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Luke Cunningham Wilson (born
September 21,
1971) is an
American film actor. He is the brother of
Owen Wilson and
Andrew Wilson.
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. His family is
Irish and
Roman Catholic. Luke has two older brothers, fellow actors
Owen and
Andrew (the eldest).
Wilson attended
St. Mark's School of Texas and
Occidental College, where 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.
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.
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.
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 sporadically on the show from 2002 through 2005.
In early 2007 Luke took on a more serious role opposite
Kate Beckinsale in the horror thriller
Vacancy. In July 2007, he worked on
Henry Poole is Here in
La Mirada,
California.
He is currently filming
Tenure at
Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania (April 15, 2008).
Filmography
Television
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