Sean Astin Biography

Birthday: 1971-02-25
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California USA
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Wiki Biography: Sean Patrick Astin was born February 25, 1971, in Santa Monica, California to Patty Duke. It was long reported that his father was John Astin (famous for playing Gomez on "The Addams Family" (1964) among other things) whom Duke married nearly 18 months later on August 5, 1972. DNA testing later proved that his biological father was Michael Tell, to whom Duke was shortly married to (June 26-July 9, 1970) before the marriage was annulled. When Sean was two, his brother MacKenzie was born. MacKenzie also went on to become an actor. He also has three older brothers, David, Allen and Tom, from Astin's first marriage. In 1981, at age 9, Sean starred with his mother in the after-school special Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981) (TV). The Goonies (1985) followed, and since then, he has had a steady stream of roles. Sean attended Crossroads High School for the Arts and studied with the famous Stella Adler. In 1987, he co-starred with another teen heartthrob, Kirk Cameron in Like Father Like Son (1987), followed, by Toy Soldiers (1991), Where the Day Takes You (1992), Rudy (1993) and the Showtime movie Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV). He's also become involved behind the camera, directing and co-producing the short film Kangaroo Court (1994), which was nominated in the best short film category at the The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) in 1995. Coincidentally, Sean's adoptive father John Astin was nominated for the same award in 1969. Sean is married to Christine Astin, his co-producer on Kangaroo Court (1994). The couple live in Los Angeles. Even though a successful director, he's not about to give up acting.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Jeremiah | Mister Smith | 2002 - 2004 | Sci Fi |
Click | Bill | 2006 | Comedy |
Click! | Bill | 2006 | Comedy |
Meerkat Manor | 2006 - | Documentary | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) | Raphael | 2012 | Animation |
Kings of the Ring | Sam | 2013 | |
The Returned (2000) | Sam | 2013 | Action |
50 First Dates | Doug Whitmore | 2013 |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Goonies | Mikey | 1985 | 0, 0 |
White Water Summer | 1987 | 0 | |
Like Father Like Son | Clarence | 1987 | 0 |
Staying Together | Duncan McDermott | 1989 | Comedy, Drama |
The War of the Roses | 1989 | Comedy | |
Memphis Belle | Sgt. Richard "Rascal" Moore | 1990 | Action, Drama |
The Willies | Michael | 1990 | Horror, Comedy |
Toy Soldiers | William 'Billy' Tepper | 1991 | 0, Game Show |
Where the Day Takes You | 1992 | ||
Encino Man | Dave | 1992 | Comedy, Fantasy |
Rudy | Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger | 1993 | |
Low Life | Andy | 1995 | |
Safe Passage | 1995 | ||
Harrison Bergeron | Harrison Bergeron | 1995 | Sci Fi |
Courage Under Fire | Patella | 1996 | 0, Game Show, Romance |
The Long Way Home | 1997 | Romance, 0 | |
Bulworth | 1998 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | |
Boy Meets Girl | Mike | 1998 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
Kimberly | Bob | 1999 | Comedy, Romance |
Deterrence | Ralph | 2000 | 0, Game Show |
Icebreaker | Matt Foster | 2000 | Action |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee | 2001 | 0, 0 |
The Last Producer | Bo Pomerantz | 2001 | Drama |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee | 2002 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Sam | 2003 | 0, 0 |
50 First Dates | Doug Whitmore | 2004 | 0 |
Elvis Has Left the Building | 2004 | Comedy, Crime, Romance | |
Balto III: Wings of Change | 2004 | Animation, Adventure, Family | |
Ringers: Lord of the Fans | 2005 | ||
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Kip Kipling | 2005 | |
Bigger Than the Sky | 2005 | ||
Love and Debate | Coach Amal | 2006 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Click | Bill | 2006 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
Borderland | Randall | 2007 | Comedy, Reality Tv |
What Love Is | 2007 | Biography | |
The Final Season | Kent Stock | 2007 | Drama, Sport |
Slipstream | Stuart Conway | 2008 | |
Forever Strong | Marcus Tate | 2008 | |
Espíritu del bosque | Furi | 2008 | Animation, Family |
Stay Cool | Big Girl | 2011 | |
And They're Off... | Dusty Sanders | 2011 | |
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz | Frack | 2012 | Action, Family, Fantasy |
Amazing Love | Stuart | 2012 | Drama |
Out West | Cal Calhoun | 2013 | Comedy |
Reaching from Above | Eric Adams | 2013 | Thriller |
The Freemason | Leon Weed | 2013 | Crime |
The Boys of Abu Ghraib | Tanner | 2014 | Drama, History, Thriller |
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero | Porter | 2014 | |
Ribbit | Ribbit | 2014 | Animation |
Checkmate | Dyson | 2015 | Action, Thriller |
Extraction | Kyle Black | 2015 | 0 |
Do You Believe? | Dr. Farell | 2015 | 0 |
The Dramatics: A Comedy | Alex Wilson Dixon | 2015 | Comedy, Romance |
The Surface | Mitch | 2015 | Drama, Thriller |
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy | Headmaster Nash | 2017 | 0 |