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Rob Lowe

Actor

Rob Lowe

  • Born: 17 March 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $60 million

Rob Lowe is a versatile actor known for his charming presence and strong performances in both television and film. He gained fame in the 1980s with films like 'The Outsiders' and 'St. Elmo's Fire'. His career spans decades, showcasing his talent in dramas and…

About Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe is a versatile actor known for his charming presence and strong performances in both television and film. He gained fame in the 1980s with films like 'The Outsiders' and 'St. Elmo's Fire'. His career spans decades, showcasing his talent in dramas and comedies, and he is recognized for his distinct voice and charismatic on-screen style.

Born
17 March 1964, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Spouses
Sheryl Berkoff (1991-present)
Children
2: Matthew Edward Lowe, John Owen Lowe
Parents
Charles Lowe, Barbara Lynn
Estimated net worth
$60 million

Fun facts about Rob Lowe

  • Rob Lowe was a member of the famous Brat Pack, a group of young actors in the 1980s.
  • He has a passion for philanthropy, particularly in support of children's health and wellness.

Famous Rob Lowe quotes

“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
The Outsiders, 1983
“I don't think I'll ever be able to forget you.”
St. Elmo's Fire, 1985
“I'm not a bad guy. I just have bad luck.”
Wayne's World, 1992

Rob Lowe: coming up

  • Confession (Movie, Alexei)11 November 2026
  • Rob Lowe: The Outsider (Movie, Self)24 November 2026
  • In a Holidaze (Movie)2 December 2026
  • The Third Parent (Movie, Mason 'Cap' Hollow)22 January 2027

Credits and dates: TMDB.

