Rob Lowe

Robert Hepler Lowe (/loʊ/; born March 17, 1964) is an American actor. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC\'s short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family (1979-1980). Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol with roles in films like The Outsiders (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo\'s Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Square Dance (1987). The success of these films established him as a Hollywood star.\n', '

Following a 1988 sex tape scandal and a highly scrutinized opening performance at the 1989 Oscars, Lowe\'s public image and film career declined. By the turn of the millennium, his career saw a resurgence when he ventured back into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received nominations for a Prim…