Mini Biography
Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Rob Lowe's family moved to moved Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. He began modeling as a young boy and 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.
Mini Biography By:
D.P. Meyer dpm1@cornell.edu> (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes.
Another
3 wins
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3 nominations