John Astin
John Astin was born on Mar 30, 1930 in USA. John Astin's big-screen debut came with West Side Story directed by Jerome Robbins in 1961, strarring Glad Hand (uncredited). John Astin is known for The Frighteners directed by Peter Jackson, Michael J. Fox stars as Frank Bannister and Trini Alvarado as Lucy Lynskey. The upcoming new movie John Astin plays is School of Life which will be released on Feb 19, 2005.
Dark haired, usually mustachioed US actor with a cheeky grin who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series La famille Addams (1964), John Astin was born March 30, 1930, in Baltimore, MD. He attended Johns Hopkins University and studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. He first got noticed in a small role in West Side Story (1961), then appeared in several other films before being cast as "Gomez Addams". While "The Addams Family" was initially a huge hit, its popularity petered out after two years, and Astin moved on to other work including the offbeat Bunny O'Hare (1971), playing a grizzled but not particularly bright gunfighter in the western spoof Evil Roy Slade (1972), an appearance in the Disney comedy Un vendredi dingue, dingue, dingue (1976) and dual roles in Bonjour les vacances II (1985).He has since lent his comedic talents to numerous appearances as "Dr. Gangreen" in several corny "Killer Tomato" movies, and has contributed his voice to recreate "Gomez Addams" in the animated series The Addams Family (1992), and then played "Grandpa Addams" in the short-lived TV series La nouvelle famille Addams (1998). In addition, Astin has contributed voices to several animated shows, and still regularly appears in films.
Birthday
Mar 30, 1930Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USAAlso known
John Allen Astin
Known For
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actor, director
as Munsch / Randy Miller (segment "Hell's Bells") / Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice")
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actor, director
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