Luke Wilson
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| Born | Luke Cunningham Wilson September 21, 1971[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Mother | Laura Wilson |
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Luke Cunningham Wilson(born September 21, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films such asBottle Rocket(1996),Blue Streak(1999),My Dog Skip(2000),Legally Blonde(2001),The Royal Tenenbaums(2001),Old School(2003),My Super Ex-Girlfriend(2006),Idiocracy(2006),You Kill Me(2007),The Skeleton Twins(2014),Meadowland(2015) andBrad's Status(2017). On television, he played Casey Kelso onThat '70s Show(2002–2005), Levi Callow onEnlightened(2011–2013) andPat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E.onStargirl(2020–2022). He is the younger brother of actorsAndrew WilsonandOwen Wilson.
Early life
[edit]Wilson was born inDallas,Texas, the youngest of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising andtelevisionexecutive, and his wifeLaura(néeCunningham; born 1939), a photographer.[2]His family, originally fromMassachusetts,is of Irish Catholic descent.[3]
All three Wilson boys attendedSt. Mark's School of Texas.According toOwen,Luke was voted class president the first year he attended St. Mark's.[4]He became interested in acting while attendingOccidental CollegeinLos Angeles.[5]
Career
[edit]Wilson's acting career began with the lead role in the short filmBottle Rocketin 1994 which was co-written by his older brother Owen and directorWes Anderson.It was remade as a feature-length film in 1996.[2]After moving to Hollywood with his two brothers, he was cast oppositeCalista FlockhartinTelling Lies in America[2]and made acameo appearancein the film-within-the-film ofScream 2,[2]both in 1997. Wilson filmed back-to-back romantic films in 1998, oppositeDrew Barrymore,Best Men,about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding,[2]andHome Frieswhich is about two brothers interested in the same woman for different reasons.[2]He played the physician beau of a schoolteacher inRushmore(also released in 1998) also directed by Anderson and co-written by his brother Owen.[2]
In 1999, he portrayed Detective Carlson inBlue Streak.He later starred oppositeReese Witherspoonin the 2001 comedyLegally Blonde.[6]It was followed byOld SchoolandThe Royal Tenenbaums.[2]Wilson also had a role onThat '70s Show,as Michael Kelso's older brotherCasey Kelsoappearing sporadically from 2002 through 2005.[7]
In 2006, Wilson starred inIdiocracy,a dystopian comedy directed byMike Judge.Wilson portrayed an ordinary serviceman frozen in a cryogenics project. He awakens after hundreds of years in an America which is significantly less intelligent.[8]
In 2007, Wilson starred in the thrillerVacancy,oppositeKate Beckinsale,[9]andBlonde Ambition.In the same year, he worked onHenry Poole is HereinLa Mirada, Californiawhich was released in 2008.[2]In 2009, he starred inTenure.[2][10]In 2010, he appeared in filmsDeath at a FuneralandMiddle Men.[2]From 2011 to 2013 he starred in theHBOTV seriesEnlightened.[11]
Since 2020, Wilson stars in theDC Universe/The CWseriesStargirlas sidekick-turned-mechanic-turned superheroPat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E.[12]
In 2023, he starred in theHBO Maxanimated seriesFired on Marsas Jeffrey Cooper, a graphic designer for a business on Mars whose life is changed upon his termination.
Wilson has written aWright Brothersbiopic with his brother Owen, in which they also plan to star.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Wilson was formerly in a relationship withHome Friesco-starDrew Barrymore.[14]
In a 2019 interview, he commented on the fact that he has publicly expressed interest in starting a family since 1996, saying, "I'm 47, I'm ready for that. I need to get to work."[15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The X-Files | Sheriff Hartwell | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2001–2004 | That '70s Show | Casey Kelso | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Talk Show" |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Luke Wilson/U2" | |
| 2011–2013 | Enlightened | Levi Callow | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Will Keith Kellogg | Episode: "Detroit" |
| 2016 | Roadies | Bill | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Room 104 | Remus | Episode: "The Plot" |
| 2020–2022 | Stargirl | Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. | Main role |
| 2020–2021 | Emergency Call | Himself (host) | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (cameo) | Episode: "Owen Wilson/Kacey Musgraves"[17] |
| 2023 | Fired on Mars | Jeff Cooper (voice) | Main role |
| TBA | No Good Deed | JD Campbell | Upcoming series[18] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Fernández, Alexia (June 17, 2021)."Luke Wilson Says He's 'Starting to Feel Panicky' About Turning 50: 'When Did This Happen?'".People.Dotdash Meredith.
- ^abcdefghijk"Luke Wilson- Biography".Yahoo!.RetrievedMarch 26,2023.
- ^Stuever, Hank (July 20, 2006)."The Brothers Grin".The Washington Post.RetrievedMay 11,2010.
- ^audio commentary on Criterion Collection'sBottle RocketDVD
- ^Zoller Seitz, Matt (August 4, 2010)."Luke Wilson: How it feels to be America's boyfriend".Salon.RetrievedJuly 14,2020.
- ^""Legally Blonde" Movie Review ".about.RetrievedOctober 11,2012.
- ^"Everybody Loves Casey".tv.RetrievedOctober 11,2012.
- ^"Idiocracy".empire online.Archived fromthe originalon March 9, 2012.RetrievedOctober 11,2012.
- ^"Picks and Pans Review: Vacancy's Luke Wilson... Checks in About Brotherly Love—and the Other Kind Too!".people.May 7, 2007.RetrievedOctober 12,2012.
- ^"DVD Review: Luke Wilson in" Tenure "".Orlando Sentinel.April 23, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon April 26, 2010.RetrievedOctober 12,2012.
- ^Patterson, Troy (October 14, 2011)."Laura Dern Is Enlightened".slate.RetrievedOctober 12,2012.
- ^Boucher, Geoff (January 8, 2019)."'Stargirl': Luke Wilson Joins Cast of DC Universe Series ".Deadline.RetrievedJanuary 9,2019.
- ^Larry King (September 26, 2014)."Luke Wilson on" Larry King Now "- Full Episode in the U.S. on Ora.TV".Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^Escalante, Ana (January 28, 2022)."Drew Barrymore Reveals She Had an Open Relationship With Luke Wilson".Glamour.Archivedfrom the original on February 5, 2022.RetrievedJune 8,2022.
- ^Swan, Allison (January 30, 2019)."Luke Wilson Admits He'd Still Love To Be A Dad At 47: 'I Need To Get To Work' On That".Hollywood Life.RetrievedJune 24,2021.
- ^Melissa, Billie (November 14, 2023)."Luke Wilson Is Bruce Wayne in Merry Little Batman".Men's Journal | Streaming.RetrievedNovember 14,2023.
- ^Caruso, Nick (October 3, 2021)."SNL: Luke Wilson Joins Brother Owen to Parody Star Trek and Jeff Bezos' 'Midlife Crisis of Cosmic Proportions'".TVLine.RetrievedAugust 30,2024.
- ^Grobar, Matt (December 15, 2023)."Netflix's 'No Good Deed' Adds Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Teyonah Parris, Abbi Jacobson & Poppy Liu".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedApril 23,2024.
External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of Irish descent
- Frat Pack
- Male actors from Dallas
- Occidental College alumni
- St. Mark's School (Texas) alumni
- Texas Christian University alumni