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Sean Patrick Astin was born February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California to John Astin and Patty Duke, both actors. Although many think that his first acting job was in The Goonies, it wasn't. In 1981, at age 9, Sean starred with his mother in the after school special "Please Don't Hit Me Mom." Sean has starred in quite a string of successful films,such as Rudy in which he played the title role alongside Ned Beatty. This film proved his amazing acting talent once and for all. This led him into two movies in 1994. Safe Passage, with Susan Sarandon and Sam Sheppard and The Low Life, a small art house film.
1994 was also a huge year for Sean as he directed and co-produced with his wife Christine the short film Kangaroo Court which was nominated for an Oscar at the 67th Annual Academy Awards. Coincidentally, Sean's father was also nominated in the same category in 1969.
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