Rob Lowe: I can't play average guy because of my good looks

Rob Lowe was just 15 years old when he became a teen heartthrob, and appeared in iconic '80s films like "The Outsiders" and "St. Elmo's Fire." Now, 35 years into his Hollywood career, he sits down with Oprah to reflect on the hard truths that come

This story first appeared in the April 11 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Just weeks after turning 50, Rob Lowe is out with Love Life, his second memoir. The double-entendre title gets at the book's two focuses: 

But as Lowe pointed out in his excellent and well-received 2011 memoir, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, he's changed a lot over the past 20-plus years. As a result of those scandals, he cleaned up his act and got his personal 

Rob Lowe's second memoir, Love Life, is more notable for what isn't there than what is. For instance, there's no mention in the just-published book of the infamous sex tape he filmed with an underage teen, the nanny lawsuits, or if he ever got anything

In his early years, outside of a few hits like St. Elmo's Fire, Lowe starred in forgettable fare like About Last Night and Bad Influence, playing unmemorable characters. The 50 year-old actor has only lately been able to flip the script—playing odd