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As head of the actors guild, Sean Astin brings a little Rudy, a little Samwise, and a lot of fight
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SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin poses for a portrait at his office in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Astin has taken on the presidency of the SAG-AFTRA at a particularly perilous time for the actors union, and for Hollywood. There's the threat of human actors being replaced by artificial intelligence. The ongoing upheavals of streaming.