Sean_Astin

His full name is Sean Patrick Astin and he was born February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California. His parents is the famous actor couple John Astin
and Patty Duke. He was thier first child, but when Sean was 2 years old
he got a younger brother, named Mackenzie Astin was borned (he did also become an actor). Sean was literally brought up on acting due to his famous parents. Although you may think that his first acting job was in the Goonies in 1985, but it wasn't. when Sean was 9 years old in 1981 he starred with his mother in the after school special "Please Don't Hit Me Mom". "the Goonies" ha has had a steady stream of good roles.
Sean attended Crossroads High School for the Arts. He has also studied with the famous Stella Adler. Ofcourse, we all know that starring in a teen
comedy is almost inevitable for a young actor. Sean was no exception. In 1987 he co-starred with another teen heartthrob, "Kirk Camreon" in "Like Father, Like Son! a few very good movies followed, inculding "Toy Soldiers" and " Where the Day Takes You". More recently Sean has starred in "Rudy" and the Showtime movie "Harrison Bergeron". But his career in film has expanded much further than just acting. He directed and co-
producted the shortfilm "Kangaroo Court" which was nominated in the
Best Short Film category at the 67th Annual Academy Awards in 1995.
Sean is now married to Christine Astin who co- producted "Kangaroo Court" with him. The couple lives in Los Angeles. And they got a cute daughter whose name is Alexandra Astin. She have a small part in "Lord of the Rings - the Return of a King", there is she playing Samwise daughter.
Even though Sean is a successful director, he's not about to give up acting.