John Astin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Astin

born 1930; American actor

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, university teacher, stage actor, voice actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as a television director and voice artist.
He is best known for starring as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (1964–1966), reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and the animated series The Addams Family (1992–1993).
Notable film projects include West Side Story (1961), That Touch of Mink (1962), Move Over Darling (1963), Freaky Friday (1976), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Frighteners (1996).
His second wife was actress Patty Duke and he is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin. Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short Prelude (1968).