Owen Wilson

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Biography

A comic actor whose talents spread to writing and producing, Owen Wilson teamed up with college roommate Wes Anderson to help put Austin on the filmmaking map with their debut film, "Bottle Rocket" (1996). Because of the offbeat comedy's success, Wilson snagged a number of roles in both small independents and studio blockbusters. Well known for being one of Hollywood's busiest lotharios off-screen, Wilson's amorous social life earned the actor …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

Owen Cunningham Wilson on November 18, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Co-starred in the comedy feature "The Big Year" opposite Jack Black and Steve Martin

2011

Reprised role as Lightning McQueen in the animated feature "Cars 2"

2011

Directed by Woody Allen in "Midnight in Paris"

2011

Co-starred with Jason Sudeikis in the Farrelly Brothers' "Hall Pass"

2010

Reprised role of Kevin Rawley for the comedy sequel "Little Fockers"

2010

Co-starred with Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson in James L. Brooks' "How Do You Know"

2010

Voiced the title character, a Great Dane, in the live-action film adaptation of the comic strip "Marmaduke"

2009

Lent his voice to Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl book "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

2009

Re-teamed with Ben Stiller for the sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"

2008

Starred opposite Jennifer Aniston in "Marley & Me"

2008

Played a bodyguard for hire in the comedy "Drillbit Taylor"

2007

Reunited with director Wes Anderson in "The Darjeeling Limited"

2007

Co-starred with brother Luke in "The Wendell Baker Story," a film co-directed by brothers Luke and Andrew Wilson; also penned by Luke

2006

Re-teamed with Ben Stiller in the action-adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum"

2006

Cast as Matt Dillon's best man in the comedy "You, Me and Dupree"

2006

Voiced Lightning McQueen in the animated feature "Cars"

2005

Co-starred opposite Vince Vaughn in "Wedding Crashers," about two friends who crash weddings to pick up women

2004

Co-starred in Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" with Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett

2004

Cast as Wilbur Wright in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days"

2004

Cast alongside Ben Stiller as Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson in the big screen version of the 1970s cop series "Starsky and Hutch"

2004

Starred as a con man in the comedy "The Big Bounce" with Morgan Freeman

2003

Reteamed with Chan in the sequel "Shanghai Knights"

2002

Paired with Eddie Murphy for the feature adaptation of the action comedy "I Spy"

2001

With Anderson, penned the screenplay for "The Royal Tenenbaums"; also co-starred with Luke Wilson and Ben Stiller

2001

Starred opposite Gene Hackman in the war-themed drama "Behind Enemy Lines"

2001

Reteamed with Ben Stiller to play a vacuous male model rival to Stiller's titular "Zoolander"

2000

Featured in Jay Roach's "Meet the Parents," starring Stiller and Robert De Niro

2000

Starred with Jackie Chan in the Old West-set buddy actioner "Shanghai Noon"

1999

Featured in Alan Rudolph's poorly received "Breakfast of Champions"

1999

Co-starred with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lili Taylor in the remake "The Haunting"

1999

Played a charming serial killer in "The Minus Man"

1998

With Anderson, co-wrote and produced the comedy-drama "Rushmore," starring Bill Murray

1998

Played small supporting role in "Permanent Midnight," starring Ben Stiller

1998

Appeared as one of the oil drillers sent to outer space to stop an oncoming asteroid in "Armageddon"

1997

Served as associate producer of Brooks' Oscar-nominated "As Good As It Gets"

1997

Acted in the Amazonian action thriller "Anaconda"

1996

Had small role in Ben Stiller's "The Cable Guy"

1996

Co-starred (with brother Luke) and co-scripted (with Anderson) the feature version of "Bottle Rocket"

1992

Co-wrote and co-starred with older brother Andrew and younger brother Luke in the short film "Bottle Rocket," directed by college pal Wes Anderson

Born and raised in Texas

Awards

2011

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Midnight in Paris

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Midnight in Paris

2006

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Wedding Crashers

2004

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Starsky & Hutch

2003

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Shanghai Knights

2002

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Zoolander

2001

BAFTA Award for Screenplay (Original) in The Royal Tenenbaums