rob lowe played darry in the outsiders.
rob lowe played darry in the outsiders.
who does rob lowe play in the outsiders?
darry
one of lowe's earliest roles came in the 1983 tv film "thursday's child", for which he received his first golden globe award nomination for best supporting actor in a series, miniseries, or television film. he also appeared in the music video for the go-go's song, "turn to you." his breakthrough role was his big screen debut in 1983, when he and emilio estevez were cast in francis ford coppola's "the outsiders". lowe played the role of sodapop curtis, the brother of the main character ponyboy curtis (c. thomas howell) and darrel curtis (patrick swayze). lowe and estevez reunited in "st. elmo's fire", making them the two more prominent actors from the group known as the brat pack. "about last night..." followed, with demi moore (who had starred alongside lowe in "st. elmo's fire"). he then received his second golden globe award nomination for best supporting actor for his role as the mentally disabled rory in "square dance" (1987). in august 1987 he performed on stage, playing baron tusenbach in chekov's "the three sisters" at the williamstown theatre festival. he recalled meeting paul newman there, and that the older actor encouraged him to work in the theatre in 1993 when filming a british tv production of the tennessee williams play "suddenly, last summer" with (the now) dame maggie smith and natasha richardson.
rob lowe
the episode also featured the first in a string of guest appearances by actor rob lowe, who had recently departed from the abc drama series "brothers & sisters". as a joke, rob lowe's credit during the opening credits reads "and introducing rob lowe". unlike scott, lowe was originally not expected to join the regular cast, but rather make guest appearances in "freddy spaghetti" and six third season episodes before departing the show. however, after those episodes were filmed, lowe later joined the show as a regular cast member. lowe said he loved playing the part, which he described as "a big fat nerd" and "the most positive person in the world [with] unrelenting enthusiasm", adding, "he is also very, very intense and specific. so whether he's ordering how he would like his water or describing the kind of colors he wants on a graph, everything means the world to him." throughout the episode, whenever he meets someone new, chris traeger points directly at their face and slowly repeats their name. schur said this habit was the first element the writers conceived for the character. in one line of the episode, while describing his exercise regimen and supplements, "scientists believe that the first human being who will live 150 years has already been born. i believe i am that human being." that line was inspired by schur's wife, j. j. philbin, who had recently read an article about that scientific prediction and felt it applied to the character. "parks and recreation" was suffering in the nielsen ratings when "the master plan" aired, and it was hoped lowe's appearance would help increase viewership. lowe's performance was heavily publicized in advance of the episode's original broadcast.
the master plan (parks and recreation)