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{{Infobox actor
| name = ''Owen Wilson''
| image = Owen wilson.JPG
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Owen Wilson at ''You, Me and Dupree'' premiere in London.
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1968|11|18}}
| location = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]
| height = 5'11" (180cm)
| deathplace =
| birthname = Owen Cunningham Wilson
| notable role = '''Dignan''' in ''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' (1996)<br>'''Roy O'Bannon''' in ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' (2000) <br>'''Eli Cash''' in ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001)<br>'''Hansel''' in ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001) <br> '''[[John Beckwith]]''' in ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' (2005) <br> '''Lightning McQueen''' in '''[[Cars]]'''
| academyawards = '''Nominated:
*[[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Writing Original Screenplay]] <br> 2002 '''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'''
| spouse =
}}

'''Owen Cunningham Wilson''' (b. [[November 18]], [[1968]]) is an [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[United States|American]] actor and writer. Wilson was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Academy Award]] for his work on the screenplay of ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'', but he is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' and as Hansel in ''[[Zoolander]]''.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Wilson was born in [[Houston, Texas]] to Irish-American Catholic parents. His father was an advertising executive and his mother was a photographer. Wilson's mother, [[Laura Wilson (photographer)|Laura Wilson]], has produced four photo books and served as [[Richard Avedon|Richard Avedon's]] assistant while he photographed his ''In the American West'' series.
While living in Dallas, Wilson attended [[St. Mark's School of Texas]], but was expelled for supposedly cheating on a test. Later, Wilson moved to [[Los Angeles]] with his brothers [[Luke Wilson|Luke]] and [[Andrew Wilson (actor)|Andrew]] to pursue acting careers.

===Initial success===
While Wilson found some initial success as a film actor after his turn as Dignan in ''Bottle Rocket'', he also remained a key creative collaborator in [[Wes Anderson]]'s next two directorial efforts. ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' was the two writers' second script collaboration, and was partially based on Wilson's own expulsion from St. Mark's as a teenager. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} Although Wilson didn't appear in the film, he and Anderson acknowledged on the [[Criterion Collection]] [[DVD]] audio commentary that Wilson has a sort of quasi-cameo as Rosemary Cross's dead husband, Edward Appleby. The photographs of Appleby in Ms. Cross's room are ones taken of Wilson as a boy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0128445/trivia |title=Trivia for Rushmore (1998) |accessdate=2006-09-29 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref>

Wilson quickly landed minor roles in big-budget movies such as ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', directed by [[Ben Stiller]], an early admirer of ''Bottle Rocket''. After minor appearances in action films like ''[[Anaconda (film)|Anaconda]]'', ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'' and ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'', Wilson starred in two dramatic roles: a supporting role in ''[[Permanent Midnight]]'', which starred Ben Stiller as a drug-addicted TV writer; and a role as a serial killer in ''[[The Minus Man]]''.

===Movie star===
Wilson got his big break with the 2000 comedy action hit ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'', starring opposite [[Hong Kong]] action star [[Jackie Chan]]. The film grossed nearly US$100 million worldwide. His fame continued to rise after starring alongside [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Will Ferrell]] in the 2001 film ''[[Zoolander]]''.

[[Gene Hackman]] took notice of Wilson's performance in ''Shanghai Noon'' and recommended Wilson to play opposite himself in the 2001 action film ''[[Behind Enemy Lines (film)|Behind Enemy Lines]]'', Wilson's last dramatic starring role to date. Also in 2001, Wilson and Anderson collaborated on their third film, ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'', which was a financial and critical success. The comedy featured an all-star cast, including Hackman, [[Ben Stiller]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Anjelica Huston]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Danny Glover]], and brother [[Luke Wilson]]. Owen Wilson had a memorable supporting role in the film as Eli Cash, a wigged-out, drug-addled ''bon vivant'' who becomes a literary celebrity. It earned the writing team an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Wilson returned to the buddy comedy genre in 2002 with the action comedy ''[[I Spy (film)|I Spy]]'', co-starring [[Eddie Murphy]]. This big-screen remake of the television series flopped at the box office. He then reunited with Chan to make ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' (2003) and the movie remake of the television series ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]'' (2004), and partnered with [[Vince Vaughn]] in the 2005 ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' which grossed over $200 million in the US alone. In 2006, Wilson provided the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Disney/Pixar film ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'', starred in ''[[You, Me, and Dupree]]'', appeared with Ben Stiller in ''[[Night at the Museum]]'', and had a role in Kyle Gulutzan and Sean Casey's production of ''Roundabout'', which will be released in December 2008.

