Sheryl Berkoff is a makeup artist and the wife of actor Rob Lowe. She and Lowe filed a lawsuit against their nanny, Laura Boyce, in April of 2008 claiming that she violated their confidentiality agreement and that she spread "malicious lies" about them. Boyce was hired to take care of the couple's two sons, Edward and John.BBC News: Actor Rob Lowe sues former nanny (April 8, 2009)
A judge ruled in favor of Lowe in April of 2009 rejecting Boyce's claim that the "confidentiality agreement was invalid."TMZ: Rob Lowe Spanks the Nanny in Court (April 8, 2009)
The Nanny Scandal
Lowe and Berkoff filed two separate lawsuits against former nannies, Laura Boyce and Jessica Gibson. The couple claim that the nannies spread lies about them. The nannies counter-sued, claiming that they were sexually harassed and verbally abused.
Rob Lowe Fast Facts
- American actor
- Full name: Robert Hepler Lowe
- Born: March 17, 1964
- Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia
- Raised in Dayton, Ohio
- Brother: Chad Lowe
- Deaf in his right ear
- Notable roles: Senator McCallister in Brothers & Sisters and Sam Seaborn in The West Wing