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NAME: Sean Astin
PROFILE: Name: Sean Astin
Birth Name: Sean Patrick Astin
Height: 5' 6"
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: February 25, 1971
Birth Place: Santa Monica, California, USA
Profession: Actor, director, producer
Education: Crossroads High School for the Arts
University of California in Los Angeles, California (majored in History and English)
Husband/Wife: Christine Astin (actress, producer; born in 1970; married on July 11, 1992)
Father: John Astin (actor, born on March 30, 1930; married on August 5, 1972; divorced in 1985)
Mother: Patty Duke (aka Anna Marie Duke, actress, born on December 14, 1946)
Brother: Mackenzie Alexander Astin (actor; born on May 12, 1973)
Half Brother: Kevin Michael Pearce (younger; mother: Patty Duke), Thomas E. Astin (actor; born in 1965; father: John Astin), Allen J. Astin (therapist; born in 1961; father: John Astin), David Astin (inventor; older; father: John Astin)
Step Father: Mike Pearce
Uncle: Ray Duke (actor)
Daughter: Isabella (born on July 22, 2005), Elizabeth (born in 2002), Alexandra (born on November 27, 1996)
Claim to fame: Feature film debut as Mikey in The Goonies
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GOSSIP:
  • Third daughter Isabella Louise was born a month premature on July 22, 2005.
  • A Directors Guild of America member, Astin also directed an episode of the HBO anthology series Perversions of Science.
  • A promising director, Astin garnered an Academy Award nomination for his short film KANGAROO COURT, which he also co-produced with his wife, Christine.
  • His portrayal of a young man determined to play football for Notre Dame in RUDY (1993) won hearts across America, and continues to inspire young people whenever it is shown.
  • Gained 30 pounds for his role as Samwise in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001).
  • At one point in THE GOONIES, the character he played cries out Holy Mackenzie!
  • While filming the scene in LOTR where Sam rushes through the river after Frodo, he stepped on a branch that was sticking up from the riverbed. It pierced his foot, even through the prosthetic foot, which bled so much he had to be airlifted to hospital.
  • Izzy Singer was originally to be played by River Phoenix, but he got the part after Phoenix's death in SAFE PASSAGE (1994).
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of the Patrons Association and the Arts Council.
  • Member of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
  • Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army.
  • Attended Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, California with actor/musician Jack Black. Was cast in a school play/film when Black backed out.
  • Calls four people Dad: John Astin, Desi Arnez Jr., Mike Tell and Mike Pearce (his step-father).
  • Eyes are hazel, yet tend to change from brown to green depending on what he wears.
  • Is the second actor from a Lord of the Rings adaptation to have a relative in an Addams Family adaptation. His father, John, played Gomez on the television series. John Huston, who voiced Gandalf in the animated version of The Return of the King, is the father of Anjelica Huston, who played Morticia in the films.
  • MORE SEAN ASTIN TRIVIA
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