Rob Lowe knows how to play the game. Over the course of his 40-year Hollywood career, the former Brat Pack member has literally seen it all.
Just before Father's Day, Rob sat down for a Zoom interview with E! News. During their conversation, Rob revealed his own approach to parenting and reiterated that in his house — personal privacy doesn't exist.
The former founding member of the Brat Pack has been a certified movie star and sex symbol since he first appeared in The Outsiders at only 18 years of age.
'90s kids will no doubt recall Rob from his work in such classic comedies as Tommy Boy and Wayne's World. But to me, he will literally always be Chris Traeger from Parks and Recreation.
Rob shares two adult sons with his wife, Sheryl Berkoff. There's Matthew who's recently turned 28 and John Owen, 26.
"A lot of advice is leading by example, right?" Rob answered. "My father is 83, he still works, still goes to the office, is still practicing law."
E! then turned the tables on Rob and asked him to choose the one piece of advice that he would bestow upon fellow fathers, like himself.
"For me, the hardest part was 15, 16, 17, 18; teenagers. Not a big shocker," Rob said with a smile spreading across his face.
"Your kids are out there and they're partying," Rob said bluntly. "Get real. And every parent is like, 'My kids aren't, but their friends are.'"
"Your job is literally to keep them alive and to not do something stupid while they hopefully figure out how to navigate that part of their lives," Lowe said thoughtfully.
Given Rob's history and his own checkered past with substance abuse, it's not hard to understand why he takes a hard line.
"Today I have 31 years drug and alcohol free[sic]," Rob wrote via Instagram. "I want to give thanks to everyone walking this path with me, and welcome anyone thinking about joining us; the free and the happy."
For those looking to add a little more Lowe to their life, you can watch him in the Mike Myer's comedy series The Pentaverate, currently streaming on Netflix.
