Vaughn Lowery

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Vaughn Lowery
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Alma mater Cornell University
Occupation(s) Film, television actor, model

Vaughn Lowery was born and raised in Detroit with four siblings. Lowery graduated from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Lowery is best known for his TV appearances [1] on “America's Next Top Model,” “Scrubs,” and as the exclusive spokesperson for JOE BOXER. Lowery's first leading film role in The Young & Evil was an official selection of Sundance.

After graduating from Cornell, he became active in modeling, acting, and producing screenplays. [2] Lowery is the publisher and founder [3] of 360 Magazine. [4]

Lowery appeared in Kmart’s Joe Boxer [5] commercial, dancing his self-titled “Boxer Boogie [6] ” dance, [7] [8] [9] [10] wearing nothing but his Joe Boxer underwear. [11] [12] [13] He appeared with Leeza Gibbons on “Extra”, Katie Couric on “Today Show”, and Jay Leno on “Tonight Show” to perform his signature dance. According to the Detroit Free Press, Lowery’s “Boxer Boogie [14] ” has paid off, helping Kmart sell roughly $20 million in Joe Boxer apparel a week.

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