Rob Lowe News, Updates: Hollywood Heartthrob Puts His All In JFK Role On National Geographic’s ‘Killing Kennedy’, Coming November 10

Rob Lowe News, Updates: Everything about actor Rob Lowe is filled with emotions these days. According to Access Hollywood, Rob Lowe had to put his all into playing the part of President Kennedy in the coming attraction, “Killing Kennedy” from National Geographic. The determined actor had to get the late leader’s accent right and many other aspects that defined him as the lovable man that he was.

What was the secret behind accomplishing this incredible feat? Lowe in an interview with Billy Bush told Access Hollywood that he had to spend numerous hours listening to the late leader’s private phone calls, dictations, speeches and then go about looking for any idiosyncrasies in the speech. Finally when the actor gets onto the set, he then has to absolutely forget that he is doing an accent so that it comes naturally. He stated that it cannot be about the accent but the human touchstones that bring out the similarities in all of us.

Rob further told Access Hollywood that he really wanted to give the role all the respect it deserved because he admired JFK among many other reasons he explained to B. Bush. He is related to the Kennedy family and knows what the legacy means so he wanted to make sure he treated it with respect. He also wanted to make sure that it was historically accurate. Since it is the 50th anniversary of the late leader’s murder, Lowe felt that America needs to revisit the story as there are already 2 generations today that don’t know the impact losing him dealt on the nation. It will be a good reminder of the first collective live television national grieving occurrence.

According to Access Hollywood, Lowe also remarked that working with “Once Upon a Time’s” Ginnifer Goodwin on set as she played the first lady – Jackie Kennedy got him very emotional. Looking at her clad in the iconic pink Chanel suit and pillbox hat Dallas style would transport him to that sad day in American history. He would be on the set and feel like he was actually talking to Jackie Kennedy herself. The first time he met Ginny, Rob was in the middle of a makeup test. She had already begun shooting and was dressed up for the role with blood on the suit. The sight was enough to make him turn away as his eyes welled up from the powerful image that is still alive in his memory.

“Killing Kennedy” will premiere on the National Geographic Channel at 8pm ET/PT on November 10.

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