. May 14, 2009
Philanthropy
Lowe was the first male spokesman for the 2000 Lee National Denim Day fundraiser, which raises money for breast cancer research and education. His grandmother and great-grandmother both suffered from breast cancer, and his mother died of the disease in late 2003.{{cite news|last=Merriam|first=Kan|title=Millions Join Breast Cancer Crusade Americans to Rally in Denim On Lee National Denim Day(R) October 6th|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Millions+Join+Breast+Cancer+Crusade+Americans+to+Rally+in+Denim+On...-a065655132|access-date=December 29, 2012|date=October 2, 2000|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511100012/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Millions+Join+Breast+Cancer+Crusade+Americans+to+Rally+in+Denim+On...-a065655132|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=How to Cope With Breast Cancer|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0009/15/lkl.00.html|access-date=December 29, 2012|publisher=CNN|date=September 15, 2000|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130546/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0009/15/lkl.00.html|url-status=live}}
Lowe is a founder of the Homeowner's Defense Fund, a Santa Barbara County non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to local control of land-use planning and transparency in government. The average price of tract homes in Santa Barbara in early 2006 was US$1,100,000, which motivated some to propose denser housing on existing lots. While in favor of increasing housing density, Lowe sought to build a {{convert|14260|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion for himself on an empty lot in Montecito, California.[http://applications.sbcountyplanning.org/boards/pc/mpc_documents_archive.cfm?DocID=793 Santa Barbara County Planning and Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811152208/http://applications.sbcountyplanning.org/boards/pc/mpc_documents_archive.cfm?DocID=793 |date=August 11, 2011 }}. Retrieved January 19, 2011. His protest over the appearance of the address of the empty lot in the Santa Barbara News-Press precipitated a mass resignation of senior employees at that newspaper on July 6, 2006.{{cite news|last=Rainey|first=James|title=5 Editors, Columnist Quit in Santa Barbara|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-07-na-newspress7-story.html|access-date=December 29, 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=July 7, 2006|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117100109/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/07/nation/na-newspress7|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Roderick|first=Kevin|title=Dueling versions in Santa Barbara|url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/07/dueling_stories_in_santa.php|access-date=December 29, 2012|work=LA Observed|date=July 13, 2006|archive-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130155953/http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/07/dueling_stories_in_santa.php|url-status=live}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302012237/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4226 American Journalism Review], December 2005/January 2006, (archived in WebCite on June 4, 2007)
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1983
| Sodapop Curtis | | |
| Class
| Franklin 'Skip' Burroughs IV | | |
| rowspan=2|1984
| John Berry | | |
| Oxford Blues
| Nick De Angelo | | |
| 1985
| Billy Hicks | | |
| rowspan=2|1986
| Dean Youngblood | | |
| About Last Night
| Danny Martin | | |
| 1987
| Rory Torrance | | |
| rowspan=2|1988
| Tim Whalen | | |
| Illegally Yours
| Richard Dice | | |
| 1990
| Alex | | |
| 1991
| If The Shoe Fits | Francesco Salvitore | | |
| 1991
| Dirk Delta | | |
| rowspan=2|1992
| Benjamin Kane | | |
| The Finest Hour
| Lawrence Hammer | Direct-to-video | |
| 1994
| Also co-producer | |
| 1995
| Paul Barish | Uncredited | |
| rowspan=2|1996
| First Degree | Det. Rick Mallory | Direct-to-video | |
| Mulholland Falls
| Hoodlum | Uncredited | |
| rowspan=4|1997
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Decapitated henchman's friend | Uncredited cameo | |
| Living in Peril
| Walter Woods | Direct-to-video | |
| Contact
| Richard Rank | |
| Hostile Intent
| Cleary | rowspan="5" | Direct-to-video | |
| rowspan=3|1998
| For Hire | Mitch Lawrence | |
| One Hell of a Guy
| Nick | |
| Crazy Six
| Billie/Crazy Six | |
| rowspan=2|1999
| Dead Silent | Kevin Finney | |
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
| Young Number Two | | |
| rowspan=2|2000
| John Spencer | Direct-to-video | |
| The Specials
| The Weevil/Tony | | |
| 2001
| William Conroy | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002
| Middle Number Two | | |
| 2003
| Steve Bench | | |
| 2004
| Himself | Cameo | |
| 2005
| Jeff Megall | | |
| rowspan=2|2009
| Majesty | Himself | Cameo | |
| The Invention of Lying
| Brad Kessler | | |
| rowspan=2|2011
| Jonathan | Also executive producer | |
| Breakaway
| Coach Dan Winters |{{Cite web |last=Savag |first=Sophia |date=September 28, 2010 |title=Bollywood/Hockey Drama Breakaway Starts Filming with Lowe, Belle |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2010/09/28/bollywood_hockey_drama_breakaway_begins_with_lowe_belle/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930170030/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2010/09/28/bollywood_hockey_drama_breakaway_begins_with_lowe_belle/ |archive-date=September 30, 2010 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |website=IndieWire}} | |
| 2012
| Paul Turner | | |
| rowspan=2|2014
| Sex Tape | Hank Rosenbaum | | |
| The Interview
| Himself | Uncredited cameo | |
| rowspan=2|2016
| Frank Hunter | | |
| Monster Trucks
| Reece Tenneson | |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Rick the Gigolo | | |
| Mune: Guardian of the Moon
| Sohone | Voice; English dub | |
| 2018
| Guy Le Franc | | |
| 2019
| Derek Holliston | | |
| 2020
|Madness in the Hills |Himself |Short film; also director | |
| 2023
| Dog Gone | John Marshall | Also executive producer |
| 2024
