Biography
A onetime teen star riding the wake of his heartthrob brother, Rob, Chad Lowe won professional laurels early in his career before paralleling his sibling's pattern of personal turmoil and journeyman's acting résumé. A Midwestern boy transplanted to the West Coast at an early age, Lowe found his way to Hollywood as a teenager, landing the title role on the sitcom, "Spencer" (NBC, 1984-85), and went on to win an Emmy Award for his portrayal of a …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Joined the cast of "24" (FOX) playing Deputy Chief of Staff Reed Pollock | |
2006 | Directed the independent film, "Beautiful Ohio" | |
2005 | Produced and hosted the AMC series "Celebrity Charades," based on a game that Lowe developed with wife Hilary Swank | |
2005 | Starred in the Hallmark Channel movie "Fielder's Choice," as a bachelor whose life changes when he takes in his young nephew | |
2003 | Debuted as a TV director with and episode of NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" | |
2002 | Cast opposite Richard Gere and Diane Lane in "Unfaithful" | |
2001 | Guest-starred on NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" as a grown man involved in an incestuous relationship with his mother | |
2000 | Portrayed country singer John Denver in the CBS biopic, "Take Me Home: The John Denver Story" | |
2000 | Made his directorial debut with the short film, "The Audition" | |
1999 | Had a recurring role on the WB teen drama, "Popular" | |
1996 | Played a recurring role on the FOX drama, "Melrose Place" as Carter Gallavan, an eccentric, wealthy computer genius | |
1991 | Joined the acclaimed ABC family drama "Life Goes On" for its last two seasons; played Jesse McKenna, the HIV-positive boyfriend of Becca (Kellie Martin) | |
1991 | Cast in the ABC miniseries, "An Inconvenient Woman" | |
1991 | Returned to Los Angeles | |
| Acted in the Williamstown Festival production of "Huckleberry Finn" | ||
| Moved to New York to study acting | ||
1988 | First film credit, "Apprentice to Murder" | |
1986 | Cast in the ABC TV-movie "There Must Be a Pony" as Elizabeth Taylor's son | |
1984 | TV series debut in NBC's "Spencer"; left series after six episodes reportedly due to a salary dispute and/or creative differences | |
1984 | Made uncredited film debut in "Oxford Blues"; starring his brother Rob Lowe | |
1984 | Made TV debut in the NBC movie, "Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac" | |
| Appeared off-Broadway in the Public Theatre production of "Coming of Age in Soho" | ||
| Found an agent and landed two jobs on the same day just before his 16th birthday | ||
| At age 15, encouraged to become an actor by Martin Sheen | ||
Awards
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Life Goes On |