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Known for:	The Frighteners, European Vacation, Freaky Friday
Birthday:	30 March 1930, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

Father, Allen Astin, was the 5th Director of the National Bureau of Standards. Father of actors Sean Astin and Mackenzie Astin Is a vegetarian He and his wife Val are leaders of a Buddhist group in Santa Monica. Grandfather of actress Alexandra Astin, Elizabeth Louise Astin and Isabella Louise Astin. Appeared in three separate episodes of Rod Serling's Night Gallery. During each episode, his character was killed, and during two episodes, his character found himself in Hell. Also directed three episodes of the show. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 31-32. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Three generations of his family have worked with director Peter Jackson. He appeared in _Frighteners, The (1996/I)_ , while his son Sean Astin appeared in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sean's real-life daughter, Alexandra Astin, played the daughter of his character in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Currently a visiting theater professor at Johns Hopkins University. His new facility is the "Old Barn," former home of Theater Hopkins, a top-scale community theater outfit. Astin won rave reviews for his portrayal of the Stage Manager in a performance of "Our Town" with Hopkins as well as for a recent portrayal of Edgar Allen Poe. Has twice played father to Jodie Foster. They appeared together as father and daughter in Freaky Friday. In the live action The Addams Family, John plays Gomez Addams. In an animated series in the early 1970s, Jodie Foster voiced Pugsley Addams. Three generations of his family have worked with Christopher Lee. His son, Sean Astin, and granddaughter, Alexandra Astin, appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He and Lee appeared together in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. He and his son Sean have both appeared in films that won Best Picture, four decades apart. John had a small role in West Side Story, while Sean had a lead role in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Attended Washington and Jefferson College, graduated from Johns Hopkins University and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. Brother of Alexander W. Astin, professor emeritus at UCLA who is considered one of the most influential scholars in the field of higher education research. Is portrayed by Arthur Taxier in Call Me Anna

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