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Actor Sean Astin acknowledges a little bit nepotism might have helped him get his start in Hollywood, and he’s happy with that.
Astin, who has appeared in almost 200 tv exhibits and movies, together with starring roles in “The Goonies,” “Rudy” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, grew up in Hollywood because the son of actors John Astin and Patty Duke.
“Life is tough, work is tough. Discovering your approach on this planet is tough. So when folks have some success, I don’t begrudge that,” Astin mentioned.
“I don’t begrudge myself having been born right into a household the place I used to be given so much,” Astin added. “I additionally really feel that that comes with a variety of accountability that you’ve got the chance to embrace or not.”
“So yeah … you understand … nailed it,” he joked about being a “nepo baby.”
In 1985, Astin landed the lead in “The Goonies,” and sometimes attends fan conventions with panels for the film and the “LOTR” franchise.
“I’ve spent many weekends a yr going to locations the place folks give me suggestions, how essential these movies are to them and the way a lot they imply,” he mentioned of his interactions. “I’m grateful, I’m at all times grateful.”
Now 52, Astin’s newest challenge is the dystopian film, “The Shift.”
“I’m at a stage in my life the place I notice and that is what the film does, it exhibits you that for each selection you make, your life is completely totally different,” Astin mentioned. “Hopefully, folks will likely be carried alongside the journey of this post-apocalyptic expertise. After which when it offers itself, (it) creates a hopeful message.”