|Himself |Documentary |{{Cite web |last=Andaloro |first=Angela |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Rob Lowe Remembers Going to School with Robert Downey Jr., Reflects on His Brat Pack Days: 'All the Feels' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/rob-lowe-remembers-brat-pack-high-school-exclusive-8660310 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=People.com |language=en}} |
| 2025
|Cap Hollow |Filming | |
=Television films=
=Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 1979–1980
| Tony Flannagan | 11 episodes | |
| 1980, 1981
| Charles Elderberry, Jeff Bartlett | Episode: "Schoolboy Father", "A Matter of Time" | |
| 1990–2000
| Host | 3 episodes | |
| 1993
| Doctor Cukrowicz | Episode: "Suddenly, Last Summer" |
| 1994
| Nick Andros | 4 episodes | |
| 1995
| Himself | Episode: "The Bump" | |
| 1998
| Stories from My Childhood | Ivan | Voice; Episode: "Ivan and His Magic Pony" | |
| 1999
| John Seger | 2 episodes | |
| 1999–2003, 2006
| 80 episodes | |
| 2003
| Jack Turner | 13 episodes; also executive producer | |
| rowspan=2|2004
| Billy Grant | 10 episodes; also executive producer | |
| Salem's Lot
| Ben Mears | 2 episodes | |
| 2005
| Jack Kilvert | 6 episodes | |
| 2006–2010
| 76 episodes | |
| 2007, 2009
| Stanford Cordray, Himself | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2010–2015, 2020
| 77 episodes | |
| 2011
| Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2011–2014
| Eddie Nero | 6 episodes | |
| 2012
| Himself | Season 3 episode 9 | |
| 2013
| Himself | Episode: "Shoot to Kill" | |
| 2014
| The Pro | Ben Bertram | Pilot; also executive producer | |
| rowspan=2|2015
| Dazzle Novak | Voice; 10 episodes; also producer | |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse
| Father Jude Sutton | 8 episodes | |
| 2015–2016
| Dean Sanderson | 22 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2016
| Himself/Roastee | Television special | |
| 2016–2018
| Ethan Willis | 29 episodes | |
| 2016–2019
| The Lion Guard{{cite web |title=Rob Lowe & Gabrielle Union Among Voice Cast For Disney Channel's 'The Lion Guard' Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/rob-lowe-gabrielle-union-cast-the-lion-guard-disney-channel-1201497839/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 12, 2015 }}{{cite web |title=Rob Lowe is the new Simba in upcoming "Lion King" TV movie |url=https://www.dayton.com/blog/seen-and-overheard/rob-lowe-the-new-simba-upcoming-lion-king-movie/QWTvXUOfqrTNN3HxeNyjEK/ |website=www.dayton.com}} | Simba | Voice; 23 episodes | |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Himself (host) | 9 episodes; also executive producer | |
| The Orville
| Darulio | 2 episodes | |
| 2019
| Chief Constable Bill Hixon | 6 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2019–2021
| Himself (host) | 19 episodes; also producer | |
| 2020
| Himself (guest host) | 2 episodes | |
| 2020–2025
| Capt. Owen Strand | 72 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2021
| Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! | Himself (host) | Netflix special; also executive producer | |
| rowspan=2|2022
| The '80s: Top Ten | Himself (host) | 6 episodes; also executive producer | |
| The Pentaverate
| Himself | 4 episodes | |
| 2023
| Cousin Peter | Voice; Episode: "The Very Hungry Caterpillars" | |
| 2023–2024
| Unstable | Ellis Dragon | 16 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer |
| 2024–present
| Himself (host) | Also executive producer | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1984
| "Turn to You" | Man at dance | The Go Gos video{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/the-grinder-season-1-episode-9/|title='The Grinder' recap: Who wants to watch a show about the Grinder's less cool, less handsome brother?|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929182838/https://ew.com/recap/the-grinder-season-1-episode-9/|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan=2|1985
|"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" |Billy Hicks |John Parr video |
| "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire"
|Billy Hicks |David Foster video |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| Fox Hunt | Edison Pettibone | Live action{{cite magazine|title=On the Trail of Foxhunt|magazine=GamePro|issue=87|date=December 1995|pages=38–40}} |
Awards and nominations
In December 2017, Lowe was chosen to receive the Horatio Alger Award for 2018. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recognizes people who have overcome personal challenges to achieve personal and professional success.{{cite news|title=Award-Winning Actor, Producer and New York Times Best-Selling Author Rob Lowe to Receive 2018 Horatio Alger Award|url=https://horatioalger.org/haa_news/award-winning-actor-producer-and-new-york-times-best-selling-author-rob-lowe-to-receive-2018-horatio-alger-award/|access-date=December 24, 2017|publisher=Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans|date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225034936/https://horatioalger.org/haa_news/award-winning-actor-producer-and-new-york-times-best-selling-author-rob-lowe-to-receive-2018-horatio-alger-award/|url-status=live}}
On June 1, 2024, Lowe delivered the commencement speech and received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.{{Cite web |last=Friday |first=Rufus |title=SCAD celebrates Class of 2024 |url=https://www.connectsavannah.com/news/scad-celebrates-class-of-2024-22381777 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Connect Savannah |language=en}}
In 2025, Lowe was named as an inductee into the Dayton Region Walk of Fame.[https://www.whio.com/news/local/dayton-region-walk-fame-announces-2025-inductees/6BCST7ZFVJDWTMPNIXFFW2OTTE/ Dayton Region Walk of Fame announces 2025 inductees][https://www.daytonregionwalkoffame.org/inductees/ Inductees - Dayton Region Walk of Fame]
Books
- Love Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.
- Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2011.
References
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- [https://www.instagram.com/roblowe/ Rob Lowe] on Instagram
- [https://x.com/RobLowe Rob Lowe] on Twitter
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