Sean Astin To Run For SAG-AFTRA President
Sean Astin is looking to replace Fran Drescher as the president of SAG-AFTRA
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Sean Astin, best known for playing Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, has officially tossed his hat into the ring for SAG-AFTRA president, aiming to succeed Fran Drescher at the helm of the 160,000-member union. He’s put together a star-studded slate: Michelle Hurd for secretary-treasurer, Joely Fisher for Los Angeles Local Board president, Lisa Ann Walter as first vice president of the Local Board and David Jolliffe returning as second vice president.
If he wins, Astin would be following in the footsteps of his mom, Patty Duke, who made history as the second woman ever to lead the then-Screen Actors Guild back in 1985 and served a three-year term.
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