A CHQ Literary Arts Conversation with Sean Astin
Week 1 | F | Smith Wilkes Hall | Ages 14 and up
Class now at 12:05 p.m.
Join actor Sean Astin following his Chautauqua Lecture Series debut for a conversation with Chautauqua's Sony Ton-Aime, Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts, on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and Astin's love of literature. Astin, the author of There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale, also hosts his own online book club which has focused on Tolkien's The Hobbit, among other books.
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Sean Astin
An actor, director, voice artist and producer with more than 200 credits to his name, Sean Astin is best known for roles as Mikey Walsh in “The Goonies,” the title character of “Rudy,” Samwise Gamgee in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Bob Newby in “Stranger Things 2,” roles that epitomize hope, determination and loyalty in franchises with a common narrative thread: friendship. Son of Academy Award-winning actress Patty Duke and acclaimed actor John Astin, Astin graduated from UCLA in 1997 with a B.A. in History and English, and is currently working on an online Master’s degree in Public Administration and Policy at American University.
