Wilson attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. 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. Also in 2001, Wilson and Anderson collaborated on their third film, The Royal Tenenbaums, which was a financial and critical success. It earned the writing team an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. However, Wilson did star in the film as Bill Murray’s would-be son, Ned Plimpton; a role written specifically for Wilson.
Wilson was born in Dallas, to photographer Laura Cunningham Wilson and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. He has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger brother, Luke. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is Irish American and Catholic.
The film grossed nearly US$100 million worldwide. The comedy featured an all-star cast, including Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Seymour Cassel and brother Luke. Also in 2005, Owen collaborated with his brothers by appearing in The Wendell Baker Story, written by brother Luke, directed by Luke and brother Andrew. in 2006, Wilson provided the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Disney/Pixar film Cars, starred in You, Me and Dupree with Kate Hudson, and appeared with Stiller in Night at the Museum as Jedediah, the cowboy, an uncredited role. He starred in the film The Big Year, an adaptation of Mark Obmascik’s book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession.
Wilson attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. His fame continued to rise after starring alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in the 2001 film Zoolander. Wilson returned to the buddy-comedy genre in 2002 with the action comedy I Spy, co-starring Eddie Murphy. Wilson provided the voice for the Whackbat Coach Skip in Wes Anderson’s version of Fantastic Mr. Fox. The 2002 release of the album C’mon C’mon by former girlfriend Sheryl Crow features the song Safe and Sound which is dedicated to Wilson in the liner notes and is said to be an autobiographical account of Wilson’s and Crow’s relationship.
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Wilson subsequently landed a role in The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, an early admirer of Bottle Rocket. in 2006, Wilson provided the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Disney/Pixar film Cars, starred in You, Me and Dupree with Kate Hudson, and appeared with Stiller in Night at the Museum as Jedediah, the cowboy, an uncredited role. Wilson next starred in the Judd Apatow comedy, Drillbit Taylor, released in March 2008. Wilson made a guest appearance on the NBC comedy Community with fellow Frat Pack member Jack Black. Most recently, Wilson starred as a nostalgic writer in the romantic comedy Midnight in Paris. On August 26, 2007, Wilson was taken to St. John’s Health Center amid reports of a suicide attempt.
