• Name: Sean Astin
  
• Birth Name: Sean Patrick Astin
  
• Height: 5'5"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: February 25, 1971
  
• Birth Place: Santa Monica, California, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: Crossroads High School for the Arts
  
•   : University of California, Los Angeles, California (majored in History and English)
  
• Husband/Wife: Christine Astin (actress, producer; married in July 1992)
  
• Father: John Astin (actor, born on March 30, 1930)
  
• Mother: Patty Duke (aka Anna Marie Duke, actress, born on December 14, 1946)
  
• Brother: Mackenzie Alexander Astin (actor; born on May 12, 1973)
  
• Half Brother: Kevin Michael Pearce (younger; mother: Patty Duke), Thomas E. Astin (actor; born in 1965; father: John Astin), Allen J. Astin (therapist; born in 1961; father: John Astin), David Astin (inventor; older; father: John Astin)
  
• Daughter: Alexandra Louise Astin (born on November 23, 1996)
  

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• "I was told I had to gain a lot of weight because Hobbits are very portly. Peter is forever suggesting I have more food. 'A little more food for Mr. Astin.'"
• Refuting the remarks of cast and crew that Sean IS Samwise Gamgee: "But I'm not really Sam... Nobody could be that good, that noble. He's just better than the rest of us. I'm a lot more Hollywood than Sam would ever be."
• "I'd never heard of The Lord of the Rings, actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was, three shelves of books about Tolkien and Middle-earth, and I was like, 'Holy cow, what else am I missing out on?'"

• Visual Effects Society Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2004)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2004)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Acting Ensemble, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2004)
• Seattle Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
• National Board of Review: Best Ensemble Performance, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
• Visual Effects Society Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2003)
• MTV Movie Awards: Best On-Screen Team, shared with Elijah Wood for his role in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2003)
• Fort Lauderdale Film Festival: Best Actor, LOW LIFE (1995)
• Young Artist Awards: Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture, STAYING TOGETHER (1990)
• Young Artist Awards: Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor - Motion Picture, THE GOONIES (1986)

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