All About Owen, Luke and Andrew

The love of acting runs deep for the Wilson brothers.

Owen, Luke, and Andrew Wilson are three brothers from Dallas, Texas, who all began working as actors in the 1990s. The first role of all three brothers was in the 1996 movie. Bottle Rocket, This also marked Wes Anderson’s feature directorial debut. In later years, they achieved individual fame through films. Angels of Charlie, Royal Tenenbaums, zoolander And legal blonde.

They also collaborated on additional projects, including one in 2005. Wendell Baker’s StoryWritten by Luke, co-directed by Luke and Andrew, and starring Luke and Own.

In 2008, Luke opened up about his experience working with his siblings, telling PEOPLE that mixing work and family “can be both good and bad.” It also revealed how they resolve their differences when they don’t get along.

“Owen basically said he was done with the scene, and we didn’t think we understood that,” Luke explained at the time. “So Andrew said: ‘Are you done? Aren’t you going to do it again?’ [He] he looks at me and I say, ‘I can’t, you’re bigger than him, just kick his ass.’ Just kick his ass, man.’ ”

But despite their differences at times, there was something between them that “[made] “Things are easier,” Luke said.[We] they just have the same kind of sense of humor. It’s great to be so close to the people you work with.”

Since then, the brothers have mostly worked on their own projects; Owen starred in Disney’s movie. Haunted house and season 2 Loki, and Luke on Apple TV quotes In 2023. Andrew has taken a break from acting since 2017.

From their personal lives to their careers, here’s everything you need to know about the Wilson sisters.

Owen, Luke and Andrew were trouble when they were young

Robert and Laura Wilson welcomed their first son, Andrew, on August 22, 1964. Their second son, Owen, followed a few years later on 18 November 1968, while also adding their younger brother Luke to the family. On September 21, 1971.

Owen, Luke and Andrew may be successful players now with many accolades between them, but they weren’t always this good when they were kids. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Owen explained that the siblings were all “challenges” to their parents and that none of them were particularly “bad” ones, as Jimmy suggested.

“You’re not going to military school because you aced every test,” Owen joked, referring to his teenage records. “One minute I’m in Dallas, the next minute I’m in New Mexico.”

Owen added that their father did his best to handle the situation with humor while trying to fix the children.

“The great thing about my parents, especially my dad, was that he used humor to get along with us, and he had to do that, especially in his teenage years, he had a lot to deal with.” Loki said the actor. “My father said he was a founding member of the 3-7-9-0 club, representing three sons, seven high schools, nine colleges and zero degrees.”

Owen has had a fruitful career as an actor

While attending the University of Texas at Austin, Owen met and became roommates with director Wes Anderson, with whom he would work throughout his career.

Owen made his feature film debut in 1996. Bottle Rocket (also Anderson’s feature-length directorial debut), was originally a short film shot two years earlier. continued writing together rushmore And Royal Tenenbaums with the director. For Royal TenenbaumsThe duo was nominated for best original screenplay at the 2001 Academy Awards.

Owen also frequently collaborates with Ben Stiller in 1996. Cable ManDirected by Stiller. Since then, they have starred in more than ten films together. zoolander, A night at the museum franchise and Meet the Parents sherry.

Owen joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021 as Morbius in the Disney+ show. LokiIts second season premieres in October 2023.

Luke has worked in films with big stars

Like Owen, Luke’s acting career began in 1996 with a leading role. Bottle Rocket.

In 1997 and 1998, she starred opposite Drew Barrymore in two romantic comedies. Best Men And home fries. During an episode of the daytime talk show, Barrymore reminded Kate Hudson, who previously dated Owen, that she was in an “open relationship” with her former co-star.

“I was dating him, but I think he was dating other people too,” the presenter said. “It was an open relationship; we were young.”

He reunited with Barrymore in the 2000s, while playing Cameron Diaz’s love interest. Charlie Angels and 2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Luke also played Reese Witherspoon’s love interest in 2001. legal blonde and 2003’s Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, among other roles.

Although his return Legal Blonde 3 Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet, Luke has made it clear that he wants to work with Witherspoon in the future.

“Yes. I’m always ready to work with Reese again,” he told PEOPLE in June 2021. “We’ll have to see what happens.”

Andrew got his first big break in the 90s

Andrew’s first major role Bottle Rocket with both of his younger brothers in 1996.

