Sean Astin, star of fan favorites like The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings and Stranger Things, comes from a Hollywood family.
The actor grew up with The Addams Family‘s John Astin as his father and The Miracle Worker’s Patty Duke as his mother but when Sean got older, Duke revealed that John wasn’t Sean’s biological father. John had adopted Sean when he was very young shortly after he married Duke. At first, the actress told Sean that his biological father was Desi Arnaz Jr., son of I Love Lucy’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Later, DNA tests revealed that Sean’s father was music promoter Michael Tell.
“If you want to know who I am, John Astin is my father, Michael Tell is my biological father,” Sean told PEOPLE in 2001. He’s close to all three men and considers them all family — Sean also has a good relationship with Duke’s fourth husband Michael Pearce.
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