Robert Hepler Lowe is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in
The Outsiders (1983),
Class (1983),
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984),
Oxford Blues (1984),
St. Elmo's Fire (1985),
About Last Night... (1986), and
Masquerade (1988). Lowe was involved in a sex tape scandal in 1988, which stymied his career for many years afterward. His notable credits during this time were supporting roles in comedy films such as
Wayne's World (1992),
Tommy Boy (1995), and
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
