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John Allen Astin is a retired American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles, primarily in character roles. He is best known for starring in The Addams Family (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and the animated series The Addams Family (1992–1993).
Feb 17, 2024 · John Astin’s Defining Role as Gomez Addams. When John Astin stepped into the role of Gomez Addams, he did far more than don a sharp pinstripe suit and quirky mustache; he ingrained himself into the very fabric of the television’s golden era. Astin’s characterization was an enthralling blend of ardor, wit, and exuberance—a magical ...
Biography. Bristling with manic energy from every pore, actor and director John Astin specialized in oddball characters whose sense of joie de vivre rarely got in the way of reality, most notably Gomez Addams, his iconic role on "The Addams Family" (ABC, 1964-66). He had been a stage performer and minor character actor prior to being cast as ...
Nov 12, 2021 · John Allen Astin was born in Baltimore, MD, on 30 March 1930. As of 2021, Astin is 91 years old and still alive. He attended Washington & Jefferson College and subsequently Johns Hopkins University, where he majored in mathematics and drama. He was also a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity member.
The Addams Family: Created by David Levy. With Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy. The misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family.
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John Allen Astin was born on March 30, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Margaret Linnie Mackenzie and Dr. Allen Varley Astin. His father was a physicist who served as the fifth director of the ‘National Board of Standards’ (currently known as the ‘National Institute of Standards and Technology’) from 1951 to 1969.
Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor.His acting roles include Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006), Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24 (2006), Oso in Special ...
