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Sean Astin said in a new interview with The Guardian that he was forced to sell his house amid "The Lord of the Rings" fame in the early 2000s because he negotiated such a small salary to play Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's landmark movie trilogy. The reveal may come as a shock to fans […]
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