Rob Lowe filmography

Cast (195)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2027The Third Parent MovieMason 'Cap' Hollow
2026In a Holidaze MovieUnknown character
2026Confession MovieAlexei
2026The Musical MoviePrincipal Brady6.0
2026After Hours with James Corden TVSelf
2025Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words MovieSelf7.0
2024Inside the Mind of a Dog MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)7.1
2024BRATS MovieSelf6.1
2024Hot Ones Versus TVSelf8.8
2024The Floor TVSelf - Host7.3
Show 185 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2023Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party TVSelf - Host
2023Unstable TVEllis Dragon6.8
2023Dog Gone MovieJohn Marshall6.2
2022Yankees-Dodgers: An Uncivil War MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show TVSelf5.6
2022The Pentaverate TVRob Lowe5.7
2022The Andy Warhol Diaries TVSelf6.7
2022The '80s: Top Ten TVSelf - Host6.6
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! MovieSelf - Host / Narrator (voice)6.0
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote MovieSam Seaborn7.9
2020The Happy Days of Garry Marshall MovieSelf8.0
2020Celebrity Watch Party TVUnknown character6.0
2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation MovieChris Traeger8.0
2020A Parks and Recreation Special MovieChris Traeger7.5
2020Reunited Apart TVSelf5.5
20209-1-1: Lone Star TVOwen Strand8.1
2019The Knight Before Christmas MovieDerek6.4
2019Holiday in the Wild MovieDerek Holliston6.5
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf6.2
2019I Am Patrick Swayze MovieSelf7.0
2019What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage TVUnknown character5.0
2019Wild Bill TVBill Hixon6.7
2019Mental Samurai TVSelf - Host7.8
2018Basketball: A Love Story TVSelf (archive footage)7.3
2018The Bad Seed MovieDavid7.1
2018Super Troopers 2 MovieGuy LeFranc5.9
2018Calgary '88 MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)
2017The Orville TVDarulio7.6
2017The Lowe Files TVSelf2.9
2017The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar MovieSimba (voice)8.3
2017The Fabulous Allan Carr MovieSelf (archive footage)5.0
2017How to Be a Latin Lover MovieRick6.9
2017Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song MovieSelf8.0
2016Monster Trucks MovieReece Tenneson6.1
20161984 - The Season That Saved Football MovieNarrator (voice)
2016Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe MovieSelf6.7
2016Chelsea TVSelf5.1
2016Pocket Listing MovieFrank Hunter6.5
2016The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar MovieSimba (voice)6.7
2016The Lion Guard TVSimba (voice)7.7
2015Code Black TVDr. Ethan Willis7.8
2015You, Me and the Apocalypse TVFather Jude6.8
2015The Grinder TVDean Sanderson6.7
2015Moonbeam City TVDazzle Novak (voice)5.8
2015The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All TVSelf - Narrator (voice)6.5
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TVSelf6.1
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TVSelf6.2
2015The 2000's: A New Reality TVNarrator (voice)
2015Celebrity Family Feud TVSelf7.7
2015Beautiful & Twisted MovieBen Novack Jr.5.4
2015I Hate Christian Laettner MovieNarrator (voice)7.0
2015Hot Ones TVSelf7.1
2014The Interview MovieSelf (uncredited)6.2
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TVSelf4.2
2014Sex Tape MovieHank5.4
2014The '90s: The Last Great Decade? TVNarrator (voice)6.4
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers TVSelf - Guest5.1
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers TVSelf5.1
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TVSelf5.8
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones TVSelf5.0
2014Drew Peterson: Untouchable MovieDrew Peterson5.3
2013Killing Kennedy MovieJohn F. Kennedy5.8
2013Behind the Candelabra MovieDr. Jack Startz6.6
2013The '80s: The Decade That Made Us TVUnknown character6.4
2013Knife Fight MoviePaul Turner5.0
2013Prosecuting Casey Anthony MovieJeff Ashton5.7
2012Good Mythical Morning TVSelf6.9
2011I Melt with You MovieJonathan5.3
2011Breakaway MovieDan Winters5.4
2011Franklin & Bash TVRob Lowe7.3
2010Young Justice TVCaptain Marvel (voice)8.4
2010WWII in HD: The Air War MovieNarrator (voice)8.6
2010Conan TVSelf7.2
2010Who Do You Think You Are? TVSelf6.9
2009Prequel: The Dawn of Lying MovieBrad Kessler2.0
2009WWII in HD TVRobert Sherrod (voice)7.6
2009Too Late to Say Goodbye MovieBart Corbin5.6
2009The Invention of Lying MovieBrad Kessler6.2
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TVSelf - Guest4.9
2009Parks and Recreation TVChris Traeger8.0
2007Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s MovieSelf (archive footage)7.0
2007Brothers & Sisters: Family Album MovieSelf/Robert McCallister
2007Californication TVEddie Nero7.6
2007Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming MovieTed Cogan4.9
2007The Graham Norton Show TVSelf7.2
2006A Perfect Day MovieRob Harlan4.4
2006Brothers and Sisters TVRobert McCallister7.1
2006Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition MovieSelf (archive footage)
2005The Christmas Blessing MovieRobert Layton6.1
2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' MovieSelf9.0
2005The Showbiz Show with David Spade TVUnknown character7.2
2005Thank You for Smoking MovieJeff Megall7.2
2005Just the Two of Us MovieSelf9.0
2005Beach Girls TVJack Kilvert7.0
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood MovieRob Lowe4.4
2005The Friday Night Project TVSelf - Host6.0
2004Retrosexual: The '80s TV(archive footage)8.5
2004Perfect Strangers MovieLloyd Rockwell6.0
2004Dr. Vegas TVDr. Billy Grant5.2
2004Salem's Lot TVBen Mears6.0
2003The Lyon's Den TVJohn 'Jack' Turner8.8
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show TVSelf5.6
2003Celebrities Uncensored TVSelf4.9
2003View from the Top MoviePilot Steve5.6
2003Real Time with Bill Maher TVSelf6.0
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - Guest Host5.3
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf - Guest5.3
2002The Christmas Shoes MovieRobert Layton6.8
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember MovieMiddle Number Two6.0
2002American Idol TVSelf5.0
2002Framed MovieMike Santini5.3
2001Jane Doe MovieDavid Doe6.4
2001Good Day Live TVSelf3.8
2001Hard Knocks TVUnknown character7.9
2001Primetime Glick TVUnknown character7.2
2001Proximity MovieWilliam Conroy4.3
2000One Hell of a Guy MovieNick4.4
2000The Specials MovieThe Weevil5.3
2000Escape Under Pressure MovieJohn Spencer5.4
1999Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' MovieSelf8.0
1999The West Wing TVSam Seaborn8.3
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me MovieYoung Number Two6.3
1999Atomic Train TVJohn Seger4.9
1999Family Guy TVRob Lowe (voice)7.4
1999Family Guy TVStanford Cordray (voice)7.4
1999Dead Silent MovieKevin Finney5.2
1998Outrage MovieTom Casey5.6
1997For Hire MovieMitch Lawrence5.8
1997Crazy Six MovieBillie, aka Crazy Six4.3
1997Hostile Intent MovieMike Cleary6.2
1997Midnight Man MovieSean Dillon5.3
1997The View TVSelf4.3
1997Contact MovieRichard Rank7.5
1997Living in Peril MovieWalter Woods4.7
1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery MovieDecapitated Henchman's Friend (uncredited)6.6
1996The Daily Show TVSelf6.4
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show TVSelf - Guest4.1
1996On Dangerous Ground MovieSean Dillon5.1
1996Mulholland Falls MovieHoodlum6.0
1996Fox Hunt MovieEdison Pettibone9.0
1995First Degree MovieDet. Rick Mallory7.5
1995The Naked Truth TVRob Lowe6.5
1995Tommy Boy MoviePaul Burns (uncredited)6.8
1994Frank & Jesse MovieJesse James5.2
1994The Stand TVNick Andros6.8
1994The Stand MovieUnknown character
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien TVSelf - Guest7.3
1993Suddenly, Last Summer MovieDoctor Cukrowicz6.4
1992The Larry Sanders Show TVRob Lowe7.8
1992The Finest Hour MovieLawrence Hammer4.8
1992Wayne's World MovieBenjamin Oliver6.7
1991Performance TVDr Cukrowicz6.3
1991The Dark Backward MovieDirk Delta5.7
1990If the Shoe Fits MovieFrancesco Salvitore5.6
1990Bad Influence MovieAlex6.0
1989The Simpsons TVCousin Peter (voice)8.0
1988This Morning TVSelf5.2
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark TVUnknown character5.6
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute MovieSelf6.5
1988Illegally Yours MovieRichard Dice4.5
1988Masquerade MovieTim Whalen5.7
1987Square Dance MovieRory4.7
1986Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick MovieSelf5.0
1986About Last Night... MovieDanny Martin6.1
1986Youngblood MovieDean Youngblood6.2
1985St. Elmo's Fire MovieBilly Hicks6.1
1984Oxford Blues MovieNick De Angelo5.5
1984The Hotel New Hampshire MovieJohn Berry5.7
1983Class MovieSkip6.0
1983The Outsiders MovieSodapop Curtis7.2
1983Thursday's Child MovieSam Alden5.5
1981Entertainment Tonight TVSelf4.3
1980Schoolboy Father MovieCharles Elderberry4.3
1979A New Kind of Family TVTony Flanagan7.5
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Host6.9
1972ABC Afterschool Special TVCharles Elderberry6.5
1971Great Performances TVDoctor Cukrowicz6.1
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TVSelf7.6
1953The Oscars TVSelf7.1
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame TVSam Alden8.8
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Nominee7.0
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Presenter7.0
TBAThe Sham MovieUnknown character
TBAMy New Friend Jim MovieRichard Cory

