Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe is, to me, the great case study in how a beautiful face survives Hollywood. The teen-idol years could have been a trap, and the 1986 Razzie suggests the industry was ready to write him off as decoration. Instead he did the rarest thing: he learned to be in on the joke. His later television work trades on a wink at his own image, and that self-awareness reads as intelligence, not vanity. I respect performers who convert early humiliation into durable charm, and Lowe has done it for four decades. Longevity built on humor about yourself is the sturdiest kind there is.

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Name (English)

Rob Lowe

Name (Japanese)

ロブ・ロウ

Reading

ろぶ・ろう

Born

March 17, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / screenwriter / stage actor / voice actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

High school

Santa Monica High School

Awards & achievements

• 1986 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.roblowe.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/robloweofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/RobLowe
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob%20Lowe
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296505

Tags

• Virginia
• television actor
• film actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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