ROB LOWE - LOWE 'TOO TANNED' FOR TV BOSSES

LOWE 'TOO TANNED' FOR TV BOSSES

ROB LOWE has been ordered to stay out of the sun after his TV bosses objected to him becoming too tanned.
The actor, who plays Senator Robert MCCallister on hit U.S. show Brothers & Sisters, lives in sunny Montecito, California with his wife and their teenage sons and is an avid sportsman.
But the 44-year-old star had to give up playing outdoor sports with his family after his bosses were angered by his sunkissed complexion.
He says, "I got a phone call from the president of ABC who said, 'You're getting too dark. Seriously, stay out of the sun.' I go, 'I'm not tanning. I'm active. I surf and I kayak.'"
And Lowe blames his pale co-stars for him now having to slather on the sunscreen before stepping outside.
He adds, "If you stand next to Calista Flockhart, anybody's going to look like (singer) Harry Belafonte. I wear (sunscreen) over my entire face and a hat that has a chin strap. I look like the biggest idiot."