[[Image:Youmeanddupree4.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Kate Hudson]], [[Matt Dillon]], and Owen Wilson in ''[[You, Me and Dupree]]''.]]

Due to his busy schedule as an actor, Wilson was unable to collaborate on the script for Wes Anderson's fourth feature, ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]''. The film was ultimately co-written by filmmaker [[Noah Baumbach]]. However, Wilson did star in the film as Bill Murray's would-be son, Ned Plimpton -- a role written specifically for Wilson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=interviews&id=954 |title=Interview: Wes Anderson |accessdate=2006-09-29 | author=Fred Topel |date=[[2004-12-23]] |publisher=CHUD.com }}</ref>

[[Image:McQueen Large.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lightning McQueen]], the main character in the film ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'', voiced by Owen Wilson.]]

Wilson, along with his brother [[Luke Wilson|Luke]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Jack Black (actor)|Jack Black]], and [[Steve Carell]], are considered members of the [[Frat Pack]]. Owen is the first "Frat Pack" member to receive an Academy Award nomination. He has been in eight movies with Stiller (a long-time friend) to date: ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996), ''[[Permanent Midnight]]'' (1998), ''[[Meet the Parents]]'' (2000), ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001), ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001), ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]'' (2004), ''[[Meet the Fockers]]'' (2004) and ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' (2006).

In early 2005, Wilson rushed to Stiller's defense after ''[[The New Yorker]]'' published a disparaging characterization of Stiller's film performances, calling him "the latest, and crudest, version of the urban Jewish male on the make." The magazine published a letter written by Wilson, charging that critic David Denby was a "bully" who blithely dismissed all of Stiller's filmography with a touch of personal rancor. In Wilson's words, he jumped to defend Stiller "not because [the article] was good or fair toward my friend but exactly because it wasn't."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/gossip/owen-wilson/owen-wilson-comes-to-buddy-ben-stillers-defense-032504.php |title=Owen Wilson Comes to Buddy Ben Stiller's Defense |accessdate=2006-09-29 |date=[[2005-02-08]] |publisher=Defamer.com }}</ref>

==References in other media==
Most references to Owen Wilson in other media focus on his misshapen nose (which was broken twice when he played football in high school and college). Wilson has allegedly had his nose broken a total of 13 times, due to various accidents as a child and during football games.

**On the [[Celebrity Deathmatch]] episode where Wilson fights fellow ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' costar Vince Vaughn, Vaughn punches Wilson in his already-broken nose, causing it to revert to normal. Wilson then laments, "Hey, you straightened my nose! There goes my career! I might as well be [[Luke Wilson]]," and punches his nose back to its broken state.

== Character quotes ==
'''Oscar Choi''' (''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]'')
*"I'm, like, 98% excited, and maybe 2% scared. Or maybe it's backwards. Maybe I'm 98% scared, and, like, 2% excited. But that's what makes it so great... I'm so confused!"
'''Gary Dixon''' (''[[Anaconda (film)|Anaconda]]'')
*"Is it just me, or does the jungle make you horny?"
'''Hansel''' (''[[Zoolander]]'')
*"You're talking loco and I like it!"
*"The files are IN the computer?"
*"I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. [[Richard Gere]]'s a real hero of mine. [[Sting]]. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I'm selling? No. Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot."
*"Who are you tryin' to get crazy with, ese? Don't you know I'm loco?"
*"Listen to your friend [[Billy Zane]], he's a cool dude!"
*"Well then you can just dere-lick... my balls."
*"You want to hear something crazy... when I saw you in the 1995 Vogue magazine, your what made me want to be a model... I freakin worship you man.

