And, as the second season of Stranger Things establishes, Goonies never say die -- they just move to Hawkins, Indiana. !” he replied. "Pirate treasure? A former newspaper editor and designer, Kevin has also worked in advertising and public relations, and as a nightclub manager and promoter. A one-stop shop for all things video games. A bullied nerd in school, Bob now runs the local Radio Shack and, at some point in the year following the events of Season 1, reunited with Joyce. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Blake Lively Photoshops shoes on herself in Instagram post, All of Demi Lovato’s tattoos and their meanings, Camila Cabello debuts new haircut: ‘Lost my short hair virginity’, Miss your dual-monitor setup? It's perhaps no coincidence, that, despite being forbidden by Joyce to ask any questions, Astin's character Bob quickly realizes the drawings are actually a map of Hawkins, albeit without roads or bodies of water. In The Goonies, Astin's character Mikey Walsh discovers a map dated 1632 that purported to show the location of the hidden treasure of "One-Eyed" Willy, a legendary pirate. The best of the many homages to 1980s films in Stranger Things Season 2 may be Sean Astin's delightful callback to his role in The Goonies. Sean Astin became a trending topic on Twitter thanks to a social media user who only credited the actor for his role in “Stranger Things.” On Thursday, a Twitter user uploaded a photo of Astin… “Early flight training sweetie. Mostly all good fun! The boy, who still has flashes of the Upside Down, experiences a vision of Hopper dying, and marks his location on the serpentine chain of scribbles. On Thursday, a Twitter user uploaded a photo of Astin, 48, in which he is cuddling an otter in a pool. We've received your submission. Before Stranger Things, he was known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings series, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character in Rudy. Most people with jokes about which role they know Sean Astin to be from. Sean Astin became a trending topic on Twitter thanks to a social media user who only credited the actor for his role in “Stranger Things.”. Even the actor’s daughter, Ali, weighed in on the matter, tweeting: “@SeanAstin didn’t change my diapers to be known as ‘Sean Astin from Stranger Things.'”. Barb, maybe, but not Willy. (laughing my pants off),” Astin followed up in another tweet. Your Ad Choices The Twitter user, a New Zealand native told Page Six on Friday, “I posted the pictures before going to bed and woke up to chaos! I loved him in ‘LOTR’ and ‘Stranger Things’ and just love otters!! The responses then lead to a debate over which Astin character is the most memorable. Sean Astin is an American actor who portrays Bob Newby in the second season of Stranger Things. SPOILER WARNING: This article contains minor spoilers for the second season of Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix. What's at the X?" "It's not a puzzle. It's a map -- it's a map of Hawkins!". 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Stranger Things: Halloween Sounds From the Upside Down, Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down, Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town, https://strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Sean_Astin?oldid=43356, Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor – Motion Picture, Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Besides being well-liked by the cast and crew, Astin was particularly close friends with. “Definitive answer to the great question of the night: Sean Astin, CO-STAR OF OTTER PIC is/was trending!!! In television, his roles include voicing Raphael in the 2012 Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series, Oso in the Disney Junior show Special Agent Oso, and Chester The Cat in Bunnicula. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ", RELATED: Our Stranger Things Season 2 Predictions. he asks Joyce excitedly. "Find the X. The chaos only continued through out [sic] the day. But I never thought I would be off to sleep that night with Sean Astin himself telling me I rock for causing all the chaos that got his name trending! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Thanks for contacting us. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Stranger Things Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. His writing has also appeared in Comic Foundry, Philadelphia Weekly and Time Inc. Books' Rise of the Superhero, among other publications. Astin also retweeted many humorous fan responses that recalled his roles in 1992’s “Encino Man” and 1987’s “White Water Summer.”. He can be found on Twitter at @kevin_melrose, although he seldom tweets, preferring instead to spend his free time researching obscure folklore and raising chickens. Privacy Notice “idk who needed this but sean astin from stranger things with an otter,” the post read. Some not so nice comments. SPOILER WARNING: This article contains minor spoilers for the second season of Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix. That is, until Joyce calls upon Bob, and his fabled intellect, in Episode 5 to help decipher a series of interconnected drawings made by Will that now cover the floors and walls of their home. Experts grade Trump and Biden. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights Astin, who’s known for his roles in “Rudy,” “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Goonies” took the situation in stride. Astin's affable Bob responds, happy to play along. Now streaming on Netflix, the second season of Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery. As a result, his fans came out in droves to remind the user that Astin is known for far more than just his second season appearance as Bob Newby in the Netflix show. Terms of Use If you loved Sean Astin as Bob Newby on Stranger Things, know this: for multiple reasons, his performance might never have happened. Your California Privacy Rights He then used the opportunity to promote his Netflix original series, “No Good Nick,” and interact with fans who were reminiscing about his career. Bob Newby Superhero to the rescue!! Sitemap ", "Yeah? Senior features editor of CBR, Kevin Melrose has covered comics, film, television and culture for the Eisner Award-winning website since 2008. RELATED: What to Remember From Stranger Things Season 1. 5,490, This story has been shared 5,309 times. 6,461, This story has been shared 5,490 times. "Don't you get it?" Before Stranger Things, he was known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings series, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character in Rudy. 5,309, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved One of the second season's several new additions to the ensemble cast of Netflix's hit sci-fi/horror drama, Astin plays Bob "the Brain" Newby, a former classmate of Joyce Byers (played by another 1980s child actor, Winona Ryder) and Jim Hopper (David Harbour). E! 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This story has been shared 7,251 times. Long before he was the faithful Samwise Gamgee, accompanying Frodo Baggins on a journey to save Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, actor Sean Astin was the optimistic asthmatic Mikey Walsh, leading his friends on quest for pirate's gold in the 1985 classic The Goonies. Rallying his friends for one last adventure before their homes could be torn down to make way for the expansion of a country club, Mikey leads the Goonies on a search that he hopes will save the neighborhood. Along the way, the two have struck up an unlikely relationship, much to the puzzlement of her eldest son.

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