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| Name |
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Owen Wilson |
| Real Name |
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Owen Cunningham Wilson |
| Nick Name |
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| Height |
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5' 11" (180
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| Date of Birth |
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18 November 1968 |
| Place of Birth |
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Dallas, Texas, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Self-proclaimed troublemaker, Owen
Wilson grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura,
a photographer; his father, an advertising executive;
and his brothers, Andrew Wilson (the
eldest) and Luke Wilson (the
youngest). Expelled from St. Mark's Academy
in Dallas in tenth grade, Owen 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 in Austin, where he met
his future mentor and friend, Wes Anderson.
Later, Owen and Anderson made a short film called
Bottle Rocket, which was played at the Sundance
Film Festival in 1993. Later, with director James
L. Brooks' support, Owen and Anderson expanded the
short film into a feature film Bottle Rocket (1996).
Owen's inspired performance as Dignan in the film,
not to mention his blond hair, large grin, and pleasant
voice, became his key to Hollywood. That same year,
Owen appeared in one memorable scene as a smooth,
luckless date in Ben Stiller's black comedy The
Cable Guy (1996).
Owen worked steadily for the rest of the 1990s.
He appeared in Anaconda (1997),
Armageddon (1998),
and The Haunting (1999).
Owen and Anderson next wrote a screenplay, resulted
in the artistic successful film Rushmore (1998)
which earned praised from the critics.
In 2000, Owen began to take larger Hollywood projects
when he starred in Shanghai Noon. His brief appearance
as a Jesus-loving, super rich romantic rival to
Ben Stiller was a comic highlight of the hit Meet
the Parents (2000).
Owen continued co-writing with Wes Anderson, and
co-starring with his brother and Ben Stiller in
the unusual family story The Royal Tennenbaums (2001).
Shifting to serious roles, Owen then co-starred
with Gene Hackman in the military drama Behind Enemy
Lines (2001) which
was followed by I Spy (2002).
He then starred in the Shanghai Noon sequel, Shanghai
Knights (2003) before
appearing opposite Morgan Freeman in The Big Bounce
(2003) and opposite
Ben Stiller in Starsky & Hutch (2004). |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
You, Me and Dupree |
| 2006 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| 2006 |
Cars |
| 2005 |
The Wedding Crashers |
| 2005 |
The Wendell Baker Story |
| 2004 |
Meet the Fockers |
| 2004 |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou |
| 2004 |
Around the World in 80 Days |
| 2004 |
Starsky & Hutch |
| 2003 |
The Big Bounce |
| 2003 |
Shanghai Knights |
| 2002 |
I Spy |
| 2001 |
King of the Hill: Luanne Virgin 2.0 |
| 2001 |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
| 2001 |
Behind Enemy Lines |
| 2001 |
Zoolander |
| 2000 |
Meet The Parents |
| 2000 |
Shanghai Noon |
| 1999 |
The Haunting |
| 1999 |
The Minus Man |
| 1999 |
Breakfast of Champions |
| 1998 |
Armageddon |
| 1998 |
Permanent Midnight |
| 1997 |
Anaconda |
| 1996 |
Bottle Rocket |
| 1996 |
The Cable Guy |
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| Awards: |
| Chicago Film Critics Association |
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2001 Best Original Screenplay (Royal
Tenenbaums) |
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| British Academy Awards |
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2001 Best Original Screenplay (Royal
Tenenbaums) |
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| Toronto Film Critics Association |
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2001 Best Screenplay [Runner-up] (Royal
Tenenbaums) |
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| Writers Guild of America |
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2001 Best Original Screenplay (Royal
Tenenbaums) |
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