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HOLLYWOOD (bobfromaccounting.com) —Heartthrob
actor Rob Lowe has once again confirmed his departure from
NBC's "The West Wing," indicating that this acting
gig didn't jibe with his recent vow of abject poverty.
"I decided to take a break from the heavy TV workload
and the glaring spotlight of the media while I focus on the
simpler things in life like writing short stories and making
personal appearances at county fairs. Thankfully, I've established
myself enough as an actor that I can always come back in a
few years and do feature films."
Lowe, who has played White House deputy communications director
Sam Seaborn since 1999 when series creator Aaron Sorkin found
him passed out in a dumpster and offered him the part in a
bid to secure the over-30 female market, has been accused
of a greedy contract negotiation which he vehemently denies.
Lowe insists he got the idea of quitting the Emmy-winning
TV drama from old friend and fellow "Rat Packer"
Andrew McCarthy, who inspired him with his adventurous 5-year
theater stint in the Czech Republic and his self-published
book of poetry he began shortly after he wrapped "Mannequin
II."
"We got together one night and watched "St. Elmo's
fire" and cried and just held each other," Lowe
said. "It was at that moment when I realized how much
I always I wanted to be that carefree, womanizing, near-homeless
saxophone player like I played in the film. Those were the
best years of my life."
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According
to Lowe,"You can take away my money, but you'll never
take away 4 consecutive years in People Magazines' Sexiest
Men Alive issue."
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