Owen Wilson began his career as an undergrad in Austin, Texas, where he and roommate Wes Anderson cowrote the 1993 indie short Bottle Rocket, starring the comic actor and his brother Luke.

After moving to Hollywood, Wilson continued to collaborate with Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) between high-profile roles in Shanghai Noon and Wedding Crashers. His string of successful comedies cemented his place in Hollywood's "Frat Pack" with Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

But in 2007, the funny man with his mop of blond hair and crooked nose, revealed a darker side when he attempted suicide shortly after his split from You, Me and Dupree costar Kate Hudson. Wilson has since bounced back, returning to work and briefly reuniting with Hudson.

Although the rags have suggested the bad people he came under the influence of were responsible for the suicide attempt, he has got back on track by pulling away from the people the media loves. Will Owen ever do a movie with Ben Stiller again. I should think not. Dreamworks suits pushed Tom Cruise into the movie Tropic Thunder while the parts of a couple of other actors were reduced to nothing.

I was working on a piece about the ruthless people in the Russian government, but hell, next to the suits in Hollywood the Russians walk on water.