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Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th national president of SAG-AFTRA. [1][2] 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 ...
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In 2004, Sean authored the NY Times best seller "There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale," chronicling his acting career with emphasis on his experiences filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sean has been a long-distance runner since his teens.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/27/sean-astin-interview-samwise-gamgee-lotr-child-stardom-stranger-things
21 hours ago · ‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood
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769K Followers, 333 Following, 371 Posts - Sean Astin (@seanastin) on Instagram: "President of SAG-AFTRA Answers to Mikey, Rudy, Sam, Bob, & hey you"
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Sean Astin is an actor, director, and producer best known for his roles as Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Mikey Walsh in “The Goonies,” Bob Newby in “Stranger Things,” and Rudy Ruettiger in “Rudy.”
https://people.com/lord-of-the-rings-star-sean-astin-sold-his-house-because-of-small-trilogy-salary-12027620
10 hours ago · Sean Astin opened up about his salary from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ filming, which he called ‘not a lot of money’ and said he ultimately had to sell his house because of it. Astin said he ...
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000276/bio/
In 2004, Sean authored the NY Times best seller "There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale," chronicling his acting career with emphasis on his experiences filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sean has been a long-distance runner since his teens.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Astin
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.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sean-astin-sell-house-low-pay-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-1236657650/
1 day ago · Sean Astin, who played Sam in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, said he had to sell his house at the time because he didn't make enough money.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sean-astin-lord-of-the-rings-pay-low-sell-house-1236822084/
10 hours ago · Sean Astin says that he negotiated such a low salary to shoot all three "Lord of the Rings" movies at once that he had to sell his house.
