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Owen Wilson

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''. He made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' (2021-2023) as Mobius M. Mobius.

Wilson is also known as part of the Frat Pack, with whom he has starred in comedic films ''Meet the Parents'' (2000), ''Zoolander'' (2001), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004), ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005), ''You, Me and Dupree'', ''Night at the Museum'' (both 2006), ''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' (2009), ''How Do You Know'' (2010), ''The Internship'' (2013), and ''Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014). He has collaborated with Jackie Chan on three action comedy films: ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000), ''Shanghai Knights'' (2003), and ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004). He is also known for appearing in the family films ''Marley and Me'' (2008) and ''Haunted Mansion'' (2023). His non-comedic films include ''Anaconda'' (1997), ''Armageddon'' (1998), ''The Haunting'' (1999), and ''Behind Enemy Lines'' (2001). His voice acting roles include Lightning McQueen in the ''Cars'' film series (2006–2017), the titular character in ''Marmaduke'' (2010), and Reggie in ''Free Birds'' (2013).

Wilson's accolades include an Academy Award and a 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''). Provided by Wikipedia