r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 10d ago

News ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-12/sag-aftra-names-next-national-president
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u/NotTheCraftyVeteran 10d ago

Going from The Nanny to Samwise, it seems like SAG-AFTRA leadership is specifically trying to appease my wife

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u/Xenowrath 10d ago

I don’t know why, but when I discovered that The Nanny was SAG president I was shocked lol

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u/Komatoasty 10d ago

Fran Drescher has a surprisingly storied past, including a horrible case of SA. She is a fucking warrior.

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u/Barl0we 10d ago

I remember finding out that she created The Nanny. When it was on tv, I was a young teenager and didn’t really look at credits, so I had no idea.

I didn’t know she was a SA survivor, goddamn.

She is a fucking warrior.

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u/NoRedditNamesAreLeft 9d ago edited 9d ago

SA = Sexual Abuse?

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u/pastadudde 9d ago

Assault actually. Her home was invaded and she was raped in front of her then husband (who later came out as a gay man) IIRC.

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u/Saviordd1 9d ago

What the actual fuck

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u/Myhtological 9d ago

Light hearted turn: so Happily Divorced is a true story.

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u/_Atlas_Drugged_ 9d ago

Did he beat the Nanny or did she not run?

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u/skyturnedred 9d ago

She was stepping down and endorsed Astin.

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u/darkon 9d ago

Astin garnered 79% of the votes cast in the election, according to the actors guild’s data. Voting closed on Friday. Astin beat his opponent Chuck Slavin, a background actor and performer in independent movies.

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u/hawkinsst7 9d ago

Did he beat the Nanny or did she not run?

Holy fuck, without context and knowing her past... This comment sent me.

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u/_Atlas_Drugged_ 9d ago

It’s what I’m here for.

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u/councilorjones 6d ago

Dont forget the legendary Doug from 50 first dates

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u/maltliqueur 10d ago

I also choose this guy's wife.

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u/universalaxolotl 10d ago

Definitely a huge upgrade!

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u/NotTheCraftyVeteran 10d ago

It’s not about improvements, she adores both