Sean Astin Family and Biological Father

Publish date: 2024-05-15

Sean Astin family has deep roots in the entertainment industry. Sean had a complicated childhood growing up with Patty Duke and Michael Tell.

His mother is an actress and father is a music promoter.

His Mom Patty Duke

Sean Astin mother Patty Duke was an American actress. 

Patty was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946. She was best known for her show The Patty Duke Show where she portrayed two identical cousins Cathy and Patty Lane, hence her nickname. 

According to her IMDb profile, Patty made her acting debut in 1958 with the television series Kitty Foyle as Molly Scharf. She amassed 140 acting credits on her IMDb profile during her career. She also appeared in numerous broadway performances.

Patty was married four times and had three children. She first married director Harry Falk in 1965, but the pair's relationship ended four years later in 1969 without any children. According to her Wikipedia profile, she was involved with three men at the same time in the early 1970s. 

She married Michael Tell in June 1970 as her second husband but their marriage only lasted for 13 days. Two years later in 1972, she married John Astin who is also the adoptive father of Sean, hence his last name. The pair ended their marriage in 1985 after having one child Mackenzie Astin. 

Patty again married Drill Sargent Michael Pearce in 1986 as her fourth husband. The pair remained married until Patty's demise on March 29, 2016. The pair did not welcome any biological child but adopted a son named Kevin.

His Adoptive Father John Astin

Sean Astin was adopted by John Astin after marrying Patty in 1972. 

According to People, during John and Patty's wedding when the attendees were invited to speak their piece, Sean exclaimed "Daddy" while looking at John. The priest followed by saying, "Well, that about does it!”

This cute gesture prompted John to adopt then-18-month-old baby Sean. The Demoted actor was raised by John and Patty together and he still considers him as the fatherly figure. 

His daddy John is a veteran actor best known for the portrayal of patriarch Gomez Addams in the original run of The Addams Family. The later remakes of the series featured Ariel Winter's brother Jimmy Workman among several other cast members. 

The 92-year-old John was born on March 30, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is still perfectly healthy but has not appeared on television since 2017. 

His Stepfather Michael Pearce

Sean Astin stepfather Michael Pearce is his mother's fourth husband.

Michael Pearce or Papa Mike was an Army drill sergeant. According to Heavy, The pair met when Michael was hired as a consultant for the movie  A Time to Triumph which starred Patty. The pair met at the sets and decided to tie the knot soon after. 

The pair moved to Idaho, the native state of Micheal, where they bought an 80-acre farm with a lot of animals. Michael also worked as a firefighter briefly before the pair settled into their life as farmers.

Pearce and Duke celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in 2016, months prior to her death. The pair did not have any biological children but adopted one son name Kevin Pearce.

As Sean was mostly raised by Michael during his childhood, he considers him his father and calls him papa Mike. 

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