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TIL John Astin, the father of Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), auditioned for the part of Gandalf, & had previously starred in Peter Jackson's horror comedy 'The Frighteners' (movieweb.com)
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[–] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

He is the white sheep of the family.