Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe became famous after appearing in a string of popular movies that included other members of the brat pack, the most notable being St. Elmo's Fire.
In 1988, Lowe gained notoriety after he was caught on tape engaging in sexual activities with two women, one of whom was underage. After a brief flurry of media attention, Lowe was sentenced to twenty hours of community service, and the scandal soon subsided.
He is perhaps best known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television show The West Wing, a role which was his from 1999 - 2003. When the show premiered, Lowe's character was to be much more important. But the extremely talented cast - including Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Stockard Channing and Martin Sheen (who was only supposed to be a guest star) - soon made the show into the hottest ensemble cast on TV, and Sam Seaborn became possibly the character with the least screen time. After leaving, he was star and executive producer of a failed NBC drama The Lyon's Den. He is now preparing his new series dr. vegas.
Selected Filmography
- Schoolboy Father (1980)
- Class (1983)
- The Outsiders (1983)
- Oxford Blues (1984)
- Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Youngblood (1986)
- Home is Where the Heart Is (1987)
- Square Dance (1987)
- Bad Influence (1990)
- Wayne's World (1992)
- Tommy Boy (1995)
- Frank and Jesse (1995)
- On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV)
- Contact (1997)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- Proximity (2000)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- View From the Top (2003)
- Framed (2003)
External Link
- The Internet Movie Database entry on Rob Lowe (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000507/)