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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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[โ€“] MountainDrew42@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I had no idea Sean Astin was an Addams

[โ€“] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

He was great as the shopkeeper in Eerie, Indiana