Who is Owen Wilson?
Owen Wilson is an American actor and screenwriter, who is famous for his collaboration with the filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he has worked on several projects.
Also, he has appeared in a number of Frat Pack comedies and voiced Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise.
Owen Wilson: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity
Owen was born in Dallas, Texas, the United States on November 18, 1968. His birth name is Owen Cunningham Wilson.
His father’s name is Robert Andrew Wilson (advertising executive) and his mother’s name is Laura Cunningham Wilson (photographer).
He has two siblings namely, Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson. Owen holds American citizenship and Irish ethnicity. His birth sign is Scorpio.
Education, School/ College University
Talking about Owen’s education history, he went to St. Mark’s School of Texas from where he was expelled for misbehavior.
He then graduated from Thomas Jefferson School before going to the military academy in New Mexico. He enrolled at the University of Texas to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Owen Wilson: Professional Life, Career
Talking about his profession, Owen Wilson co-wrote with Anderson in the script for the film ‘Bottle Rocket’. It was based on a short film directed by Anderson a couple of years ago. The full-length film was released in 1996. In spite of being a commercial failure, it got positive reviews.
Whereas, Ben Stiller, who is a fan of the movie ‘Bottle Rocket’ offered a minor role to Owen in his directorial venture ‘The Cable Guy’ (1996) which also starred Jim Carrey. Additionally, he played the drug addict Nicky in ‘Permanent Midnight’, a comedy-drama based on the eponymous book by Jerry Stahl’s in 1998.
The film failed at the box office in spite of being critically acclaimed. In addition, he found his big break in 2000 when he was cast as Roy O’Bannon in the martial arts comedy ‘Shanghai Noon’. The film was a huge commercial success. He reprised this role in ‘Shanghai Knights’ in 2003.
Whereas, he co-wrote the script for the comedy-drama ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ (2001) which was directed by his friend Anderson. Eventually, 2004 was a very productive year for the actor and he acted in five films, the most notable of which was the comedy-drama ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ which was both a parody of and homage to French diving pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
He also appeared as John Beckwith, a bachelor attorney in the 2005 movie ‘Wedding Crashers’. He co-produced and starred in the comedy film ‘You, Me, and Dupree’ in 2006 and appeared as John Grogan in ‘Marley & Me’ in 2008.
In the year 2011, he appeared in the romantic comedy ‘Midnight in Paris’, a movie that explores the themes of nostalgia and modernism. In addition to films, he has also appeared in episodes of television shows like ‘Community’ and ‘Drunk History’.
Awards, Nomination
He won Best Ensemble for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) at COFCA Award in 2015, he won Comedy Duo of the Year at CinemaCon Award, he won Inherent Vice (2014) at Robert Altman Award. Similarly, he won Best Action Movie Actor for No Escape (2015) at Jury Award in 2016.
He also won Best Screenplay for Rushmore (1998), Debut of the Year for Bottle Rocket (1996) at Special Award. He won Best On-Screen Team for Wedding Crashers (2005) at MTV Movie Award.
Owen Wilson: Net Worth, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of around $70 million. Furthermore, he has earned around $90 million before taxes, management fees, and other lifestyle costs from his movie acting alone.
Owen Wilson: Rumors and Controversy
There was a rumor that Owen dated Xhoana Xheneti, Demi Moore. Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Owen Wilson has a height of 5 feet 10 inches and he weighs 75Kg. His hair color is blonde and his eyes color is blue. Furthermore, his dress size is unknown and his shoe size is 11 (US).
Social Media
Owen doesn’t have an official page on social sites like Facebook and Instagram. But he has around 51k followers on Twitter.
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