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Born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Rob Lowe began his acting career at the age of eight in local television and theater. After his family relocated to Los Angeles, Rob Lowe began his national acting career starring in the ABC television series "A New Kind of Family." For four seasons Rob Lowe starred as Sam Seaborn on the hit NBC drama "The West Wing." During that time the show won a record four consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Drama. Rob Lowe was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Emmy, as well as for his third and fourth Golden Globe Awards. Rob Lowe was nominated three times for the Screen Actors Guild Award, winning twice. In 2006 Rob Lowe starred in the hit satire "Thank You for Smoking," his hilarious portrayal of a kimono-wearing, Zen-like Hollywood agent garnering him rave reviews. At the end of 2006 Rob Lowe starred in the TNT movie "A Perfect Day." In September 2005, Rob Lowe made his West End debut starring in Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" to rave reviews at the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London. Additional theatre credits for Rob Lowe include the Broadway production of "Little Hotel on the Side" and "Three Sisters," with Lowe playing Tuzenbach. Rob Lowe made his feature film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders," and went on to star in such popular dramas as "St. Elmo's Fire," "About Last Night" and "Bad Influence," as well as the blockbuster comedies "Wayne's World" and "Tommy Boy." After "Wayne's World," Rob Lowe re-teamed with Myers in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." Other feature film credits for Rob Lowe include "A View from the Top," "Class," "The Hotel New Hampshire," "Oxford Blues," "Youngblood," "Square Dance," "Masquerade" and "Mulholland Falls."
Rob Lowe has also been successful with highly rated television miniseries such as "Beach Girls" for Lifetime, "Salem's Lot" for TNT, "The Christmas Shoes" for CBS and "The Stand" for ABC. In addition, Rob Lowe has added producer, writer and director to his credits: In 1994 Rob Lowe produced and starred in the film "Frank and Jesse" for Trimark Pictures. For television Rob Lowe produced the NBC series "The Lyon's Den" and the CBS series "Dr. Vegas." Rob Lowe also wrote and directed the short film "Desert's Edge," which debuted at the Santa Barbara Film Festival and the Los Angeles International Film Festival. The film subsequently aired on Showtime in 1997. Rob Lowe, his wife and their two sons currently reside in California.
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