Crew (21)

YearTitleRoleRating
2026In a Holidaze MovieExecutive Producer · Production
2026The Musical MovieProducer · Production6.0
2023Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party TVExecutive Producer · Production
2023Unstable TVExecutive Producer · Production6.8
2023Unstable TVStory · Writing6.8
Show 16 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2023Unstable TVCreator · Creator6.8
2023Dog Gone MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.2
2022The '80s: Top Ten TVExecutive Producer · Production6.6
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.0
20209-1-1: Lone Star TVCo-Executive Producer · Production8.1
20209-1-1: Lone Star TVExecutive Producer · Production8.1
2019Holiday in the Wild MovieExecutive Producer · Production6.5
2019Wild Bill TVExecutive Producer · Production6.7
2018The Bad Seed MovieDirector · Directing7.1
2018The Bad Seed MovieExecutive Producer · Production7.1
2013Prosecuting Casey Anthony MovieExecutive Producer · Production5.7
2011I Melt with You MovieExecutive Producer · Production5.3
2003The Lyon's Den TVExecutive Producer · Production8.8
1997Desert's Edge MovieDirector · Directing10.0
1997Desert's Edge MovieWriter · Writing10.0
TBAMy New Friend Jim MovieExecutive Producer · Production

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Questions about Rob Lowe

What are some of Rob Lowe's most successful films?

Rob Lowe's most successful films include 'The Outsiders', 'St. Elmo's Fire', and 'Wayne's World'. These films helped establish him as a prominent actor in Hollywood during the 1980s and 1990s.

Has Rob Lowe won any major awards?

Rob Lowe has received several awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe nomination for his role in 'The West Wing'. He is recognized for his contributions to television and film.

What was Rob Lowe's first film?

Rob Lowe's first film was 'The Outsiders' released in 1983, where he played the character Sodapop Curtis. This film marked the beginning of his successful acting career.

What television series is Rob Lowe known for?

Rob Lowe is well known for his role as Sam Seaborn in the television series 'The West Wing', which aired from 1999 to 2006. His performance earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase.

How many children does Rob Lowe have?

Rob Lowe has two children, Matthew Edward Lowe and John Owen Lowe. Both of his sons have been involved in various creative projects.

What is Rob Lowe's estimated net worth?

Rob Lowe's estimated net worth is around $60 million. His wealth comes from his successful acting career, producing, and various endorsements.

What are some defining characteristics of Rob Lowe's acting style?

Rob Lowe is known for his charismatic and engaging acting style, often portraying likable characters. His strong screen presence and emotional depth contribute to his success in both comedic and dramatic roles.

What recent projects has Rob Lowe worked on?

Recently, Rob Lowe starred in the film 'Dog Gone' released in 2023, showcasing his ability to tackle heartfelt stories. He continues to take on diverse roles in film and television.