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Luke Wilson
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Biography
Born: Luke Cunningham Wilson on 21 September 1971 in Dallas, Texas, US.
Luke Wilson is an American film actor. He was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Laura, a photographer, and Robert, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. Luke has two older brothers, fellow actors Owen and Andrew.
Wilson attended St. Mark's School of Texas and Occidental College, where he was initially more interested in the school's athletics department than he was in drama or theatre. He excelled at track and field at Occidental, and later at Texas Christian University, once he transferred.
Wilson's film acting career began with the lead role in the film Bottle Rocket in 1994, which was co-written by Wilson's older brother Owen and director Wes Anderson. Bottle Rocket was later made into a feature-length film in 1996.
After moving to Hollywood with his two brothers, he was cast opposite Calista Flockhart with romantic designs in Telling Lies in America and made a cameo appearance in the film-within-the-film of Scream 2 (both 1997). Wilson filmed back-to-back romantic films opposite Drew Barrymore: Best Men, about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding, and Home Fries (both 1998), about two brothers interested in the same woman for very different reasons.
I'm probably one of the worst people with numbers you've ever met. My brothers always kid that they think I'm counting cards in Vegas, but I'm just trying to add things up. 
Wilson remained in demand, playing the doctor beau of a schoolteacher in Rushmore (also 1998), directed by Anderson and co-written by brother Owen. A starring role opposite Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde elevated him to a major name in Hollywood and was followed up by hits like Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums. As a result of these and other roles, he became known as a part of the Frat Pack, a set of actors including his brother Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Steve Carell who often work in each other's movies.
Luke Wilson also made a notable role in the television show That '70s Show, as Michael Kelso's charming and athletic brother Casey Kelso. He appeared on and off the show from 2002 through 2005.
Recent films include The Family Stone (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Idiocracy (2006), and Blonde Ambition (2007).
