Luke Wilson

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Biography

Both brothers got their start in college friend Wes Anderson's student film-turned-cult favorite "Bottle Rocket" (1996), and from the critical success of that fresh and funny heist flick, they were courted by Hollywood. Wilson's significant talent for bringing depth and charm to intellectual melancholics was reduced to roles as all-around good guys - including subcategories of dimwits and cuckolded men - in mainstream comedies like "Legally …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

Luke Cunningham Wilson on September 21, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA

Career Milestones

2010

Starred as Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, in the crime film "Middle Men"

2008

Starred in Mark Pellington's "Henry Poole is Here"

2007

Co-directed with brother Andrew and played the title character in "The Wendell Baker Story"; also wrote and co-starred brother Owen

2007

Co-starred with Kate Beckinsale in the horror film, "Vacancy"

2006

Portrayed an especially ordinary serviceman who is chosen for a cryogenics project in Mike Judge's "Idiocracy"

2006

Starred as a regular guy who dumps his superhero girlfriend in Ivan Reitman's comedy "My Super Ex-Girlfriend"

2005

Played the slacker brother of Dermot Mulroney's character in the holiday comedy "The Family Stone"

2004

Cast as Orville Wright in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days"; also co-starred Owen

2003

Acted alongside Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell in the frat house comedy "Old School"; directed by Todd Phillips

2003

Again played Emmett in "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde"

2003

Reprised role for the sequel "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"

2002

Made rare TV appearance as Ashton Kutchner's older brother in "That '70s Show" (FOX)

2001

Co-starred in Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums" as a troubled tennis prodigy; also co-starred brother Owen

2001

Cast as Reese Witherspoon's romantic interest in the comedy hit "Legally Blonde"

2000

Featured as Cameron Diaz's love interest in "Charlie's Angels"

2000

Appeared in the sleeper hit "My Dog Skip"

1999

Was featured in the Sundance-screened comedy "Kill the Man"

1999

First leading role in the comedy "Dog Park" (released theatrically in 2001)

1998

Played the doctor beau of a schoolteacher in "Rushmore"; directed by Anderson and co-written by brother Owen

1998

Appeared in back-to-back romantic films opposite Drew Barrymore, "Best Men" and "Home Fries"

1998

TV acting debut as a sheriff in an episode of "The X-Files" (FOX)

1997

Made a cameo appearance in the film-within-the-film of "Scream 2"

1997

Had supporting role of Calista Flockhart's co-worker in "Telling Lies in America"

1996

Made feature acting debut in full length version of Anderson's "Bottle Rocket"

1992

Co-starred with brother Owen in the short "Bottle Rocket"; directed by Wes Anderson

Became interested in acting after taking a class in college

Raised in Dallas, Texas

Awards

2003

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Old School