Sean Astin in 'The Lord of the Rings' (left) in 2001; Sean Astin in '50 First Dates' (right) in 2004 Sean Astin put in a lot of effort to star in 50 First Dates. On the Nov. 25 episodes of The ...

It took some convincing to get Sean Astin to play the part of Drew Barrymore‘s body-builder brother in 50 First Dates — and it took even more convincing to get him to portray Doug with a lisp.

Sean Astin is spending time at Motor City Comic Con, meeting fans of the Goonies, Stranger Things, Rudy, Lord of the Rings, ...

Sean Astin is spending time at Motor City Comic Con, meeting fans of the Goonies, Stranger Things, Rudy, Lord of the Rings, ...

‘Encino Man’ turns 25 — but here’s where the ’90s comedy was really filmed Sean Astin runs in Tinker Bell Half Marathon ‘Rudy’ star makes home on Disney Channel He has been a member of the SAG-AFTRA ...

If you’ve seen any movie or TV show in the last 40 years, you know who Sean Astin is. He’s instantly recognizable as Samwise Gamgee in “Lord of the Rings,” Bob Newby in “Stranger Things ...