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| Sean Astin Bio:
He was born February 25, 1971 in Santa
Monica, California to John Astin (famous for playing
Gomez on "The Addams Family" among other things) and
Patty Duke, both actors.
Sean was literally brought up on acting due to his
famous parents. In
1981, at age 9, Sean starred in 'The Goonies'
and since then he has had a steady stream of
good roles. Sean attended Crossroads High School for
the Arts. He has also studied with the famous Stella
Adler. Of course, we all know that starring in a teen
comedy is almost inevitable for a young actor. Sean was
no exception. In 1987 he co-starred with another teen
heartthrob, 'Kirk Cameron' in 'Like Father, Like Son'. A
few very good movies followed, including 'Toy Soldiers'
and 'Where the Day Takes You'. More recently Sean has
starred in Rudy and the Showtime movie 'Harrison
Bergeron'. But his career in film has expanded much
further than just acting. He directed and co-produced the
short film 'Kangaroo Court' which was nominated in the
Best Short Film category at the 67th Annual Academy
Awards in 1995. Interestingly enough, Sean's father was
nominated for the same award in 1969. Sean is now
married to Christine Astin, who co-produced 'Kangaroo
Court' with him. The couple live in Los Angeles. Even
though he's a successful director, he's not about to give up
acting.
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Samwise Gamgee Bio
He was born in 2980 to Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild of the Hobbit race.
Samwise (Sam) is a gardener like his father. Being of a lower social class and less educated than Frodo, he is his
manservant but also his friend. Sam's job was to tend Bilbo's gardens at Bag end but like Frodo, Sam loves traveling and exploring having
heard many of Bilbo's tales of exotic adventures. He has fallen in love with Rosie Cotton, one of the prettiest hobbits
in the Shire, but Sam is too shy to approach her.
In spite of his love of traveling Sam has never actually been much further than the Shire
but that is about to change. He stands by Frodo as a member of the 'Fellowship' on their journey to destroy the 'One Ring'.
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