Born:
September 21, 1971
in
Dallas, Texas
Best Known For:
Being the younger brother of Owen Wilson.
Early-life:
Luke Cunningham Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 21, 1971 to Robert and Laura. He is the younger brother of actors Andrew and Owen. Luke's interest in acting took hold while a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Alongside Owen, Luke made his acting debut in short film Bottle Rocket (1994). Two years later, the 13-minute short became a full-length film under the same title and it united all three Wilson brothers. The full-length version was also Wes Anderson's directorial debut.
Career:
After moving to Hollywood with Owen and Andrew, Wilson landed a role in Telling Lies in America (1997). In the same year, he also made a cameo appearance in Scream 2. He went on to star in the comedies Best Men (1997), Bongwater (1997) and Home Fries (1998) before teaming up again with Wes Anderson for Rushmore (1998). He worked with Anderson again in 2001, playing Richie in The Royal Tennebaums. Other credits include Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Old School (2003), Legally Blonde 2, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Idiocracy (2006) and Vacancy (2007). From 2011 to 2013, he starred in HBO comedy drama Enlightened.
Quote:
"The thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up."
Trivia:
Wilson was a star athlete at school.