Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and writer.
He’s 39!
Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums, but he is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in Wedding Crashers and as Hansel in Zoolander.
Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Laura Wilson (née Cunningham), a photographer, 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, when in the tenth grade after stealing his teacher’s textbook in an attempt to help him finish his math homework quicker, he was expelled. Owen 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.
Upcoming Projects:
- Acted in another Wes Anderson film, The Darjeeling Limited, screening at the 45th annual New York Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, opened September 30, 2007, co-starring Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody, in which three brothers take a train trip through India.
- In Post-production on Judd Apatow’s comedy, Drillbit Taylor, scheduled for release March 2008.
- Acted in Kyle Gulutzan and Sean Casey’s production of Roundabout, scheduled for release December 2008.
- In Pre-production, film adaptation of John Grogan’s best-selling memoir, Marley & Me, co-starring Jennifer Aniston.
Other November 18th Birthdays:
Brenda Vaccaro-Actress -68
Linda Evans-Actress -65
Sinbad-Actor/Comedian -51
Elizabeth Perkins-Actress -47
