Astin, Sean
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| Birthname | Sean Patrick Astin | ||
| born on | 25 February 1971 at 18:32 (= 6:32 PM ) | ||
| Place | Santa Monica CA, USA, 34n01, 118w29 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   06°51'  16°44 Asc. 17°12'
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Biography
American actor and child of noted parents, actor Patty Duke. His adopted father is her second husband Sean Astin. As a young teen he made his first movie but it wasn't until 1993 that he played the lead in the popular film "Rudy."
Astin's best known role to date however is his performance as loyal Hobbit Sam in the film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," directed by Peter Jackson. His memoir about his experiences making the film entitled "There and Back Again" was published in 2004.
Astin is a graduate of UCLA. He married Christine Harrell on July 11, 1992, and the couple has three daughters, Alexandra (b. November 27, 1996), Elizabeth (b. August 6, 2002) and Isabella (b. July 22, 2005).
Events
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 27 November 1996 (Daughter Alexandra)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 6 August 2002 (Daughter Elizabeth)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 22 July 2005 (Daughter Isabella)
- Relationship : Marriage 11 July 1992 (Christine Harrell)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 2004 (Memoir "There and Back Again")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1993 (moviie "Rudy")
Source Notes
PT quotes birth certificate in hand; in the CA index, he is listed as Sean Duke, but the birth certificate received from Sacramento gives adopted name of Astin.
Categories
- Family : Childhood : Family noted
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three daughters)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Child performer
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
