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Rob Lowe (born March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville,
Virginia, USA) is an United States|American actor
who was a member of the Brat Pack.

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 (movie)|St. Elmo's Fire.  Lowe and his
brother Chad Lowe grew up on the Westside of Los
Angeles and attended Santa Monica High School,
where one of their classmates was fellow
brat-packer, Emilio Estevez.  Today, Lowe makes
his home with his wife and children in Montecito,
CA.

Lowe gained notoriety in 1988 after a video of him
having sex with two women, one of whom was
underage, became public.  He had met the women at
a Bar (establishment)|bar while in Atlanta
attending the 1988 Democratic National Convention,
and later said that while he didn't know one was
underage, it was reasonable to assume that someone
in a bar was of legal age. The video that was
widely circulated was not the one with underage
girl but that of a threesome with a model called
"Jennifer", a young man called "Justin Morris" and
the actor himself. Lowe was sentenced to twenty
hours of community service.

He is perhaps best known for playing Sam Seaborn
in the television show The West Wing (TV
series)|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, Bradley
Whitford and Martin Sheen (who was only supposed
to be a guest star) — soon made the show
into the hottest ensemble drama on TV, and Sam
Seaborn became possibly the character with the
least screen time. Lowe left the show in a highly
publicized exit during the fourth season. His exit
was quickly followed by that of series creator and
writer Aaron Sorkin, and director Thomas Schlamme
- a move which saw the show's style change
greatly, to mixed reactions from fans.

After leaving, he was star and executive producer
of a failed NBC drama The Lyon's Den (2003). In
2004, he tried again in a series entitled dr.
vegas, but it also was cancelled.

In the fall of 2005, he will star as Lieutenant
Daniel Kaffee in a London West End production of
Aaron Sorkin's play A Few Good Men.

==Trivia==
*Rob Lowe is deaf in his right ear.
*Lowe's sister-in-law is Academy Award-winning
actress, Hilary Swank.
*Rob was voted and won most school spirit in high
school.

==Selected filmography==
*Schoolboy Father (1980)
*Class (movie)|Class (1983)
*The Outsiders (1983)
*Oxford Blues (1984)
*The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
*St. Elmo's Fire (movie)|St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
*Youngblood (1986)
*About Last Night (film)|About Last Night...
(1986)
*Home is Where the Heart Is (1987)
*Square Dance (1987)
*Bad Influence (1990)
*Wayne's World (1992)
*The Stand (1994)
*Tommy Boy (1995)
*Frank and Jesse (1995)
*On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV)
*Contact (1997)
*Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
*Proximity (2000)
*The Specials (movie)|The Specials (2000)
*Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
*View from the Top (2003)
*Framed (2003)

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0000507 | name=Rob Lowe
* Fansites
** http://www.lowe-impact.com/home.html Official
Fansite
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