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A NEW LOWE; From his Brat Pack highs to his public fall from grace, Rob Lowe's career was resurrected by his turn in The West Wing. Now, as he debuts in London's West End, he talks to Marianne Macdonald about his eclectic life.
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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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August 12, 2005
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Byline: MARIANNE MACDONALD
God, Rob Lowe looks knackered. His blue eyes are smeared and filmy with tiredness - he moves with the stiffness of a man starved of sleep.
For the past few weeks, the 41-yearold Hollywood star has been rehearsing like a dog for his West End debut in the revival of A Few Good Men. He plays Lt Kaffee, a rookie military lawyer who crosses swords with the bigoted veteran in charge of the marines in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay. It is a part - just to make things even more stressful - made famous by his ex-Brat Packer pal Tom Cruise in the 1992 film.
'There are 67 scenes and 170-plus pages.
Lt Kaffee is off stage for four scenes,' Lowe assures me ...
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