Mackenzie Astin
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| Born | Mackenzie Alexander Astin May 12, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born 12 May 1973) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His older brother is actor Sean Astin. (In the 1985 film The Goonies, Sean Astin's character screams "Holy Mackenzie!", referencing his real-life brother.) He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Career
Mackenzie made his acting debut in the TV movie Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal but is probably best remembered for his television role as Andy on the popular sitcom The Facts of Life. He has since had his share of roles in numerous TV shows and TV movies such as I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later, a cameo in Harrison Bergeron, which starred his brother, Sean Astin, Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor with Nathan Lane, and Widow's Kiss with Beverly D'Angelo.
He made guest appearances on Brooklyn Bridge, The Outer Limits, Without a Trace and House.
He appeared as a regular in the short-lived NBC legal drama First Years with Samantha Mathis. His character was openly gay, and Astin told The Advocate magazine that he was hoping for some "same-sex smooching" in the show. [1] Recently, he appeared on Lost as Kate's love-interest Tom, in a flashback, in the season 1 episode "Born to Run."
Astin has also had his share of major motion pictures including Iron Will, in which he starred in the lead role, with Kevin Spacey in a key minor role. He also appeared in Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner, The Evening Star with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco. During filming of The Evening Star, Mackenzie lost the top edge of his right ear, after a car accident. He was forced to wear a prosthetic ear for the rest of the film. [2]
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Dodger | |
| 1994 | Iron Will | Will Stoneman | |
| Wyatt Earp | Young Man on Boat | ||
| 1996 | Dream For An Insomniac | David Shrader | |
| The Evening Star | Teddy Horton | ||
| In Love and War | Henry Villard | ||
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Jimmy Steinway | |
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Male (Billy) | |
| 2000 | Stranger Than Fiction | Jared Roth | |
| 2001 | The Zeros | Joe | |
| 2002 | Welcome 2 Ibiza | ||
| The Month of August | Nick | ||
| 2003 | Two Days | Stephen Bell | |
| How to Deal | Lewis Gibson Warsher II | ||
| 2004 | Off the Lip | Brad | |
| 2006 | Duncan Removed | Duncan | Short film |
| Military Intelligence and You! | Major Mitch Dunning | ||
| 2007 | The Final Season | Chip Dolan | |
| 2008 | The Fourt Children of Tander Welch | William Dane | post-production |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Lou Gibbs and the Love Canal | Tony Belinski | CBS TV-Movie |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Jeremy Warren | Episode: Old Friends |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Dwight Stryker | Episode: 1.7 |
| I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later | T.J. Nelson | NBC TV-Movie | |
| Hotel | Josh Erikson Ben |
Episode: New Beginnings Episode: Cry Wolf |
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| 1985–1988 | The Facts of Life | Andy Moffet Stickle | |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under | Andy Moffet Stickle | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story | Dennis Sherwood | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1992, 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Charlie Gallagher | Episode: Rockette to the Moon Episode: In a Family Way |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | Golf Champion | Uncredited Role TV-Movie |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Sean Sager | HBO TV-Movie |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Kevin McCarthy | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Jonathan Daniels | ABC TV-Movie |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Patrick Tarloff | Episode: The Beholder |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Lucus Brickman | Showtime TV-Movie |
| First Years | Warren Harrison | Episode: Touched by a Reindeer Episode: There's No Place Like Homo |
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| Everything But the Girl | Bennett | Unsold TV-Pilot | |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Charles Beckworth | Episode: There Goes the Bride |
| 2004 | Love's Enduring Promise | Grant Thomas | The Hallmark Channel TV-Movie |
| 2005 | Lost | Tom Brennan | Episode: Born to Run |
| 2006 | House | Alan | Episode: All In |
| In from the Night | Rob Miller | CBS TV-Movie | |
| Pepper Dennis | Ken Alston | Episode: Pepper Dennis Behind Bars-Film at Eleven | |
| Justice | Robert Jones | Episode: Shark Week | |
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Brandon | Episode: Get a Real Job |
[edit] Awards
CAMIE Awards
- 2005: Won, "Character and Morality in Entertainment" - Love's Enduring Promise (shared w/producers, co-stars)
- 1986: Won, "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series" - The Facts of Life
