Sean Astin
Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American movie actor.[1] Astin is also a director and Oscar nominated producer. He is the son of Patty Duke and he is the adoptive son of John Astin.[2]
Sean Astin | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Astin at the 2016 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest | |
| 4th National President of SAG–AFTRA | |
| Assumed office September 12, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Fran Drescher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sean Patrick Duke 25 February 1971 (aged 55) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Harrell
(m. 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mackenzie Astin (brother) Alexander Astin (adoptive uncle) Allen V. Astin (adoptive grandfather) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website | seanastin |
| Years active | 1981–present |
On September 12, 2025, it was announced that Astin was elected president of SAG-AFTRA for a two-year term.[3] Astin's mother, Patty Duke, was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild forty years earlier.[4]
Personal life
Astin married Christine Harrell on July 11, 1992. They have three daughters, Alexandra (born November 27, 1996), Elizabeth (born August 6, 2002) and Isabella (born July 22, 2005), all with the same middle name of Louise.
Movies
- The Goonies (1985)
- Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Encino Man (1992)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Sean Astin Media
Sean Astin in 1997, Washington D.C., inaugural party
The actor Sean Astin giving a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
References
- ↑ Sean Astin BiographyFlixster. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Sean Astin biographyTribute Entertainment Media Group. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Maddus, Gene (September 12, 2025). Sean Astin Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, Taking Over for Fran Drescher. Variety. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sean-astin-elected-president-sag-aftra-fran-drescher-1236516448/. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ↑ Bernstein, Harry (November 6, 1985) (in en-US). Patty Duke Is Elected President of Actors Guild. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-06-me-4693-story.html. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
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