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Owen Wilson
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Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996), ''Rushmore'' (1998), and ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001)—the latter received a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), ''The Darjeeling Limited'' (2007), ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), and ''The French Dispatch'' (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy ''Midnight in Paris'' (2011) as disenchanted screenwriter Gil Pender, a role which received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014, he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''Inherent Vice'' and Peter Bogdanovich's ''She's Funny That Way''.
Wilson is also known as part of the Frat Pack since the 1990s, with whom he has starred in comedic films ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Zoolander'' (2001), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004), ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005), ''You, Me and Dupree'' (2006), ''Drillbit Taylor'' (2008), ''How Do You Know'' (2010), and ''The Internship'' (2013). He is also known for appearing in the family films ''Marley and Me'' (2008) and ''Haunted Mansion'' (2023). His voice roles include Lightning McQueen in the ''Cars'' media franchise (2006–present), the titular character in ''Marmaduke'' (2010) and Reggie in ''Free Birds'' (2013). He stars as Mobius M. Mobius in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series ''Loki'' (2021–2023) on Disney+.
Wilson's accolades include an Oscar and BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay (for ''The Royal Tenenbaums''), a Golden Globe and two SAG acting nominations (for ''Midnight in Paris'' and ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'') and an Independent Spirit Award (for ''Inherent Vice'').