--- title: DirecTV Ad Stars Rob Lowe as Ugly, Creepy Customer description: As in, really ugly and creepy canonical: https://time.com/3426085/rob-lowe-directtv/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-24T19:23:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:08.264Z og:title: These Ads Show Rob Lowe Like You've Never Seen Him Before og:description: As in, really ugly and creepy og:url: https://time.com/3426085/rob-lowe-directtv/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8334c7a1de3e5db0/6986a54635ba6f501fc0404c/452999816.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Rob Lowe og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Ads Show Rob Lowe Like You've Never Seen Him Before twitter:description: As in, really ugly and creepy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8334c7a1de3e5db0/6986a54635ba6f501fc0404c/452999816.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Ads Show Rob Lowe Like You've Truly Never Seen Him Before ## Video: Less Attractive Rob Lowe DIRECTV Commercial [Watch (HLS stream): Less Attractive Rob Lowe DIRECTV Commercial](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/foBMpeBV.m3u8) (0:31)  _Published 2014-09-24. Less Attractive Rob Lowe DIRECTV Commercial_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 24, 2014 7:23 PM UTC  Actor Rob Lowe arrives at the "Sex Tape" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on July 10, 2014 in Westwood, California. Actor Rob Lowe arrives at the "Sex Tape" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on July 10, 2014 in Westwood, California.Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage / Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 24, 2014 7:23 PM UTC Well, this is [literally ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FXjka07o1-0)the most hideous we’ve ever seen the notoriously gorgeous (and possibly ageless?) Rob Lowe look. A new ad campaign from DirecTV features the _West Wing_ and _Parks and Recreation_ actor as a few distinct versions of himself. First, there’s him as a DirecTV customer, which is a regular, handsome, gregarious Rob Lowe. But there’s also him as a cable user, which is a disgusting and creepy Rob Lowe (see above) along with a completely hideous Rob Lowe (see below.) We have to admit that this is some pretty effective advertising. If you’re saying that using DirecTV will make me as hot and youthful as Rob Lowe (even though he’s 26 years older than me), sign me up. 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