Actor Sean Astin to speak at Methodist Mental Health Breakfast
Actor Sean Astin, long an advocate for mental health care, appeared in “The Goonies,” “Rudy,” “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “Stranger Things.” (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
Astin’s career spans four decades and includes such iconic roles as Mikey Walsh in “The Goonies,” the title character in “Rudy,” Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Bob Newby in “Stranger Things.”
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Methodist Healthcare Foundation Zach Pretzer Mental health Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Sean AstinAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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