Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down Podcast.

My thanks as always for clicking and listening along.

Kind of great one for you today with Rob Lowe.

And where to begin with Rob Lowe?

I guess you started in 1983 with his first movie role at the age of 18 in the outsiders.

He starred with Tom Cruise and a bunch of other young stars and that started a run of

hits through the 80s.

He was a member of the so called Brat Pack.

You'll remember them if you're of a certain age.

Went through to St. Elmo's Fire about last night.

Youngblood had that incredible stretch, got really famous, really young, had a lot of money

and fame and booze and everything that comes with being a celebrity at that level.

And as he talks about in our interview, it kind of ate him alive.

It came to a head with that infamous sex tape that many of you also will recall if you're

of a certain age.

But that is the moment he says that shook him into sobriety and changed his life.

He's been sober for 30 years now.

He's been married for nearly as long, about 30 years to his wife Cheryl.

He's got two adult sons, one of whom he now works with on his latest project.

It's called 911 Lone Star.

It's a procedural show on Fox about a New York City firefighter who is the lone survivor

in his firehouse of the attacks of September 11th, who moves with his son to Austin, Texas

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