Owen is the middle sibling of three brothers. Owen, along with his brothers Luke and Andrew, moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting careers. Owen landed minor roles in big budgeted movies very quickly such as The Cable Guy. After minor appearances in action films like Anaconda, Armageddon and The Haunting, Owen got his big break with the 2000 comedy action hit Shanghai Noon starring opposite Jackie Chan. Gene Hackman took notice of Owen's performance in Shanghai Noon and recommended him to play opposite him in the 2001 action film Behind Enemy Lines.

Owen returned to the buddy comedy genre in 2002 with the action comedy I Spy, co-starring this time with Eddie Murphy. He then reunited with Chan to make Shanghai Knights (2003), teamed up with Ben Stiller in Zoolander (2001). In 2006 he starred in You, Me, and Dupree.

Owen Wilson dated Sheryl Crow when he was making The Minus Man. The couple separated in 2000.

Public Name: Owen Wilson
Birth Name: Owen Cunningham Wilson
Date of Birth: November 18, 1968
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas

Filmography

• Outsourced (2008)
• Drillbit Taylor (2007)
• The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
• Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
• You, Me and Dupree (2006)
• Cars (2006)
• Wedding Crashers (2005)
• The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
• Meet the Fockers (2004)
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
• Starsky & Hutch (2004)
• The Big Bounce (2004)
• Shanghai Knights (2003)
• I Spy (2002)
• Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• Zoolander (2001)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2001)
• Meet the Parents (2000)
• Shanghai Noon (2000)
• The Haunting (1999)
• Breakfast of Champions (1999)
• The Minus Man (1999)
• Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
• Rushmore (1998)
• Permanent Midnight (1998)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Anaconda (1997)
• The Cable Guy (1996)
• Bottle Rocket (1996)
• Bottle Rocket (1994)

Awards

• MTV Movie Award Best Onscreen Team "The Wedding Crashers" 2006
• MTV Movie Award Best Kiss "Starsky & Hutch" 2004