Rob Lowe: Tom Cruise Snagged Roles He Auditioned For in the ’80s
Rob Lowe tells The Post that Tom Cruise was his on‑screen nemesis in the ’80s–’90s, noting he auditioned for Maverick in Top Gun but lost the part to Cruise and denying he was ever in the running for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; Lowe offers a theory that director John Hughes preferred actors who weren’t already famous. He also discusses his new film The Musical.