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Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Wilson was born in Dallas, in November 1968, Texas, the son of photographer Laura Wilson (née Cunningham), and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station.[1] His family is Irish American and Roman Catholic.[2][3] While living in Dallas, Wilson attended The Lamplighter School, which he revisited in 2005, and St. Mark's School of Texas, from which he was expelled when, in the tenth grade, he stole his teacher's textbook in an attempt to help him finish his math homework quicker.[4] Wilson also attended his senior year in high school at the New Mexico Military Institute.

In 1991, Wilson moved to Los Angeles with brothers Luke and Andrew to pursue acting careers.
<b>Wise words:</b> "At about the same age as I was interested in petrified wood, I was just fascinated with this dumb idea that we only used 10 percent of our brains. I was always thinking: Man, if I could only use 20..."


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Owen Wilson - news / articles


  • Wilson to woof it up as Marmaduke - 4 November 2009
    -Owen Wilson is back in the doghouse after scoring a Christmas 2008 hit with Marley & Me - he has signed on to be the voice of cartoon mutt Marmaduke in a new film. - -The actor will join William H. Macy, Fergie, Steve Coogan and Wayans brothers Damon and Marlon in F


  • Marley and Me: Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson interview - 11 March 2009
    rley and Me tells the story of the 15 years when his family was terrorised by the world’s worst dog, Marley. We caught up Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, who star as Grogan and his wife Jennifer in the film, and asked them if the old adage about never working


  • Owen Wilson's Arrested Development - 25 March 2008
    t's doubtful that actors are really any braver than, say, firemen, policemen or nurses. Still, it must have taken some guts for Owen Wilson to stand up and present an Oscar this year. A worldwide audience of up to a billion people flashing back to headlines about the

Owen Wilson - what members say


  • Shanghai Noon
  • Shanghai Noon review by from NOTTINGHAM
    Rated - 4 stars 26 March 2004
    ...I think there is something about Owen Wilson. He just makes me laugh. He was great in Zoolander. Great in The Royal Tenebaums. Very good in Behind Enemy Lines. He was even...  
  • Meet The Parents
  • Meet The Parents review by A customer from Stockport
    Rated - 3 stars A little disappointed ... 25 January 2005
    ...iller was treated by his future inlaws than in cracking up at the comedy gags. Owen Wilson is way off par in this and De Niro for me just isn't very funny in this and in ...  
  • Zoolander
  • Zoolander review by from Gloucestershire
    Rated - 5 stars Really, really, really funny! 30 April 2004
    ...! I thought it was laugh-out-loud funny and love anything with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson (devoted fan) so it's 'really, really, really' one for my collection! ...  

