How Old Is Sean Astin? Sean Astin Birthday
Sean Astin was born on February 25, 1971 and is 53 years old now.
Birthday: February 25, 1971
How Old - Age: 53
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Is Sean Astin's father, John Astin, dead or alive?
Sean Astin's father, John Astin, is still alive and kicking at the age of 94. He is American and has had a career as an actor, producer, voice artist.
Is Sean Astin's mother, Patty Duke, dead or alive?
Sean Astin's mother, Patty Duke, died on March 29, 2016 as she was 69 years old. Her cause of death was sepsis due to a ruptured intestine.
Sean Astin's brothers :
Sean has 5 brothers:Sean Astin's brother, Mackenzie Astin, is still alive and kicking at the age of 50. He is American and has had a career as an actor.
- Thomas E. Astin
- Allen J. Astin
- David Astin
- Kevin Pearce
Sean Astin - Biography
Sean Patrick Astin is an American actor, director, voice artist, and producer best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, and the title character of Rudy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in season five of 24 and currently voices Raphael in the 2012 Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series and Oso in the Disney Junior show Special Agent Oso. Astin also served as the campaign manager for his friend, Democrat Dan Adler, a businessman in the entertainment industry, for California's 36th congressional district special election, 2011.
Astin's first acting role was in a 1981 television movie titled Please Don't Hit Me, Mom, in which he played an 8-year-old child with an abusive mother (portrayed by his real-life mother Patty Duke). He made his film debut at age 13 as Mikey in The Goonies (1985).
In the early 2000s, Astin played Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, consisting of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003). Many awards were bestowed upon the trilogy, particularly its final installment, which earned eleven (11) Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Astin received seven award nominations for his own performance, and won five, including the Saturn Award, the Sierra Award, the Seattle Film Critics Award, and the Utah Film Critics Award (all for Best Supporting Actor), and the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female in an Effects Film. The Return of the King cast as an ensemble received awards from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, the Screen Actors Guild, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and received a Gold Derby Award.
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 having the middle name Louise. His wife held the Miss Indiana Teen USA title in 1984. Alexandra had a small cameo role in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Elanor Gardner, Astin's character's daughter, and appears in Bad Kids of Crestview Academy as Ethel Balducci.
