Rob Lowe

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Rob Lowe is an American television and film actor, best known for his character ‘Sam Seaborn’ from the television series ‘The West Wing’

Mar 17, 1964

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: March 17, 1964
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Alcoholics, Democrats, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
  • Ideologies: Democrats
  • Spouses: Sheryl Berkoff
  • Siblings: Chad Lowe
  • Known as: Robert Hepler Lowe

Rob Lowe born at

Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.

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Birth Place

He became deaf in the right ear after he contracted a viral infection during infancy.

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Personal Life

He was romantically involved with actress Melissa Gilbert, German actress Nastassja Kinki and Princess St�phanie of Monaco.

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Personal Life

In 1991, he married Sheryl Berkoff, a makeup artist. The couple have two children.

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Personal Life

Born to Barbara Lynn and Davis Lowe, Rob Lowe was mostly raised in Dayton, Ohio where he attended the Oakwood Junior High School.

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Childhood & Early Life

After he moved to California with his mother and brother, Chad Lowe, he attended the Santa Monica High School.

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Childhood & Early Life

At the age of eight, he decided to pursue acting after he watched a production of ‘Oliver’. He soon began appearing on local television and also worked for theatres.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1983, he was starred for the first time in the television film ‘Thursday’s Child’, a story about a 17 year old boy who suffered from a heart disease for which he earned his first Golden Globe nomination. The same year he got his first major role in ‘The Outsiders’, an American drama film.

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Career

In 1985, he appeared in ‘St. Elmpo’s Fire’, an American coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher.

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Career

In 1986, he starred opposite Demi Moore in the comedy-drama ‘About Last Night’, directed by Edward Zwick.

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Career

He rose to fame in the 1980s and became one of the hottest teenage sensations and soon came to be known as the ‘teenage heartthrob’.

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Career

He received his second Golden Globe nomination for his role as ‘Rory’, a mentally disabled person in the 1987 drama film ‘Square Dance’, directed by Daniel Petrie.

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Career

He appeared in the ‘The West Wing’, a television drama that garnered 16 million viewers and was rated number 13 on ‘TV Guides’ list of ‘The 50 Greatest Dramas of All Time’. The show was well received by critics and was also praised by political science pundits and former White House staffers.

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Major Works

His 2005 miniseries ‘Beach Girls’ received the highest ratings in the history of ‘Lifetime Network’.

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Major Works