Rob Lowe has enjoyed a charmed life, endowed with fame and money, most of
us would agree.
The young guy from Ohio made his television debut at the age of 15 in the
ABC comedy "A New Kind of Family," and it didn't take long for him to become
a teen star and a member of the Brat Pack.
He gained notoriety as a Hollywood movie star in the 1980s after appearing
in a number of films, such as Outsiders and St. Elmo's Fire.
From the surface, Lowe's life appears ideal. His marriage to makeup artist
Sheryl Berkoff in 1991 is still going well, and his two sons are now in
their 20s.
Rob Lowe went on a blind date in 1983 and met Sheryl Berkoff, but they did
not begin dating until later. They didn't start dating until years later, in
1990, after rejoining on the set of Lowe's movie Bad Influence, where
Berkoff worked as a makeup artist.
A year later, the two were married, and soon after that, they had two boys.
They have now spent more than 31 years together!
Rob said when asked the key to his successful marriage: "Well, it starts
from the very beginning. If you're fortunate enough to be dating your best
friend, you're far ahead of the game. I married my best friend. We have the
same worldview. We don't have any fundamental disagreements about how to
raise children or manage money that we must contend with every day. Many
individuals lack it in their relationships, despite the fact that it's
incredibly crucial.
Recognizing that every marriage experiences highs and lows, "And the
relationship 31 years in is incredibly different than it was 31 years ago,
but it's different in a really positive way," Rob remarked as Lowe
continued.
Lowe posted a heartfelt remark on a photo of Sheryl on Instagram in honor
of their recent 31st wedding anniversary:
Happy 31st birthday, little one. My world is what you've created it. You
remain just as charming, intelligent, interesting, kind, and funny as you
did so many blissful years ago. Lifelong partners in love!
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the day Lowe chose to take up that
struggle and alter his life forever. Lowe has had some difficult periods in
his life and has battled and overcome an addiction.
At the height of his celebrity, he was misusing drugs and alcohol, which
caused a series of scandals that put his marriage in jeopardy.
He took the difficult choice to improve his life at the age of 26.
On May 10, 1990, the Golden Globe-winning actor made the decision to start
using alcohol and drugs. In 2014, Lowe spoke with Oprah Winfrey about
treatment.
"I didn't love having to go, and it was quite uncomfortable, but I loved
the research," the speaker said. Without treatment, I couldn't have achieved
sobriety because I required the scientific... I had to finish the task. It
was similar to attending law school, he claimed.
After declining for more than ten years, Lowe's career saw a revival in
1999 after he returned to television and made his breakthrough as Sam
Seaborn on the NBC political drama "The West Wing."
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