Owen Wilson - filmography


  • Cars 2 (2011)
    Starring: Owen Wilson
    Director: Brad Lewis
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    All the world's a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe's fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the "Cars" saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 88% from 18 members
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  • Marley & Me on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jennifer Aniston,  Owen Wilson,  Almudena Alcazar
    Director: David Frankel
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    John Grogan's bestselling book about his Labrador retriever bounds onto the screen with MARLEY AND ME. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a couple who adopts the badly behaved but much-loved dog. Oscar-winner Alan Arkin co-stars in this comedy from director David Frankel (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA).
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 16,761 members
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  • Drillbit Taylor on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Leslie Mann,  Alex Frost,  Josh Peck
    Director: Steven Brill
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they're pumped... until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,756 members
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  • Cars on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Bob Costas,  Ray Magliozzi,  Owen Wilson
    Director: John Lasseter
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Talking cars rediscover the quirky originality of middle America in this inventive animated film from the folks at Pixar (TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO). Owen Wilson does the voice of arrogant rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, who winds up stranded in the small desert town of Radiator Springs on his way ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 42,058 members
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  • Cars - BLU-RAY Version (2006)
    Starring: Ray Magliozzi,  Tom Magliozzi,  Owen Wilson
    Director: John Lasseter
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Talking cars rediscover the quirky originality of middle America in this inventive animated film from the folks at Pixar (TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO). Owen Wilson does the voice of arrogant rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, who winds up stranded in the small desert town of Radiator Springs on his way ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 3,167 members
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  • Shanghai Knights on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Owen Wilson,  Fann Wong
    Director: David Dobkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this entertaining sequel to SHANGHAI NOON, Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) are reunited on an adventure that leads them from their home in the USA to England. Upon hearing of his father's murder in China at the hands of the English Lord Rathbone (Aidan Gillen), Wang leaves ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 9,351 members
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  • I Spy on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  Owen Wilson,  Gary Cole
    Director: Betty Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When the Air Force's newest stealth bomber disappears complete with cloaking device, secret agent Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) is sent to Budapest to find it. To Scott's dismay, he is teamed with undefeated middleweight champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), who is slated to fight in Budapest where ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 5,632 members
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  • Zoolander on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Owen Wilson,  Will Ferrell
    Director: Ben Stiller
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) isn't smart, but he looks "really, really good." An empty-headed yet kindhearted male model, the self-absorbed Derek becomes an unwitting pawn in a international assassination plot masterminded by oddball fashion dictator Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell). Meanwhile, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 25,860 members
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  • Shanghai Noon on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Jackie Chan,  Owen Wilson,  Lucy Liu
    Director: Tom Dey
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    An action-comedy with a decidedly Western twist, SHANGHAI NOON features astounding acrobatics from superstar Jackie Chan. Chong Wang (Chan) is a dedicated member of the Chinese Imperial Guard. When the emperor's former captain, Lo Fong (Roger Yuan), oversees an illegal operation that involves ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 8,027 members
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  • The Minus Man on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Owen Wilson,  Sheryl Crow,  Alex Warren
    Director: Hampton Fancher
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A placid drifter named Vann (Owen Wilson) inhabits a small town looking for a fresh start on life. His passive demeanor and appearance hides the fact that he's a serial killer. He wanders the country preying on the desperate and lonely. Although, in this particular town, he becomes romantically ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 387 members
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  • Permanent Midnight on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Elizabeth Hurley,  Maria Bello
    Director: David Veloz
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Based on the memoirs of Jerry Stahl, a successful TV writer who was reduced to working at a McDonalds' drive-thru window by his crippling addiction to heroin. Ben Stiller gives an acclaimed performance as Stahl in this gritty film ripe with darkly comedic moments. Stahl himself has a cameo as a ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 689 members
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  • Armageddon - BLU-RAY Version (1998)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Billy Bob Thornton,  Liv Tyler
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A low earth orbit space station is in the middle of a repair mission with the space shuttle when an unforeseen meteor shower obliterates them both. This sudden event sends fireballs hurtling to Earth and scientists scurrying to telescopes. An amateur astronomer is the first to spy a gigantic ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 594 members
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Owen Wilson - watch online


  • Zoolander to Watch Now (2001)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Owen Wilson,  Will Ferrell
    Director: Ben Stiller
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 85 minutes
    Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel (Owen Wilson) scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu (Will Ferrell) seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 265 members
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  • Permanent Midnight to Watch Now (1998)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Elizabeth Hurley,  Maria Bello
    Director: David Veloz
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 88 minutes
    On the surface, Jerry Stahl seems to have it all. A successful career as a top Hollywood television scriptwriter earning $5,000 a week, married to a beautiful British television executive, Sandra (albeit a marriage of convenience), and a baby on the way. But behind the glossy facade lies a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 2 members
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Owen Wilson facts

5 most recent films

Cars 2 - 4.5 stars
Little Fockers - 3.5 stars
How Do You know? - 3.5 stars
Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

King Of The Hill - Season 5 - 4.0 stars
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - 3.5 stars
Cars - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Marley & Me - 3.5 stars
Cars - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Untitled James L. Brooks Project - 3 stars
Little Fockers - 3.5 stars
How Do You know? - 3.5 stars
Cars 2 - 4.5 stars
Anaconda - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ben Stiller - 11 times - show films
Will Ferrell - 7 times - show films
Vince Vaughn - 4 times - show films
Bill Murray - 4 times - show films
Anjelica Huston - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Wes Anderson - 4 times - show films
David Dobkin - 3 times - show films
Steven Brill - 3 times - show films
James L. Brooks - 2 times - show films
Luke Wilson - 2 times - show films


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