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| Birth name | Mackenzie Alexander Astin |
| Born | 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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Biography
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.
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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Final Season | Chip Dolan | |
| 2006 | Military Intelligence and You! | Major Mitch Dunning | |
| Duncan Removed | Duncan | ||
| 2004 | Off the Lip | Brad | |
| 2003 | How to Deal | Lewis Gibson Warsher II | |
| Two Days | Stephen Bell | ||
| 2002 | The Month of August | Nick | |
| Welcome 2 Ibiza | |||
| 2001 | The Zeros | Joe | |
| 2000 | Stranger Than Fiction | Jared Roth | |
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Male (Billy) | |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Jimmy Steinway | |
| 1996 | In Love and War | Henry Villard | |
| The Evening Star | Teddy Horton | ||
| Dreaming for an Insomniac | David Shrader | ||
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Young Man on Boat | |
| Iron Will | Will Stoneman | ||
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Dodger |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Brandon | Episode: Get a Real Job |
| 2006 | Justice | Robert Jones | Episode: Shark Week |
| Pepper Dennis | Ken Alston | Episode: Pepper Dennis Behind Bars-Film at Eleven | |
| In from the Night | Rob Miller | TV-Movie | |
| House | Alan | Episode: All In | |
| 2005 | Lost | Tom Brennan | Episode: Born to Run |
| 2004 | Love's Enduring Promise | Grant Thomas | TV-Movie |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Charles Beckworth | Episode: There Goes the Bride |
| 2001 | Everything But the Girl | Bennett | TV-Movie |
| First Years | Warren Harrison | ||
| Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Lucus Brickman | TV-Movie | |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Patrick Tarloff | Episode: Beholder |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Jonathan Daniels | TV-Movie |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Kevin McCarthy | |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Sean Sager | |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | Golf Champion | TV-Movie Uncredited Role |
| 1992, 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Charlie Gallagher | Episode: Rockette to the Moon Episode: In a Family Way |
| 1992 | Dennis Sherwood | TV-Movie | |
| 1985-1988 | The Facts of Life | Andy Moffet Stickle | |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under | Andy Moffet Stickle | TV-Movie |
| 1985 | Hotel | Josh Erikson Ben |
Episode: New Beginnings Episode: Cry Wolf |
| 1985 | I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later | T.J. Nelson | TV-Movie |
| Hail to the Chief | Dwight Stryker | Episode: 1.7 | |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Jeremy Warren | Episode: Old Friends |
| 1982 | Lou Gibbs and the Love Canal | Tony Belinski | TV-Movie |
