The cast of The West Wing were no strangers to run-ins with real-life politicians during the NBC drama’s run in the early 2000s. Martin Sheen and his crew were used to receiving invitations to the White House, as well as set visits from politicians and celebrities. This was in the Washington, D.C., world of President Jed Bartlet. Rob Lowe, a former star on television, recalled an harrowing experience when he was called to the National Security Advisor’s office during a trip in D.C.
Rob Lowe starred in the film The West WingSam Seaborn is the deputy communications director. He joins other A-listers Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, Allison Janney and Dule Hill. The entertaining YouTube series. Hot Ones, Current 9-1-1: Lone StarFirst, actor clarified an anecdote regarding then-Secretaryof State Madeleine Albright paying cast a late-night call during filming. Then, he shared a story about his pulse-quickening request to visit the office of Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor Sandy Berger.
I was in the White House with Bill Clinton and was summoned to the national security director’s office, who was a really gnarly, tough, bare-knuckle dude named Sandy Berger. He’s like, ‘Sit down.’ And I’m thinking, ‘Oh, I’I was fucked. This had got to be about my taxes.’ And he was like, ‘Why isn’t there a national security advisor on your show?’ And I was like, ‘This is what this guy’s thinking about in the middle of the day?’
It’s refreshing to see celebrities also worry about taxes! But that was not the point of his story.
It must have slipped Sandy Berger’s mind that The West Wing actually did have a National Security Advisor, Nancy McNally, played by the acclaimed Anna Deavere Smith for the series’ seven-season run. But we’ll let that bit slide, as it enabled Berger the opportunity to meet Rob Lowe, which is likely the real reason for the meeting to go down.
Rob Lowe is gone The West Wing after Season 4, but reprised his role as Sam Seaborn for 2020’s A West Wing Special to Benefit All VotersHBO Max, where the original cast (minus John Spencer who died in 2005), performed a live version The West Wing’s Season 3 episode “Hartsfield’s Landing.”
The actor also reunited once more with a beloved co-star from his days as a White House correspondent. Lowe, who portrays Owen Strand 9-1-1: Lone Star, reconnected with actress Lisa Edelstein, who joined the Fox drama’s cast for Season 2 as Gwyneth Morgan, Owen’s ex-wife. And while the couple had their issues on the high-octane Fox drama, it wasn’t all roses for them two decades ago either. In The West Wing’s premiere in 1999, Lowe’s Sam slept with Edelstein’s Laurie, unaware that Laurie was a call girl. Laurie’s profession turned out to be a hurdle for the White House senior staffer, and their friendship was short-lived.
9-1-1: Lone StarAfter a dramatic Season 2 finale, which saw the 126 team split, an arsonist set fire to their firehouse. It was then announced that the budget cuts would result in the closure of the 126. Season 3 will premiere on Fox on January 3, 2022. Be sure to check out our 2021 TV Schedule to see what’s coming up through the end of the year.