Sean Astin might be best known for playing Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, but he'll be playing a character that is the complete opposite of the benevolent Hobbit in Scrooge: A Christmas ...

I don’t know how not to be like that. I think that’s what Christmas is. And that’s what Buddy is. His joy is bursting out of his skin,” Astin told Us. “I’ve, several times, said that ...

Sean Astin, star of The Lord of the Rings ... can’t think of a better way to celebrate the season than by spreading Christmas cheer as Santa Claus," Astin said in a statement.

"‘Dad! Two things. Why are you trying to sabotage your career? And two, why are you trying to hurt my heart?' " Astin recalls his daughters telling him Alfredo Flores/Netflix When Sean Astin was ...

Sabrina Carpenter has had a ridiculously huge pop-star breakout year, and she’s about to end it with A Nonsense Christmas ... and it’s got Sean Astin in there singing that he’s working ...

Sean Astin has been tapped to play Santa in the upcoming revival of the 2010 musical, which lovingly adapts the 2003 Will Ferrell Christmas comedy for the stage. The Oscar-nominated actor ...

Sean Astin ran into legendary filmmaker Jon Favreau — who costarred with him in Rudy — on a plane. At the time, Favreau, 58, was shooting what would become one of the most iconic Christmas ...

When Sean Astin was deciding whether or not to appear in Sabrina Carpenter's upcoming Christmas special, his daughters had a thing or two to say about it. The Lord of the Rings alum, 53, appeared on ...

Actor Sean Astin will make his Broadway debut this holiday ... think of a better way to celebrate the season than by spreading Christmas Cheer as Santa Claus,” Astin said in a statement.

By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Astin will play Santa ... think of a better way to celebrate the season than by spreading Christmas cheer as Santa Claus. I’ve been in deep preparation for ...