He also took on other supporting and minor roles in films starring his siblings. Angels of Charlie, rushmore, zoolander, How do you know And hall pass. Andrew collaborated more extensively with Luke and Owen. Wendell Baker’s Storywhich he co-directed with the first one.

However, Andrew seems to have stopped working in Hollywood after 2017.

Owen said the three brothers were very competitive

At the time of its emergence Jimmy Kimmel Live In November 2017, Owen shared that he hoped his own two sons wouldn’t be as competitive as they were with their siblings, or if they were, he hoped it would be in a better way.

“I hope my boys will be more competitive in useful things like getting good grades or who can treat me better, but it will probably be more like me and my siblings who are super competitive to this day,” Owen said.

He added that the Wilson brothers went go-karting during the summer and didn’t even compete in races, only competing over the names of their vehicles.

“There had to be names on the scoreboard… and I was caught off guard when they asked for a name and sometimes you come up with a race name, so I guess I was like Lightning McQueen,” he said. his character Cars.

He continued, “I thought it was pretty good until I saw the scoreboard and Luke’s name was Smuggler and it was such a cool name that as a kid I instantly had the feeling that you wanted to change the rules of the game. ‘Okay now we need to come up with new names.’ ”

Owen lived with both Luke and Andrew at different periods of his adult life.

Owen attempted suicide in August 2007 and sought treatment, after which he withdrew from his role in the film. tropical cyclone and is replaced by Matthew McConaughey. Fourteen years later, Owen opened in 2021. Esquire Cover story about how Andrew moved here temporarily to help him recover.

Owen shared that Andrew would wake up with him every morning and write him his schedules for the day to help make his life more manageable and ultimately better.

More recently, she lived with Luke while they were both filming projects in Atlanta. “It was fun,” Owen joked in a speech in 2022. “It all comes to you at once; the things you love about this guy and then what could drive you crazy.” Today report.

“It was nice that we were both there working on something and you had someone you could go to dinner with and watch the game with and argue with. There was a lot of arguing,” he added.

When asked which of the two is neater, he said: “I guess it depends on who you ask, and since you’re asking me, I’ll say I’m the neat freak and Luke’s the sloppy one.” said.

Andrew enjoyed working on projects with his siblings

Andrew opened up about his filming experience before stepping away from the spotlight Wendell Baker’s Story With Collider during the film’s promotion in 2007. Of working with Luke and Owen, Andrew said: “I think we have a similar sensibility. I think we think the same things are funny. I mean, Owen is absolutely hilarious, a funny guy and has been since we were little kids.”

He added that when he was young, his father asked Owen if he was the funniest person in the world, but in a negative way.

“And it turns out he’s one of the funniest people in the world,” Andrew admitted. “But yeah, we think the same things are funny, and when Luke showed me the script, I thought it was funny and really well written. So we tend to read the same things and have the same kinds of interests.”

Owen and Andrew are both fathers

Owen is the father of three children. He welcomed son Robert Ford with his then-girlfriend Jade Duell on January 14, 2011. Three years later, on January 30, 2014, he became father to a second son, Finn, with Caroline Lindqvist. Varunie Vongsvirates gave birth to her daughter Lyla Aranya on October 9, 2018.

Owen told Ellen DeGeneres during a 2017 appearance that his oldest son “looks like a little stuntman in training.” The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In addition to his interest in acting, Ford also has a sense of humor that influences his younger brother.

“Everything Ford says is the funniest thing ever,” Owen said of Finn’s opinion of his older brother. “And I can joke and it’s like crickets. These guys don’t look like anything.”

Luke, on the other hand, has no children of his own. Blonde Ambition The star, who previously told PEOPLE in 2007 that she wanted children, shared that she’s feeling a little “panic” as her 50th birthday approaches in 2021.

“Thirty didn’t matter to me. Forty didn’t matter to me,” she told PEOPLE. “I’ve just moved on quickly, but I’m 50. I don’t know if it affects me because when I wake up in the middle of the night I have pain and I forget the names of people I know.”

“So I don’t know. It’s definitely one of the things that made me think, ‘Oh, okay. That’s where the phrase midlife crisis comes from.’ I’m definitely starting to panic about things,” Luke added.

Meanwhile, Andrew does not share much about his personal life, but it is known that he has at least one child named Joey.

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