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Owen C. Wilson

Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of photographer Laura Wilson (née Cunningham), and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. His family is Irish American and Roman Catholic. 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. 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.


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Owen C. Wilson - filmography


  • Bottle Rocket on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Luke Wilson,  Owen C. Wilson,  James Caan
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: 15
    The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends ..read more »
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Bottle Rocket - 3.0 stars

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Luke Wilson - 1 times - show films
James Caan - 1 times - show films
Robert Musgrave - 1 times - show films
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Wes Anderson - 1 times - show films