Wednesday 5 July 2017

Rob Lowe


Robert Hepler Lowe was born on March 13 1964. He is an American Actor. He gained fame as a teen while acting in movies like The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, St. Elmo ’s fire. He also appeared on TV in shows such as West Wing, for which he was nominated for Emmy Award. He also has nominated six times for the Golden Globes Award. Lowe is also a philanthropist and works for breast cancer awareness.

Rob Lowe Religion

Rob Lowe was baptized into the Episcopal Church. He has ancestral roots in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Germany. Lowe was born and brought up in Dayton, Ohio. Not a lot has been known about Low’s religious beliefs but as he was baptized at an early age, he is a Christian and believes in ‘grace from God’. He didn’t grow up in an orthodox religious family.

Rob Lowe Political Views

Rob Lowe describes his relationship towards politics as his ‘personal love’. He is often seen supporting the Democrats. However, Lowe maintains that he loves all politicians. In 1998, he campaigned for then presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. He joined Dukakis on the presidential trail and often publically spoke in his favor. Recently, he took to twitter to announce how highly he thinks of Barrack Obama. There isn’t clear evidence of which side he supports and he also maintains that he pro politics and doesn’t like picking sides.

Who is Rob Lowe dating?

Rob Lowe is married to Sheryl Berkoff. The couple first met in 1983 and then got married in 1991. They have two sons- Matthew Edward Lowe and John Owen Lowe. Lowe was involved in various scandals. In 1998 while campaigning for Dukakis, his video scandal came out. The tape contained him having sex with a 16 year old girl. Also, another tape came out in which he was having vaginal and oral sex with an unidentified model in Paris.

Rob Lowe Hobbies

Rob Lowe is also a philanthropist. He has raised and contributed a lot of money towards Breast Cancer research and treatment as he lost his grandmother and great grandmother to it. He is also the founder of Homeowner’s Defense Fund. Its aim is to motivate people for denser housing.

Interesting Facts

He has been nominated six times for Golden Globes Award but has failed to win any. Also, he has won a Golden Raspberry Award (given to worst performers of the year) for his role in St. Elmo’s fire. He has also appeared as Elbert Pettibone in a live action game called Fox Hunt. The game came out in 1996 and was released on Play Station and Windows.



Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lowe