Rob Lowe(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn
(Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His
brother is actor Chad Lowe. He has
German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Lowe's
family moved to Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. Rob broke into
acting in his teens. He spent the 1980s as a member of the "Brat Pack",
a group of young, powerful and reckless actors and actresses that
included Emilio Estevez,
Charlie Sheen and
Judd Nelson, among others. In 1988 Lowe was
involved in a scandal centering around a sexually explicit videotape
which involved a minor, for which he did 20 hours of community service
in Dayton. He subsequently sought help for his problems with drugs and
alcohol and has re-emerged in the 1990s as a clean and sober husband
and father.
Brat Pack Movies Beyond 'The Breakfast Club'
Brat Pack Movies Beyond 'The Breakfast Club'
Explore the array of '80s films starring the young actors collectively known as the "Brat Pack."