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TIL John Astin, the father of Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), auditioned for the part of Gandalf, & had previously starred in Peter Jackson's horror comedy 'The Frighteners' (movieweb.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

I had no idea Sean Astin was an Addams

[–] Baratas 7 points 11 months ago

Cara Mia!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

He is the white sheep of the family.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

He was great as the shopkeeper in Eerie, Indiana

[–] Eldritch 2 points 11 months ago

Melethor! Glads is that Quenya?! You know what that does to me!