Rob Lowe Reveals Surprising Reason Behind Failed ‘Footloose’ Audition

Hollywood hunk Rob Lowe said recently that he could have been a part of one of the most groundbreaking movies of the eighties, ‘Footloose,’ but he spurned the offer because of some older movies he had done later established as ‘unsatisfactory. ’ Audiences who have watched the popular movie ‘Footloose,’ a dance film which marked Kevin Bacon’s great leap to stardom, will have their eyes opened by

In an honest conversation with his sons John Owen and Matthew on their show Family Matters, Lowe recounted details of his disastrous audition for Footloose The storyline of Lowe’s unsuccessful attempts after leaving the show Dallas made his sons interested in his struggling days and he did not disappoint them by not telling them the whole story about his audition during the show Footloose.

They were stunned because Kevin, an American actor born in 1979, began by recounting how ‘People always ask me about the Footloose audition,’ he started, his voice laden with fondness. ‘It is one of those defining moments in one’s career that initially failed as planned And to my good opinion, I know the actual reason why.

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During this broadcast, Lowe disclosed that a knee injury was the real hindrance that cost him the part. “I was in a rehersal for ‘The Outsiders’ and as you can imagine I injured myself at first, I thought I would be ok for ‘Footloose’ audition but my knee wouldn’t allow me, it just wasn’t fair for me to fake it through the audition when the role required lots of dancing anyway.”

The injury would not only kill Lowe’s chances for “Footloose” but it also brought the young actor back down to earth with a sobering realization of what it really meant to act. ‘It is funny’, Lowe laughed ‘I became involved in ‘The Outsiders,’ one of my early movies, and was cast as Soda Pop Curtis and I didn’t ever have to dance in my entire life!’

This is a rather interesting fact to consider when examining Lowe’s career and his contributions. Although some may remember Lowe from “St. Elmo’s Fire” or “The West Wing,” or most recently, “Parks and Recreation,” his performance truly shines even when a potential breakdown of the character isn’t utilized. Unlike other dancing movies that are inspiring and teach moral lessons, the actual story of ‘Footloose’ remains an interesting ‘What if situation for his fans.