Rob Lowe
Biography
Rob Lowe is an American actor who began performing as a child, taking an errand boy role in a 1976 summer theater production of Sherlock Holmes before landing the television comedy A New Kind of Family in 1979. He became a teen idol and a member of the Brat Pack through starring roles in The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). After a 1990s career decline, he took supporting parts in comedies such as Wayne's World (1992) and Tommy Boy (1995). His return to prominence came as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing from 1999 to 2003, earning an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. He later appeared on Brothers & Sisters and Parks and Recreation, and starred on 9-1-1: Lone Star from 2020 to 2025. He also hosts the podcast Literally! with Rob Lowe and the game show The Floor.
62years old
Turns 63 on March 17in 166 days
- Born Charlottesville
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Robert Hepler Lowe
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 41 years1983 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
Lowe passed on playing Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, a part that eventually went to Patrick Dempsey, because he chose to do Dr. Vegas instead.
Beyond film
In 1989, Lowe sang for the first time in public during the opening of the 61st Academy Awards telecast, a reworked duet of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" with actress Eileen Bowman, who wore an unauthorized Snow White costume.
Behind the camera
Lowe made his directorial debut with The Bad Seed, a 2018 television film remake of the 1956 movie of the same name.
Rob Lowe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ernie Barbarash directed two of these films, Robert Boris two. Demi Moore appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Demi Moore's page
Judd Nelson's page
Patrick Swayze's page
Mike Myers's page
Andrew McCarthy's page
Emilio Estevez's page
Ernie BarbarashDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2019
All films by Ernie Barbarash
Robert BorisDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1994
All films by Robert Boris
Also three films together1 more actor
- Ally SheedyBRATS (2024), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Oxford Blues (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Rob Lowe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
22 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 15 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 15Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$312M25.9% of the total
- 2$183M15.2% of the total
- 3$171M14.2% of the total
- 4$126M10.5% of the total
- 5$64M5.4% of the total
- 6$39M3.2% of the total
- 7$38M3.1% of the total
- 8$34M2.8% of the total
$238 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 20% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1986 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award | St. Elmo's Fire | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.