Brat Pack
Ally Sheedy
Ally's big break was writing a story at age 12 about an encounter between Elizabeth I and a mouse. The story was picked up and published by McGraw-Hill and was titled 'She Was Nice To Mice'. It became a bestseller.
From a very young age until her early teens Ally danced with the American Ballet Theatre. When she realized dancing meant a very strict diet regime she turned to acting full time. Still in her teens she was getting a lot of offers of work from various newspapers and magazines including the Village Voice and the New York Times.
Eventually, Ally decided to take an offer to write a piece on her and her Mother for Ms. Magazine.
An appearance on the Mike Douglas Show to promote her book led to her being signed by an agent who saw the show. At 18 Ally enrolled in the drama department at USC and soon landed roles in 'The Best Little Girl In The World', 'Homeroom and 'Hill Street Blues'. Her big break came as Sean Penn's girlfriend JC in the film 'Bad Boys'.
Her next role was in the 1983 movie 'War Games' with Matthew Broderick. After this came 'Oxford Blues' with Rob Lowe, 'The Breakfast Club' and 'St Elmos Fire'.
In 1992 Ally married David Lansbury and in 1994 they had a daughter named Rebecca.
In recent years Ally has won Best Actress awards from both the Los Angeles Film Critics' Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. She also won Best Female Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance as Lucy Berlinger in High Art.
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler Lowe was born on the 17th March 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a model as a young boy and began acting in his teens. His first major role being in Class with Andrew McCarthy in 1983. He then went on to star in Oxford Blues with Ally Sheedy, St Elmo's Fire and About Last Night opposite Demi Moore.
In 1988, Lowe was involved in a scandal centering around a sexually explicit videotape which involved a minor, for which he did 20 hours of community service in Dayton. He subsequently sought help for his problems with drugs and alcohol.
Mike Myers is known to have resurrected Rob's acting career. He and Rob became close friends, and Rob co-starred in 4 of his films, including Wayne's World and Austin Powers.
A little known fact about Rob is that he is deaf in his right ear.
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