A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye
A
teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat
Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe
chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in
Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where
he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.
The Outsiders placed Lowe at the birth of the modern youth movement in the entertainment industry. During his time on The West Wing,
he witnessed the surreal nexus of show business and politics both on
the set and in the actual White House. And in between are deft and
humorous stories of the wild excesses that marked the eighties, leading
to his quest for family and sobriety.
Never mean-spirited or
salacious, Lowe delivers unexpected glimpses into his successes,
disappointments, relationships, and one-of-a-kind encounters with people
who shaped our world over the last twenty-five years. These stories are
as entertaining as they are unforgettable.
