Owen Wilson

Name: Owen Wilson
Date of Birth: November 18, 1968
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Mini-bio: Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968 in Dallas, Texas) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay of Th...( read more)

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Owen Cunningham Wilson

"The image - being from Texas, the slacker, surfer thing - you don't think of that and see a worrier, an angst-ridden person, I know that. Also, I'm reasonably polite and that puts people at their ease, so they think you are too."

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Owen Wilson (born November 18, 1968 in Dallas, Texas) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. Self-proclaimed troublemaker Owen Wilson grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura, a photographer; his father, an ad exec; and his brothers, Andrew Wilson (the eldest) and Luke Wilson (the youngest).

Expelled from St. Mark's Academy in Dallas Texas in the tenth grade, Wilson finished his sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson School and then headed to a military academy in New Mexico. He then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he met his future mentor and friend, Wes Anderson. They wrote a screenplay, Bottle Rocket (1996), and sent it to their family friend, screenwriter L.M. Kit Carson, who sent it to producer Polly Platt, who gave it to James L. Brooks, who gave the Texans $5 million dollars to make it into a feature film. Despite critical praise, Bottle Rocket (1996) only grossed one million dollars.

In 1996 Wilson moved to Hollywood, setting up house with his two brothers and Anderson. Fairly quickly, Owen found himself acting in a series of big budget films that scraped the bottom of the critical barrel, such as the dreadful The Cable Guy (1996), The Haunting (1999), Anaconda (1997) and Breakfast of Champions (1999). This led to more work in slightly better fare, such as Shanghai Noon (2000), Meet the Parents (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001).

Owen is known not only for his nose, which has been broken several times, but also for his 'free wheeling ways' with a script. He co-wrote the film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) with his writing partner Wes Anderson. Owen and Anderson were nominated for an Academy Award for their work on the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums. Wilson is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Cars, Shanghai Noon, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander and Marley & Me.

VITAL STATS:

Eye Color:	Blue
Height:	5' 10.25" (178 cm)
Nickname(s):	O, Butterscotch Stallion
Notable feature(s):	Crooked nose (broken twice)
Education:	Majored in English
Family:	Older Brother Andrew Wilson Younger Brother Luke Wilson
Resides in:	Santa Monica, CA
Religious affiliations:	Roman Catholic
Political affiliations:	Democrat
Personal interests/hobbies:	Writing and surfing.
Charities:	BID 2 BEAT AIDS Chandler Sky Foundation Solar Neighbors Program - Jacob's Place
Causes:	Environment - Living Green AIDS Children - Adoption, Foster Care, Poverty
Other:	Was taken to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, CA after a reported suicide attempt. It was later found that the pills were antidepressants that had built up over time. There was never really an overdose. Once stabilized at St. John's, Wilson was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where his condition was initially described as serious, then later upgraded to stable. His lawyer later confirmed that he had been undergoing treatment for depression at the time of his suicide attempt.

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michaelmusic1

favE!

posted 15 days ago
seci46

You are hot, and I love your movies!

posted 34 days ago
rkraju007

hello Sir., nice 2 meet/seeeee U... at here.
I am Raju From India...... I like to do Friendship with u if U R intrest...... plz accept me as friend..

posted 49 days ago
annamendy2003

Hi owen I love everything you've done... Keep up the good work add me plz

posted 74 days ago
startrek2007

add me at star_trek2007@yahoo.co.uk or star_trek2007@hotmail.co.uk

posted 77 days ago
merheroux

Hey........
Just in case Owen does read this HI OWEN I ran into you one time in Maui....At the fish restaurant(not telling the name) and I really wanted to take a pic with you but you snuck out the back so thanks for that but anyway.......I loved you in Marley and Me but I cried!!!
Love,
A HUGE FAN
PS I'm not crazy I know Owen won't read this

posted 113 days ago
phantomzone

hey Owen!!
your a very good actor and a very funny person.i love all your movies and laugh like hell.
best of luck ahead!!

posted 142 days ago
kdcli2006

you are so hot!

posted 153 days ago
aishasabs

hi owen i love all your movies i can't believe you go to flixter

posted 167 days ago
prolapp

hello sir,
how are you.think fine..I like your acting obcrous im your fan.
Your
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Sawpan Mahmud
From Bangladesh

posted 235 days ago