Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris and Drillbit Taylor. Wilson debuted as an actor in the role of “Dignan” in the Wes Anderson film Bottle Rocket, which he co-wrote with Anderson. Wilson subsequently landed a role in The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, an early admirer of Bottle Rocket. Gene Hackman took notice of Wilson’s performance in Shanghai Noon and recommended Wilson to co-star in the 2001 action film Behind Enemy Lines. Wilson partnered with Vince Vaughn in the 2005 Wedding Crashers which grossed over $200 million in the US alone. The film is set for a release in October 2011 from 20th Century Fox and co-stars Jack Black, JoBeth Williams, Steve Martin and Rashida Jones. On August 26, 2007, Wilson was taken to St. John’s Health Center amid reports of a suicide attempt.
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris and Drillbit Taylor. Also in 2001, Wilson and Anderson collaborated on their third film, The Royal Tenenbaums, which was a financial and critical success. The 2004 film was ultimately co-written by filmmaker Noah Baumbach. in 2004 Wilson worked with his brother Luke Wilson in the 2004 film Around the World in 80 Days as the Wright brothers. Wilson has appeared in ten films with Stiller (a long-time friend) to date: The Cable Guy (1996), Permanent Midnight (1998), Meet the Parents (2000), Zoolander (2001), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Meet the Fockers (2004), Night at the Museum (2006), and the sequels Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Little Fockers (2010). Wilson next starred in the Judd Apatow comedy, Drillbit Taylor, released in March 2008. The film is set for a release in October 2011 from 20th Century Fox and co-stars Jack Black, JoBeth Williams, Steve Martin and Rashida Jones. Written and directed by Woody Allen, the film has become Allen’s highest grossing film at the box office and was also well received by critics.
He has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger brother, Luke, both brothers attended NMMI (New Mexico Military Institute) where Owen did fine however his brother Luke had trouble adjusting to cadet life, and both brothers ended up leaving the Institute. Wilson attended the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Wilson subsequently landed a role in The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, an early admirer of Bottle Rocket. After minor appearances in action films like Anaconda, Armageddon and The Haunting, Wilson appeared in two dramatic roles: supporting actor in Permanent Midnight, which starred Stiller as a drug-addicted TV writer; and the lead role as a serial killer in The Minus Man, in which future girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow was a co-star. He also made a cameo in the Girl Skateboards video Yeah Right.
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Wilson debuted as an actor in the role of “Dignan” in the Wes Anderson film Bottle Rocket, which he co-wrote with Anderson. He also worked with Anderson as a creative collaborator on his next two directorial efforts, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, for which they were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The 2004 film was ultimately co-written by filmmaker Noah Baumbach.
