It took some convincing to get Sean Astin to play the part of Drew Barrymore‘s body-builder brother in 50 First Dates — and it took even more convincing to get him to portray Doug with a lisp.

Sean Astin says his daughters Elizabeth and Bella convinced him to appear in Sabrina Carpenter's Netflix Christmas special.

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Sean Astin put in a lot of effort to star in 50 First Dates. On the Nov. 25 episodes of The Drew Barrymore Show, the ...

The actor reunites with his onscreen sister Drew Barrymore on her eponymous talk show. Astin, who starred as Barrymore's brother in the 2004 rom-com about a playboy bachelor who falls in love with ...

in 2004 Sean Astin put in a lot of effort to star in 50 First Dates. On the Nov. 25 episodes of The Drew Barrymore Show, the 53-year-old actor opened up to Barrymore — who starred in the film al ...

Sean Astin was reluctant to do a lisp for 50 First Dates: 'I started to have fun with it' Drew Barrymore drips chocolate on chin, sprays ice cream perfume into mouth on talk show: 'They said it ...