Luke Wilson Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a record-setting track-and-field star in high school, specializing in the 400 and 800 meters
• Acting career began when he and brother Owen appeared in their friend Wes Anderson's 1992 13-minute film Bottle Rocket and its 1996 feature-length version
• Made his TV debut in a 1998 X-Files episode as the sheriff of a vampire-inhabited town
• Made his directorial debut in 2007 with The Wendall Baker Story, which he also wrote
• Was a pitchman for AT&T in a series of well-received TV ads