(Born Lipstein, Skylar uses his middle name, Astin, professionally.) "I would say [the comparisons are] the bane of my existence, but it's also an honor to be compared to him and his legendary ...

Skylar: This was so many years ago now, but when Stranger Things was out with Sean Astin [I saw him] in New York and I was like, “I have to do it,” because everyone asks me if we’re related ...

Constantly being mistaken as a member of the famed Astin Hollywood family is both “the bane” of Skylar Astin’s existence and a great honor — and the Pitch Perfect alum finally had the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Skylar Astin (So Help Me Todd), Jake Cannavale (The Offer), Sabrina Bartlett (Bridgerton), Natasha Leggero (He’s Just Not That Into You), and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) have joined Marisa ...

Former Arizona guard/forward Skylar Jones, who spent her first two years in college out west with the Wildcats, announced Friday that she has committed to the Cardinals. The 6-foot wing was one of ...

Skylar Diggins-Smith is one of the most famous Notre Dame Fighting Irish alumni and rose to prominence during her time with the program. The star has continued to root for the Fighting Irish, and ...

If you’ve seen any movie or TV show in the last 40 years, you know who Sean Astin is. He’s instantly recognizable as Samwise Gamgee in “Lord of the Rings,” Bob Newby in “Stranger Things ...

Sean Astin has gone from locking lips to loose lips. Yes, Astin is spilling the beans about his kiss in “The Goonies” and how it didn’t exactly pan out as he expected. Fans of the beloved ...

But American writer Andrew Lipstein’s new novel, Something Rotten, arguably goes overboard in the opposite direction. It is just too specific — about too narrow a demographic of yuppie ...

Alice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.

Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has celebrated Middle-earth in a new collaboration with the LEGO Group. Astin stars in a mini-film celebrating the launch of ...