Luke Wilson
Birth name	Luke Cunningham Wilson
Born	September 21, 1971 (1971-09-21) (age 36) Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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Biography

Early life

Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Laura Wilson (née Cunningham), a photographer, and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station.^[1] His family is Irish American and Catholic.^[2] Luke has two older brothers, fellow actors Owen and Andrew (the eldest). Dallas redirects here. ... Laura Wilson, known as Laura Cunningham (August 28, 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas – December 2, 2005 in Sacramento, California) is an American photographer best known for her work documenting the creation of Richard Avedons In the American West portfolio and as the mother of actors Luke, Andrew and Owen... Née redirects here. ... A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... Andrew Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is a film actor from Dallas, Texas. ...

Wilson attended St. Mark's School of Texas, where he was very competitive in the bubbagump taco eating contests for the school's rugbypumper saurkraut team. At Occidental College, he was initially more interested in the school's athletics department than he was in drama or theater. He excelled at track and field at Occidental, and later at Texas Christian University, once he transferred. The St. ... Occidental College is a small private coeducational liberal arts college located in Los Angeles, California. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...

Career

Wilson's film acting career began with the lead role in the film Bottle Rocket in 1994, which was co-written by Wilson's older brother Owen and director Wes Anderson. Bottle Rocket was later made into a feature-length film in 1996. For other uses, see Bottle Rocket (disambiguation). ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American writer, producer, and director of films and commercials. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ...

After moving to Hollywood with his two brothers, he was cast opposite Calista Flockhart with romantic designs in Telling Lies in America and made a cameo appearance in the film-within-the-film of Scream 2 (both 1997). Wilson filmed back-to-back romantic films opposite Drew Barrymore, Best Men, about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding, and Home Fries (both 1998), about two brothers interested in the same woman for very different reasons. (Off-screen, the actor won the girl; he and Barrymore became a couple, but parted ways in 1998.) Wilson remained in demand, playing the doctor beau of a schoolteacher in Rushmore (also 1998), directed by Anderson and co-written by brother Owen. A starring role opposite Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde elevated him to a major name in Hollywood and was followed up by hits like Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums. As a result of these and other roles, he became known as a part of the Frat Pack, a set of actors including his brother Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Steve Carell who often work in each other's movies. Calista Kay Flockhart (born on November 11, 1964) is an Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress, primarily on soap operas and television. ... Telling Lies in America is a 1997 drama film directed by Guy Ferland. ... Scream 2 is a 1997 film, the second part of the Scream trilogy. ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. ... Best Men is a 1997 film directed by Tamra Davis and starring Fred Ward, Drew Barrymore and Dean Cain. ... Home fries are a type of potato dish made by frying diced, shredded, or sliced potatoes that have been par-cooked by boiling, baking, steaming, or microwaving. ... Rushmore is a 1998 movie directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) and his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). ... Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon[1] (born March 22, 1976) is an American film actress, who has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... Legally Blonde is a 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and directed by Robert Luketic. ... Old School is a comedy motion picture released by DreamWorks SKG in 2003, about three thirty-somethings who seek to re-live their college days by starting a fraternity, and the tribulations they encounter in doing so. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... The Frat Pack is an unofficial 1990s-2000s era nickname given to a group of male Hollywood comedy actors who have appeared together in many of the highest grossing movies since the mid 1990s, including Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, and Steve Carell. ... Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962)[1] is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. ...

Luke Wilson also made a notable role in the television show That 70s Show, as Michael Kelso's charming and athletic brother Casey Kelso. He appeared on and off the show from 2002 through 2005. That 70s Show logo That 70s Show is a Fox Network television sitcom centered around the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional suburb of Point Place, near Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the late 1970s. ... Casey Kelso is a fictional character who appeared on the long-running comedy series That 70s Show as the older brother of Michael Kelso. ...

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Filmography

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Television

• The X-Files episode "Bad Blood" (1998) (guest appearance)
• That 70s Show (2002-2005) (on/off appearance)^[3]
• Saturday Night Live (November 20, 2004; musical guest U2)^[4]
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (August 22, 2007; guest appearance)
• Entourage (first season; guest appearance)

The X-Files is an American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... List of The X-Files episodes Bad Blood is the twelfth episode of season 5 of the television series The X-Files. ... That 70s Show logo That 70s Show is a Fox Network television sitcom centered around the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional suburb of Point Place, near Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the late 1970s. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...

References

External links

• Luke Wilson at the Internet Movie Database