Sean Astin Appreciation - From Goonie to LOTR #1
 

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There is a Sean appreciation thread on the LOTR boards, but I though I would open one here so we can discuss EVERYTHING Sean, not just his charater of Sam in LOTR.

Date Of Birth: Feb 25th 1971
Parents: Actors, Patty Duke and John Astin. His brother MacKenzie is also an actor.
Married: To Christine and has two daughters aged and eight.

FILMS HE HAS ACTED IN:

Mark Twain's Greatest Adventure: 'It's a Matter of Time' (2004) (pre-production) .... H.G. Wells
Party Wagon (2004) (TV) (filming) (voice) .... Randy
Thanks to Gravity (2005) (post-production) .... Coach Amal
Caught in the Act (2004/I) (post-production) .... Ken Zorbell
Slipstream (2004) (post-production) .... Stewart
Smile (2004) (post-production) .... Mr. Matthews
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005) (post-production) .... Kip Kipling


Kingdom Hearts II (2004) (VG) (voice) (unconfirmed) .... Hercules
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
50 First Dates (2004) .... Doug Whitmore
"Jeremiah" (2002) TV Series .... Mister Smith (2003-)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) .... Sam
... aka Return of the King, The (2003) (USA: short title)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The (2003/II) (VG) (voice) .... Sam
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) .... Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
... aka Two Towers, The (2002) (USA: short title)
Kingdom Hearts (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Hercules
... aka Kingudamu hâtsu (2002) (VG) (Japan)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) .... Sam Gamgee
... aka Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) (USA: short title)
... aka Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Motion Picture, The (2001) (USA: promotional title)
Sky Is Falling, The (2000) .... Mr. Schwartz
Last Producer, The (2000) .... Bo Pomerants
... aka Final Hit, The (2002) (USA: video title)


Icebreaker (1999) .... Matt Foster
Deterrence (1999) .... Ralph
Kimberly (1999) .... Bob
Dish Dogs (1998) (V) .... Morgan
Boy Meets Girl (1998/II) .... Mike
Bulworth (1998) .... Gary
Courage Under Fire (1996) .... Patella
Low Life, The (1995) .... Andrew
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV) .... Harrison Bergeron
... aka Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV)
Safe Passage (1994) .... Izzy Singer
Teresa's Tattoo (1994) (uncredited) .... Step-Brother
Rudy (1993) .... Rudy Ruettiger
Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Greg
Encino Man (1992) .... Dave Morgan
... aka California Man (1992) (Europe: English title)
Willies, The (1991) .... Michael
Toy Soldiers (1991) .... William 'Billy' Tepper
Memphis Belle (1990) .... Sgt. Richard Moore


War of the Roses, The (1989) .... Josh at 17
Staying Together (1989) .... Duncan McDermott
Like Father Like Son (1987) .... Clarence aka Trigger
White Water Summer (1987) .... Alan
... aka Rites of Summer, The (1987)
B.R.A.T. Patrol, The (1986) (TV) .... Leonard Kinsey
Goonies, The (1985) .... Michael 'Mikey' Walsh
Rules of Marriage, The (1982) (TV) .... Charlie Hagen
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1981) (TV) .... Brian Reynolds

MOVIES DIRECTED:
Long and Short of It, The (2003)
"Jeremiah" (2002) TV Series


"100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd" (1999) TV Series
"Angel" (1999/I) TV Series (episode 4.11 "Soulless")
... aka "Angel: The Series" (1999) (USA)
"Perversions of Science" (1997) TV Series
Kangaroo Court (1994)


On My Honor (1988)

MOVIES PRODUCED:
Long and Short of It, The (2003) (producer)
Kangaroo Court (1994) (producer)
On My Honor (1988) (producer)


A few pictures :)
Goonies
http://www.sean-astin.net/gallery/go...yyougoonie.jpg

Encino Man
http://www.sean-astin.net/gallery/en...0man/em035.jpg

Toy Soldiers
http://www.sean-astin.net/gallery/ts2/86.jpg

Mamphis Belle
http://www.sean-astin.net/gallery/belle/pdvd_019.jpg

Rudy
http://www.sean-astin.net/gallery/rudy/rudy2010.jpg

OK I'll stop now :lol: So come and share in the Sean love!

Yay for a Sean thread! :)

I posted this at the LOTR board, but I'll repost it here too.

Astin, Sobieski, Dalton Labor for 'Hercules'

By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sean Astin, Leelee Sobieski and Timothy Dalton are set to star in NBC's four-hour miniseries "Hercules."

British newcomer Paul Telfer has been selected from more than 200 candidates to play the title role in the $20 million project, which chronicles the life of the Greek hero who, after killing his two sons and two of his brother's sons, performs 12 labors to repent.

Astin will play Linus, Hercules' music teacher. Sobieski will play Hercules' second wife, Deianeira. Dalton will play the hero's stepfather, Amphitryon. Angie Harmon ("Law & Order") is in talks to join the cast as Hercules' mother, Alcmene.

"Hercules" is scheduled to begin production Aug. 23 in New Zealand with the premiere eyed for May 2005.

While Telfer has an imposing physique, at 6-foot-2, the project will not follow the Hollywood formula of portraying Hercules as a Schwarzenegger-type muscle man with incredible physical strength.

"His strength comes within," executive producer Robert Halmi Sr. said. "He grows strong emotionally, mentally and spiritually as he tries to redeem himself."

Telfer is not a stranger to ancient times. He had roles on TNT's miniseries "Spartacus" and the upcoming indie "Alexander the Great From Macedonia."

Astin, who played Frodo's best friend Sam Gamgee in "The Lord of Rings" trilogy, recently wrapped the feature "Caught in the Act." Sobieski's credits include starring roles in the miniseries "Joan of Arc" for CBS and "Uprising" for NBC. Dalton, best known for his role as Agent 007 in two James Bond movies, starred as Julius Caesar in Halmi's 1999 TV movie "Cleopatra."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Thanks for the article periwinkle. Sean has alot of projects happening at the moment!

:yay: He certainly has come a long way, hasn't he...:D


I loved him in LotR!

I hope this means more great roles for him!

Claudia

He was so cute in the goonies, talented and moving in lotr and hilarious in 50 first dates :thumbs_up:

I love Sean Astin :)

I got to meet him in December it was cool. He signed his book for me lol

Sean! He was so great in the Goonies. (Man, I haven't seen that movie in forever!) He was pretty good in Click, too. But I absolutely loved him in Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School. He was so cute as Kip. :sigh:

I didn't see MHBD&CS, but c'mon, The Goonies!! :in_love:

I totally agree! :nod: But MHBD&CS is a really cute movie. :sigh:

I don't think I've seen either.

And yep, Goonies is one of my faves.

Having a big LotR marathon at the moment. :lol:

Sean is playing his role so wonderful. :sigh:

LOTR :love:

The movies are sooooo good. :thud:

IA. Love Sean in them. :D