He made his film debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 drama The Outsiders, and his career soared to new heights two years later with his starring role in St. Elmo’s Fire.
And Rob Lowe sat down to talk about his four-decade career in a new People magazine cover.
The 57-year-old actor revealed that he had “never been happier, personally or professionally”. [and] Not a day goes by that I don’t feel grateful for it all.
His lowest point came at age 26 when he decided to get sober, something that was ‘f*****g hard’ but was another experience in his life that he’s ‘grateful’ for. .
The latest: He made his film debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 drama The Outsiders, his career exploding to new heights two years later thanks to his starring role in St. Elmo’s Fire. And Rob Lowe sat down to talk about his career spanning more than three decades in a new cover for People magazine
“I have gratitude and deep humility for the gifts I have received and worked for in this world,” Rob told the magazine.
As a teenager, he said “he had a huge fantasy world in my head, and then I found something I could focus all my energies on instead of living in the moment, which often, as a kid, was sad or uncomfortable”. on acting.
He began his career at age 12 in 1976, with a role as an errand boy in a summer theater production of Sherlock Holmes in Dayton, Ohio.
He starred in the 1983 TV movie Thursday’s Child, which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.
Star power: The 57-year-old actor revealed that he had “never been happier, personally or professionally”. [and] Not a day goes by that I don’t feel grateful for it all. His lowest point came at age 26 when he decided to get sober, something that was ‘f*****g hard’ but was another experience in his life he’s ‘grateful’ for. .
Rob became a household name after starring in The Outsiders and then St. Elmo’s Fire.
“People talk about how the industry has changed… Warner Brothers would supply beer in the van to 15-year-old Tommy Howell and 17-year-old Rob. It was just a different world,” Rob said.
Rob recalled when he hit rock bottom at 26 in 1990, when his mother called him and left him a message that his grandfather had had a heart attack.
He had just come back from the party and he didn’t answer the phone even when he begged.
“I remember going into the bathroom, looking in the mirror, and my thought process was, ‘You have to drink straight from his bottle of Cuervo Gold to be able to fall asleep, to wake up, to be able to do face it, he said.
Speaking out: “I have gratitude and deep humility for the gifts I’ve received and worked for in this world,” Rob told the magazine; pictured on February 7, 2020 at the Tom Ford Fall/Winter 2020 show at Milk Studios in Los Angeles
To add; ‘Of all the things that have happened in my life, this is the thing where I finally went, ‘That’s no way to live.’ I went to rehab 48 hours later.
Rob will celebrate 32 years of sobriety in May.
This period of his life was pivotal for him, on a personal and professional level: “Until I was 26, I spent all my time investing in my career. For 26 years, I have invested in myself; my spiritual, my recovery, my marriage, my family. Much of it has been, excuse me, f*****g harsh. And no one has a perfect life…but I’m grateful for it all.’
The actor starred on The West Wing from 1999 to 2003 as Sam Seaborn, leading to two Golden Globe nominations and a Primetime Emmy nomination.
Rob, who is the father of sons Matthew, 28, and Jake Owen, 26, with his wife Sheryl, performs 9-1-1: Lone Star as Owen Strand, has two podcasts and a solo show.
He met his wife Sheryl in 1990 while on the Bad Influence project, and he recalled feeling “seen” with her.
On their relationship: “I felt like if I was going to be able to make it work with anyone, it was Sheryl.” Alcohol and drugs were only going to make it impossible,” he told the magazine.
Beau: The actor starred in The West Wing from 1999 to 2003 as Sam Seaborn, leading to two Golden Globe nominations and a Primetime Emmy nomination
Mr and Mrs Rob, father of sons Matthew, 28, and Jake Owen, 26, with wife Sheryl, play 9-1-1: Lone Star as Owen Strand, has two podcasts and a solo show . ; the couple married in 1991 (Photo on June 18, 2019 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco
