Owen Wilson in Meet the Parents | 2000

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Owen Wilson in Meet the Parents | 2000

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Teri Polo
Directed by: Jay Roach
About this actor

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and writer. Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, to photographer Laura Cunningham Wilson and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. He has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger brother, Luke, both also involved in filmmaking. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is Irish American and Roman Catholic. While living in Texas, Wilson attended The Lamplighter School, and St. Mark's School of Texas, from which he was expelled when, in the tenth grade, he stole his teacher's textbook to aid him in his homework. Wilson's initial acting role was as "Dignan" in the Wes Anderson film Bottle Rocket, which he co-wrote with Anderson. He also worked with Anderson as a creative collaborator on his next two directorial efforts, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, for which they were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Wilson quickly landed roles in big...