(CNN) -- It's been a busy month for Rob Lowe. His Lifetime movie "Prosecuting Casey Anthony" premiered Saturday with him as attorney Jeff Ashton. On Friday, Lowe will tread familiar territory when his indie flick "Knife Fight" hits theaters. The actor plays Paul Turner, a cutthroat political strategist who's trying to keep his candidates afloat amid self-sabotaging drama. Lowe also can be seen weekly as sad-sack health nut Chris Traeger on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," which is shooting its fifth season. CNN recently spoke with Lowe about his projects, his personal thoughts on the Casey Anthony trial, his dream of playing Ulysses S. Grant and working with Matt Damon on "Behind the Candelabra," the story of Liberace.
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Rob Lowe recently starred in a Lifetime movie about the Casey Anthony trial
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Lowe's also appearing as a political strategist in the indie film "Knife Fight"
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The actor is attached to a role he says he's wanted to play for years: Ulysses S. Grant
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