Luke Wilson

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Luke Wilson is an American actor popularly known for his roles in the films such as ‘Old School’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’

Sep 21, 1971

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: September 21, 1971
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
  • City/State: Texas
  • Siblings: Owen Wilson
  • Known as: Luke Cunningham Wilson
  • Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, United States

Luke Wilson born at

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Birth Place

Luke Wilson has been in a number of relationships and his affair with the American actress, Drew Barrymore at the beginning of his career made it to the headlines very often. He has also dated the American model, Joy Bryant, and actress, Gwyneth Paltrow. He has had romantic encounters with Alison Eastwood, Audra Lynn and Jennifer Walcott as well. He has never been married and is currently single.

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Personal Life

Luke Wilson was born on September 21, 1971 in Dallas, Texas. His father, Robert Andrew Wilson, is an advertising executive and his mother, Laura Wilson, a photographer. Luke is the younger brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson.

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Childhood & Early Life

He, along with his brothers attended St. Mark's School of Texas and was named class president in the first year itself. He was particularly interested in sports while growing up and discovered acting during his time at Occidental College.

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Childhood & Early Life

Luke Wilson’s career in films started with a lead role in a short film, ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1994) which was co-written by his brother, Owen Wilson. The film was appreciated at several film festivals and was made in to a full length film later in 1996.

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Career

He starred in ‘Bongwater’ in 1997 and opposite Calista Flockhart in ‘Telling Lies in America’ the same year. He also made a cameo appearance in the horror film, ‘Scream 2’ in 1997.

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He fell in love with the actress Drew Barrymore around this time and the two appeared together in the films ‘Best Men’ (1997) and ‘Home Fries’ (1998). He also starred in ‘Dog Park’, ‘The X-Files’ and ‘Rushmore’ in 1998.

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Career

Luke Wilson played the role of Detective Carlson in his 1999 release, ‘Blue Streak’ and also appeared in ‘Kill the Man’ (1999), ‘My Dog Skip’ (2000) and ‘Committed’ (2000). He gave commercial hits such as ‘Charlie's Angels’ in 2000 and ‘Legally Blonde’ in 2001.

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He received positive reviews for his performance in the films ‘The Royal Tenanbaums’ (2001) and ‘Old School’ (2003). In the 2000s, he also appeared in ‘Soul Survivors’ (2001), ‘The Third Wheel’ (2002) and ‘Masked and Anonymous’ (2003) in between. Luke had a recurring role in the television series ‘That '70s Show’ during 2002-05.

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Career

Luke Wilson made his film debut with ‘Bottle Rocket’ in 1996 which had been adapted from a short film of the same name in which Wilson had earlier starred. He received Debut of the Year from the Lone Star Film & Television Awards for his performance.

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Major Works

He is best known for his comedies ‘The Royal Tenanbaums’ (2001) and ‘Old School’ (2003). The films received widespread appreciation and several nominations as well. He acted and also directed and produced the film ‘The Wendell Baker Story’ in 2005 which received a lot of critical acclaim.

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