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9-1-1: Lone Star
Monday nightâs episode of Foxâs
9-1-1: Lone Star was a total family affair for one of the stars. While star Rob Lowe was busy in front of the camera trying to catch a serial arsonist as the always dependable Owen Strand, his brother was making magic happen from behind the camera, while his son was the writer who put the story to the page.
For those who may have missed the memo, star Rob Lowe and the episode s director Chad Lowe are indeed brothers, with the latter having made his name as an actor for years before partially shifting to directorial work on a variety of TV projects over the past 21 years. Meanwhile, the
9-1-1: Lone Starhas become a family affair. The actor s son, John Owen Lowe, is working as a writer on the emergency drama series while his brother, Chad Lowe, directed this week s episode and Rob recently told ET that he s had a great time working with those closest to him. I m so happy and proud and it makes coming to work even more fun than it usually is, Rob said, as he sat down with ET alongside John Owen and Chad. I can t stop smiling, Chad added. I have directed Rob before and we ve always had so much fun and it feels a little bit like we re drawing out plays in the backyard for a touch football game. So there s that kind of creative energy that we bring to it.
Rob Lowe is 57 and looking good as ever.
The West Wing actor celebrated another year around the sun with side-by-side photos of him now and back during his Brat Pack days in the 80s, proving his handsomeness wasn t fading. 18th birthday on the set of The Outsiders. 57th on the set of 911 Lonestar, Lowe shared in the caption, where he went on to say how grateful he was for his amazing life.
Then and now! Rob Lowe celebrated his 57th birthday with a flashback snap of him as an 18-year-old on the set of The Outsiders, proving he was still handsome as ever
Rob Lowe gave up alcohol and drugs in 1990 and has been open about his road to sobriety for the past 30 years, after he first began drinking at a young age.
In an interview airing this weekend on Sunday TODAY, actor Rob Lowe opens up to Willie Geist about working with his younger son, John Owen Lowe, who is a writer on the new Fox series “9-1-1: Lone Star.” Lowe jokes that he doesn’t know how to react when he calls him by his first name when they are on set together.