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Chad Lowe: Martin Sheen
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Chad Lowe has been a professional actor since the age of fifteen. Born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a lawyer father and novelist mother, he moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was nine. There his neighbor, Martin Sheen, encouraged him to explore the world of acting. After high school, he went to New York and studied
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Chad Lowe has resisted becoming a standard issue teen idol, opting for a more unconventional career. In his body of work on stage, screen and TV, the green-blue eyed blond has conveyed an impressive seriousness and gravity that belies his pretty boy looks. As a frustrated 15-year-old, Lowe was encouraged to "pursue acting not only as a profession but as a way of life" by family friend Martin Sheen. He soon acquired an agent and landed his first acting job--a role in the TV-movie docudrama FLIGHT 90:DISASTER ON THE POTOMAC, just before his 16th birthday.
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Lowe gained a devoted following and considerable acclaim and notoriety as a series regular on the third and fourth seasons of the landmark family drama "Life Goes On" (ABC, 1991-93). As Jesse McKenna, the HIV-positive artist boyfriend of Becca (Kellie Martin), he movingly portrayed the different stages of a high schooler simultaneously dealing with young love and a terminal illness. Lowe won a richly deserved 1992/93 Emmy for his portrayal. The socially conscious actor ... became a fixture on AIDS-related TV specials and PSAs. He went on to appear in various TV-movies and miniseries as well as several theater production. Lowe also remained devoted to acting training.
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