Daily entertainment news covering Sean Astin en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/19/the_best_inspirational_sports_films Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:54:03 EST Entertainment News 144484@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sports movies generally come in one of two flavors: comedic efforts featuring a ragtag group of players coming together to achieve success or dramatic situations revolving around a semi-tragic or extremely difficult obstacle

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/25/celebrity_birthdays_february_83 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109485@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/26/notes_aamp_quotes_madonna_s_yacht_new_me Mon, 26 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 88263@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I've been promised a scarf." Harrison Ford is looking forward to his winter treat from Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull co-star Karen Allen, who runs a knitwear business in Massachusetts when she isn't acting.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/20/novel_roots_best_aamp_worst_films_based_ Tue, 20 May 2008 11:17:21 EST Entertainment News 87914@http://www.starpulse.com/news Many filmmakers are taking on the challenge of turning classic novels into feature films. It's a challenge because many people have fallen in love with the books

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/25/celebrity_birthdays_february_53 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 73019@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001), "Little House on the Prairie" mom Karen Grassle (1942), actress Diane Baker (1938),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/09/survey_says_chewbacca_is_the_ultimate_si Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:16:45 EST Entertainment News 33296@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie wookie Chewbacca has topped a new internet poll created to find the ultimate Celebrity Sideman. The Star Wars character, portrayed by Peter Mayhew, beat Burt Reynolds' sidekick Victor Prinzim (Dom DeLuise) in The Cannonball Run to land the title in Maxim.com new list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/25/celebrity_birthdays_february_25 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 28735@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001), "Little House on the Prairie" mom Karen Grassle (1942), actress Diane Baker (1938), "Gilligan's Island" millionaire Jim Backus (1913; d. 1989), Marx Brother Zeppo Marx (1901; d. 1979), and French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841; d. 1919).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/30/sean_astin_andy_richter_aamp_other_celeb Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:58:08 EST Entertainment News 22666@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monk, USA's critically-acclaimed original series starring Tony Shalhoub, returns in its fifth season with all-new episodes and a roster of top-tier guest stars on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, at 9pm/8 central. The show remains one of the highest-rated original scripted series in basic cable history.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/07/stars_turn_out_in_masters_of_science_fic Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:11:03 EST Entertainment News 12229@http://www.starpulse.com/news Acclaimed British physicist Stephen Hawking is to narrate a star-studded new TV series based loosely on the Twilight Zone. Hawking will introduce a string of beloved science-fiction short stories, which have been turned into episodes starring the likes of Anne Heche, Sean Astin, Brian Dennehy, John Hurt and James Denton, among others.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/03/widow_sues_sean_astin_aamp_others_over_h Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:15:47 EST Entertainment News 11900@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Sean Astin is being sued by the widow of cinematographer Roland Schlotzhauer, who died when a helicopter crashed while filming new movie "The Final Season." The helicopter was shooting scenes for the high school baseball film in Walford, Iowa, when it hit power lines and crashed into a field on June 30.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/13/hobbit_feet_mystery_solved Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:41:09 EST Entertainment News 10135@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actor Dominic Monaghan has finally owned up to stealing the furry hobbits' feet from The Lord Of The Rings set, so he could give them away as a present. The star and fellow hobbits Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd all wore furry prosthetic feet when they played the diminutive characters in Peter Jackson's epic trilogy.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/19/kate_beckinsale_is_afraid_to_drive Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:36:34 EST Entertainment News 8460@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kate Beckinsale still hasn't mastered driving in Los Angeles, and she fears she'll never be able to get behind the wheel of a car there. The star doesn't have a driving license and feels far from confident about taking her test in California, where she lives with director husband Len Wiseman and her daughter.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/28/tnt_to_air_12_hour_into_the_west_maratho Sun, 28 May 2006 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7326@http://www.starpulse.com/news Into the West, an ambitious 12-hour part historical drama, will be shown in a marathon on Monday, May 29, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. on TNT. Produced by Steven Spielberg, "Into the West" explores the American West through the eyes of settlers and Native Americans.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/03/eliza_dushku_jumps_in_to_save_the_final_ Wed, 03 May 2006 09:37:50 EST Entertainment News 6468@http://www.starpulse.com/news Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Eliza Dushku has saved Sean Astin's new baseball movie from the scrap heap after signing on to play his love interest. The future of The Final Season was in doubt when shooting delays prompted a recent cast walk-out, but Astin stayed faithful to the project and now the family film has been given a boost.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/20/kim_basinger_eyes_role_on_24 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:27:04 EST Entertainment News 5882@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kim Basinger is set to join the cast of hit drama 24 after confessing to star Kiefer Sutherland that she's a huge fan. Basinger has just played opposite Sutherland in thriller The Sentinel and is now considering joining the cast of his TV series for its next season. She says, "I love that show. That would be cool."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/16/24_stars_react_to_their_characters_demis Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:26:09 EST Entertainment News 4367@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sean Astin's term as Jack Bauer's unpopular boss in hit drama 24 came to an abrupt end this week - he was poisoned by nerve gas. The actor didn't expect to be on the show as long as he was this season because his character, Lynn McGill, was one of the least loved on TV. He says, "I was only supposed to do a few episodes. It became a guessing game about how gruesome or spectacular my death would be."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/25/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_feb_26 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 03:00:24 EST Entertainment News 2474@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Justin Berfield (1986), "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean Astin (1971), "Fun with Dick & Jane" star Tea Leoni (1966), WWE star Ric Flair (1949), Beatles guitarist George Harrison (1943; d. 2001), "Little House on the Prairie" mom Karen Grassle (1942), actress Diane Baker (1938), "Gilligan's Island" millionaire Jim Backus (1913; d. 1989), Marx Brother Zeppo Marx (1901; d. 1979), and French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841; d. 1919).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/22/angus_young_is_the_best_short_person_eve Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:33:53 EST Entertainment News 735@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pint-sized rocker Angus Young has been voted the greatest small man of all time. The AC/DC star - who measures in at a dinky 5ft 2in - has been crowned the "greatest short dude" by Maxim magazine.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/18/a_sneak_peek_into_season_five_of_24 Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:22:00 EST Entertainment News 696@http://www.starpulse.com/news The cast of 24 is growing. Julian Sands, Peter Weller and JoBeth Williams join the series for its fifth season. British-born actor Julian Sands will play billionaire bad guy "Vladamir Bierko" while Peter Weller portrays "Christopher Henderson," the federal agent who recruited Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) to counter terrorist work more than a decade ago. JoBeth Williams is Henderson's wife, Miriam. All three characters will come face-to-face with Bauer as he desperately attempts to prevent the series' most lethal terror threat yet on US soil.

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