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6 unusual facts about Owen Wilson


Cousin Dupree

In July 2006, Steely Dan posted a humorous letter on their website, saying that the title of Owen Wilson's film You, Me, and Dupree, is stolen from their song.

Ryan Owens

During his time on World News Now, Owens was involved in controversy when the two anchors inappropriately made light of Owen Wilson's suicide attempt on-air and they were reprimanded for this by ABC News.

San Gabriel Dam

The dam appears in the 2001 action/war film Behind Enemy Lines, starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman, and is set in southern Bosnia.

Tamar Geller

Geller trains the dogs of several celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck, Owen Wilson, Olivia Newton-John, Eric Idle, Nicollette Sheridan, Goldie Hawn, and the Osbournes.

The Providence Journal

In the Farrelly brothers film Hall Pass, Owen Wilson's character Rick can be seen reading a copy of the newspaper in one scene.

Wilson House, London

Wilson House is named after Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran, who was the Dean of St Mary's Hospital Medical School between 1920 and 1945 but became famous for being Sir Winston Churchill's personal physician, and also as the great-uncle of American film actor Owen Wilson.


Jimmy Hayward

Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film Free Birds, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler, which was released in 2013 to unfavourable critical reception.

Moment of Forever

A video has been made for the album's first single "Gravedigger", and another video has been made for the track "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore", featuring Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson, and Dan Rather.

Stuart O'Keeffe

O’Keeffe has done private and promotional events with celebrity clients such as Sofia Vergara, Sharon Stone, Owen Wilson, Hilary Swank, the Kardashians, Jessica Lange, Joan Collins, Ryan Murphy and Kelly Clinton.


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