| Real Name: | Robert Hepler Lowe |
| Birthday: | March 17, 1964 |
| Net Worth: | $60 million |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Occupation: | American actor, producer, and director |
Rob Lowe is an American actor and producer. He won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and got nominations for six Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Award. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with the short-lived sitcom A New Kind of Family. As a member of the “Brat Pack”, Lowe was one of the most successful actors in the 1980s. What is Rob Lowe Net worth?
Brat Pack was a crew of young actors starring in successful Hollywood flicks aimed at the youth of the day. Legendary John Hughes often wrote and directed these movies. These movies are still a classic.
The exact members of the Brat Pack are up for debate. But, many agree that the main roster is Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, and more. Other members include Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., and James Spader.
Rob Lowe net worth is close to $60 million as of 2021. And most of that is thanks to his success in the 1980s. Professional since 1979, Rob Lowe has more than 100 acting credits.
Career Ups and Downs
Rob Lowe started his acting career in the 1980s. One of his first appearances was in the movie Thursday’s Child. He received his first Golden Globe nomination for this show as a Best Supporting Actor in a Series.
His breakthrough role came alongside another Brat Pack member, Emilio Estevez. They were part of the movie The Outsiders, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He and Emilio reunited in St. Elmo’s Fire. Demi Moore also starred in this movie.
Lowe received another Golden Globe nomination for his role as the mentally disabled Rory in Square Dance. His next big role was in The West Wing. He was part of the television series from 1999 to 2003 and briefly again in 2006. Lowe left the show because his image got damaged due to sex scandals and political appearance.
Even so, he got a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Award nominations for his part in The West Wing. In 2011, in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Rob stated the reason for leaving the show. He said he left because other lead characters got a raise and he did not. That was disrespectful.
After leaving the West Wing, Lowe appeared in The Lyon’s Den. He was the star and executive producer. But the show failed. He tried again with the series Dr. Vegas, but that one failed as well.
2004 marked his return to the miniseries genre. He appeared in the TNT remake of Stephen King’s miniseries Salem’s Lot. In 2005, he appeared in Beach Girls on the Lifetime Network.
In 2006, Lowe got an invite to be part of a guest run on Brothers and Sisters. In 2007, he got promoted to series regular as a special guest star. Rob was part of the show until the end of the 2009-10 season.
The 2010s marked another good period for the 1980s actor. He got a role as a series regular in Parks and Recreation. He was also the voice for Captain Marvel in the animated series Young Justice.
In 2011, he wrote a memoir titled Stories I Only Tell My Friends.
Highest Grossing Movies
Rob is part of Hollywood since 1979. He is one of the founding members of the Brat Crew. He has more than 100 movie credits. Here are some of the highest-grossing movies. These performed great at the box office. Thanks to these movies, Rob Lowe net worth is more than $60 million.
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – $206 million at the box office
- St. Elmo’s Fire – $37 million at the box office
- Wayne’s World – $121 million at the box office
- Sex Tape – $38 million at the box office
- About Last Night – $38 million at the box office
Personal Life and Relationships
Lowe and his wife Sheryl Berkoff met on a blind date in 1983. They met again on the set of Bad Influence. The couple got married in 1991 and have two sons together. Sheryl was behind her husband during all the turmoil in his life.
In 1988, Lowe was part of a sex scandal. A videotape appeared of him having sex with a 16-year old girl he met in a club. According to the age of consent, the minimum age for such recording was 18. Lowe claimed he did not know about the age of the girl during the trial. His image got damaged, but he managed to rebound from it.
Another part of the same tape leaked later on. It showed Lowe and his friend Justin Moritt having vaginal and anal sex with a young American model. The identity of the girl was not revealed. The original tape was one of the first commercially available celebrity sex tapes.
Lowe mocked his own behavior during two post-scandal appearances as host of Saturday Night Live.
