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Sean Astin

(1971) Actor United States

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Sean Astin is an actor from the United States, best known for There and back again: An actor's tale.

Quick Facts About Sean Astin

Born: February 25, 1971
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: There and back again: An actor's tale
Spouse: Christine Harrell

About Sean Astin

Sean Patrick Astin is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th national president of SAG-AFTRA. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), followed by significant roles as Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Dave Morgan in Encino Man (1992), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), and Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Quotes by Sean Astin

Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on.

Famous

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My career is very easy to interpret. It's about working. I'm a working actor, so that's how I see myself.

Actors

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I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was…

Amazing

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I used to love watching Angela Lansbury and other people when they were doing voice-overs for Disney shows. You'd see them doing…

Love

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I actually think I've got a pretty good horror scream.

Actually

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I first heard about 'Stranger Things' from people dressed as the characters coming up to me at conventions saying, 'Hey, you have…

People

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As soon as they sent me an email saying that 'Stranger Things' is having an audition and they'd like you to come…

Come

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Every day you've got running shoes on, it's a good day.

Every day

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The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook

Hook

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The jealousy I feel twards Orlando Bloom exists on many levels.

Feels

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The first stage I preformed on were the stairs to the hallway in the living room. There was a really nice platform,…

Elevated

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I remember Michael Jackson once called to see if I was feeling okay because I had gone home sick from the set…

Days

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When Trump goes after the media and calls it fake news, he should be impeached - and everyone should say this. But…

Fake

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There was a combination of not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but also really not wanting to be…

Gift

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When you're a kid, you just have no concept of anything other than what you're doing.

Kids

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I'm much more prone to feeling down a lot. I just feel sluggish and unmotivated.

Down

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My dad was a Buddhist when I was young. So, at a point when I begging become Catholic he was saying "no"…

Begging

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'Lord of the Rings' was 2001, 2002, and 2003, but Twitter didn't start until 2007!

Lord

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I absolutely do not think that I have even a vague recollection of what normal life is like.

Even

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I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me.

Data

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I feel like I'm close to all the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Goonies' people, but I'm kind of sequestered with my…

Marriage

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A paparazzo once jumped out of a car and started running backward with me. I slowed down out of courtesy because she…

Back

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It's in our own lives, every single day, whether we recognize it as funny at the moment or not.

Every single day

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I've worked with some of the greatest filmmakers in the history of the medium, and they all have something in common: a…

History

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I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune.

Fortune

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