Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: September 21, 1971

Age: 51 years old

Birth Place: Dallas, Texas

Siblings: Owen Wilson

While Luke Wilson looked more the Hollywood leading man than older brother Owen, his tendency toward independent films with smaller audiences often put him in his sibling's shadow. Both brothers got their start in college friend Wes Anderson's student film-turned-cult favorite "Bottle Rocket" (1996), and from the critical success of that fresh and funny heist flick, they were courted by Hollywood. Wilson's significant talent for bringing depth and charm to intellectual melancholics was reduced to roles as all-around good guys - including subcategories of dimwits and cuckolded men - in mainstream comedies like "Legally Blonde" (2001), "Old School" (2003), "The Family Stone" (2005) and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (2006). His more soulful achievements were lesser-seen, with Wilson re-teaming with Anderson to play an adrift former child prodigy in "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001) and earning critical favor for the period family drama "My Dog Skip" (2000) and John Dahl's "You Kill Me" (2006). Wilson managed to recreate some of the spark of his screen debut as writer, director and co-star (alongside brother Owen) of the smart comedy "The Wendell Baker Story" (2005), generally remaining below the radar for a string of independent comedies and surfacing every few years to lend support in broad comedies.

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2023

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2022
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2021

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2021

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2020

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2020

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2020
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Movie
2020

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2020

Bobbleheads: The Movie

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Movie
2020

Access Daily

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

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2019

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2019
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2019

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2019

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2019

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2018

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2018

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2018

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2017

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2017
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2017

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2016

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2016
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2016

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2016

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2016

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2016

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2016

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2015

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2015
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2011

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2009

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2009

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2008

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The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet

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2007

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2007

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2007

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2007

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2006

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2006
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2006

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2006

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2006

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2005

The Wendell Baker Story

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2005

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2005

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2005

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2005

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2004
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2004

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Old SchoolStream

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2003
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2003

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2003
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2003

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2002

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2001
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Legally BlondeStream

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2001
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2001

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2000

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2000

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1999

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1998
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1997

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