'''Luke Saunderson''' (''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]'')
*"What's with the [[Addams Family]] mansion? Cos I gotta be honest with ya, I'm not getting a real strong sleep vibe."
'''Dignan''' (''[[Bottle Rocket]]'')
*"What a lemon! One minute it's running like a top, and the next it's broken down on the side of the road. And I can't fix a car like this, because I don't have the tools! And even if I did have the tools I don't know if I could fix a car like this!"
*"On the run from Johnny Law... ain't no trip to Cleveland."
*"Well does the fact that I'm trying to do it, do it for you?"

'''Lightning McQueen''' (''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'')
*"I'm stuck in [[hillbilly]] hell!"
*"Speed... I am speed"
*"Ka-chow!"

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |-
||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1996]]
| ''[[Bottle Rocket]]''
| Dignan
|
|-
| ''[[The Cable Guy]]''
| Robin's date
|
|-
| [[1997]]
| ''[[Anaconda (film)|Anaconda]]''
| Gary Dixon
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[1998]]
| ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]''
| Edward Applebee
|
|-
| ''[[Permanent Midnight]]''
| Nicky
|
|-
| ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''
| Oscar Choi
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[1999]]
| ''[[Heat Vision and Jack]]''
| Heat Vision/Doug ''(voice)''
| TV
|-
| ''[[The Haunting (1999 film)|The Haunting]]''
| Luke Sanderson
|
|-
| ''[[Breakfast of Champions (film)|Breakfast of Champions]]''
| Monte Rapid
|
|-
| ''[[The Minus Man]]''
| Vann Siegert
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2000]]
| ''[[Meet the Parents]]''
| Kevin Rawley
|
|-
| ''[[Shanghai Noon]]''
| Roy O'Bannon
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2001]]
| ''[[Behind Enemy Lines (film)|Behind Enemy Lines]]''
| Lt. Chris Burnett
|
|-
| ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]''
| Eli Cash
| Oscar nomination (writing)
|-
| ''[[Zoolander]]''
| Hansel McDonald
|
|-
| [[2002]]
| ''[[I Spy (film)|I Spy]]''
| Alex Scott
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2003]]
| ''[[Shanghai Knights]]''
| Roy O'Bannon
|
|-
| ''[[Yeah Right!]]''
| Owen Wilson
| Cameo
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[2004]]
| ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]''
| Ned Plimpton
|
|-
| ''[[Meet the Fockers]]''
| Kevin Rawley
| Cameo
|-
| ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]''
| [[Wilbur Wright]]
| Cameo
|-
| ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]''
| Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson
|
|-
| ''[[The Big Bounce (2004 film)|The Big Bounce]]''
| Jack Ryan
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2005]]
| ''[[The Wendell Baker Story]]''
| Neil King
|
|-
| ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''
| John Beckwith
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2006]]
| ''[[Night at the Museum]]''
| Jedediah
| uncredited
|-
| ''[[You, Me and Dupree]]''
| Randolph Dupree
|
|-
| ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''
| [[Lightning McQueen]]
| Voice
|-
| [[2007]]
| ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]''
| Drillbit Taylor
|-
| [[2008]]
| ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]''
|
|
|-
|}

===Movie salaries===
* ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000) $4,000,000
* ''Behind Enemy Lines'' (2001) $3,000,000
* ''Zoolander'' (2001) $2,000,000
* ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004) $8,000,000
* ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005) $10,000,000
* ''You, Me and Dupree'' (2006) $15,000,000
* ''Cars'' (2006) $2,500,000

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{imdb name|name=Owen Wilson|id=0005562}}
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800019255&cf=biog&intl=us Biography] on [[Yahoo! Movies]]
* [http://www.antonellagambotto.com/NonfictionOwen.htm Antonella Gambotto-Burke's essay on Owen Wilson]

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