Rob Lowe began his acting career at the age of 8 in local T.V. and theatre in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. At 15, he starred in his first television series A New Kind of Family for ABC. At 18, he made his film debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic The Outsiders.
One of the great benefits of being on a show that people like is that cool people come to the set. At the end of last season on Brothers and Sisters, Governor Schwarzenegger came by and smoked a stogie with me. A week into our second new season we had a surprise visit from His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. When Arnold came he presented us with a beautiful plaque, thanking us for shooting in California and not Canada. His Majesty, (yes that is how you address him, the protocol detail gave us strict instructions beforehand) was taking his son, the Prince, on a tour of California. Our set was the stop between In and Out Burger and riding Harley’s up the Pacific Coast Highway.
I recently returned from testifying in front of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on Capitol Hill. Climate change and our oil addiction are two issues that should concern Americans of all political affiliations. I spoke on behalf of economic incentives for new, American-created technology that is available today (not 3-5 years down the road) that turns your standard hybrid into a plug-in hybrid. It would take less time than installing a CD player and could turn 40 miles per gallon in your Prius to 150 to 225 miles per gallon. (Click here to read my full testimony, or watch the video below) It felt good to dip my toe back into the pool of political discourse. D.C. has always been my favorite American city and the last time I was there I was shooting “The West Wing”. I am glad to report that in my absence neither its romantic architecture nor the earnest passion of its youthful citizenry has changed.
Testimony of Rob Lowe Before The United States House Of Representatives Select Committee On Energy Independence And Global Warming (Part 1)
