Rob Lowe reveals his secrets to reinventing yourself

Rob Lowe at PaleyFest 2015.
(Image credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Being Rob Lowe means you're a bad-boy teen star, a scandalized celebrity in the way of Kim Kardashian, a hyperactive government employee, and an advocate for proper grooming all rolled into one. It means you grew up in Southern California 40 years ago and still surf unironically today. It means you're both a genetic marvel and a dude with "scrawny arms" who gets bested by a jar of mayonnaise. In short, it means you're king of reinventing yourself.

That's the point of this month's GQ cover story about the actor, who has been famous for three decades. Lowe divulged to writer Amy Wallace his tips for re-branding, which include:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.