Biography

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an  self-proclaimed troublemaker. Owen  grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura, a photographer; his father, an ad exec; and his brothers, Andrew Wilson (the eldest) and Luke Wilson (the youngest) who is an actor too.

Expelled from St. Mark’s Academy in Dallas Texas in the tenth grade, Owen finished his sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson School and then wen on  to a military academy in New Mexico.

Then he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he met his future friend and menor, Wes Anderson. They wrote the screenplay to Bottle Rocket (1996) together, and sent it to their family friend, screenwriter L.M.Kit Carson, who sent forward to few associates and it finally ended up in the hands of James L. Brooks, who gave the Texans $5 million dollars to make it into a feature film.

Despite critical praise, Bottle Rocket  (1996) only grossed one million dollars. After making the film, Wilson moved to Hollywood, setting up house with his two brothers and Anderson.

Fairly quickly, Owen found himself acting in a series of big budget films, such as The Cable Guy (1996), The Haunting (1999), Anaconda (1997) and Breakfast Of Champions (1999). Wich led to more work in big budget movies, such as Shanghai Noon (2000), Meet The Parents (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001).

He’s known not only for his nose, which has been broken several times, but also for his ‘free wheeling ways’ with a script. He co-wrote the film The Royal Tenembaums (2001) with his oft partner and longtime friend, Wes Anderson.

Wilson has been linked with such ladies as actress Demi Moore, singer Cheril Crow and with the actress Kate Hudson. His relationship with Hudson ended in May 2007.

Owen was taken to St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California on August 26, 2007, after a reported suicide atempt at his Santa Monica house, where Wilson allegedly slashed his wrists and took an overdose of pills. Once stabilized at St. John’s, Wilson was transferred to Cedar-Sianir Medical Centetr in Los Angeles, where his condition was initially described as serious, then later upgraded to stable. His lawyer later confirmed that he had been undergoing treatment for depression.