Sean Astin was born on 25 February 1971, in Santa Monica, California USA, of American ancestry. Sean has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1981, and is perhaps best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. He is also a publisher, a writer and has also contributed to music promotion, as well as being a voice-over actor.
So how rich is the famous actor Sean Astin? Sources say that Sean Astin’s net worth is currently estimated as high as $40 million. Sean has managed to save his wealth while being not only an actor, but also a film director as well as an occasional producer.
Sean Astin Net Worth $40 Million
Sean Astin’s mom, Patty Duke also worked in the film industry. His biological father is Michael Tell, and he and Patty and Michael were married in 1970, however in 1972, Patty married John Astin who adopted Sean, hence his surname. Sean Astin attended Crossroads High School for the Arts and the Stella Adler Conservatory, before graduating from UCLA with a BA in History and English. It was in 1981 when Sean Astin’s net worth started growing, with his first performance on TV in a movie entitled “Please Don`t Hit Me, Mom”. Sean’s debut in the cinema industry was in “The Goonies”, in 1985 at 13 years of age, which certainly increased the size of his net worth. Astin then appeared in several more films, including theDisney made-for-TV movie, “The B.R.A.T. Patrol”, “Like Father Like Son”(1987), “White Water Summer”(1987), “The War of the Roses”(1989), “Memphis Belle”(1990), “Toy Soldiers”(1991), and the biopic “Rudy”(1993), about the life of dyslexic Daniel Ruettiger. Sean Astin also ‘appeared’ as a voice actor on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a TV show aired on Nickelodeon.
Sean Astin’s role in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, released in 2001, 2002, and 2003 was his breakthrough performance, for which Astin received many award nominations for “Return of the King”, winning the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, plus other awards from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, the Seattle Film Critics, the Utah Film Critics Association, and the Phoenix Film Critics Society.
Sean Aston has a long list of movies in which he has appeared since, including over 30 on the big screen, such as “50 First Dates”, “Click”, “Asterix and the Vikings”, “Spirit of the Forest”, “Dorothy and the Witches of Oz”, and “Cabin Fever: Patient Zero”.
Additionally Sean has been busy on TV, guest-starring as Lynn McGill in the 5th season of the Fox drama “24”, playing Mr. Smith in the 2nd season of the Showtime series “Jeremiah“, appearing in “Hercules” and “The Colour of Magic”, as well as in episodes of “Monk”, “Las Vegas”, “My Name is Earl” (in which he parodied his 1993 film “Rudy”), and “Law and Order“ among other shows. Sean Astin also directed a 2003 episode of the TV series Angel, entitled “Soulless”.
Sean`s most recent projects include “Moms` Night Out”, “Ribbit”, “The Surface”, and “Justice League: Throne of Atlantis”.
With regards to the actor`s personal biography, Sean Astin has been married to Christine Harrell since 1992. The couple have welcomed three daughters named Alexandra (born 1996), Elizabeth (born 2002), Isabella (born 2005). It is known that Christine Harrell has been working along with Sean on business projects. Sean is a confirmed vegetarian.
