Sean Astin fans are outraged after noticing small detail in his DNC shout out: 'Have some respect' By Kelsi Karruli For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:17 EDT, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 15:17 EDT, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments Although many film buffs may recognize actor Sean Astin from his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings franchise, fans were left in disarray after noticing a small detail in his introduction at the Democratic National Convention . The DNC kicked off in Chicago on Monday, and has featured a star-studded lineup.
One of the familiar faces who came to show their support for Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, was the 53-year-old actor who added delegate to his resume after the Vice President became the Democratic nominee following Joe Biden 's departure from the Presidential race . And while Sean is often lauded for his role in the the Lord of the Rings films, when he took the stage at the DNC , he was instead credited for his part in Netflix 's hit sci-fi series Stranger Things . Sean was announced as the star of Stranger Things while he standing with the delegates of Indiana , leaving fans baffled at the dismissal of his iconic role.
Many film buffs may recognize actor Sean Astin from his role in The Lord of the Rings franchise The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago on Monday, and featured a star-studded lineup such as Sean, who spoke on Wednesday night Read More Ben Affleck gets shout out from Mindy Kaling at DNC amid Jennifer Lopez divorce During day three of the DNC, Indiana's commitment to Kamala was kicked off by Sean, who was welcomed to the mic as the star of the Netflix show. The actor referenced his many Indiana-based roles in his speech. He said: 'Indiana welcomed me into its heart as soon as I married Christine Harrell from Rolling Prairie; and that's before I lived in Hawkins or played the littlest player with the biggest heart at the University of Notre Dame — Rudy.
'I want what's best for Indiana. That means electing Kamala Harris, the first woman president of the United States of America.' Sean rose to stardom after appearing in a number of hit films such as The Lord of the Rings franchise, Rudy, Goonies, 50 First Dates, Click and more.
However, fans weren't quite ready to let go of his role as Sam and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their disappointment in how he was announced. One person said: 'Sean Astin should have also ran over to Oregon during the roll call and been like "Hey, it's me, Mike."' Another user added: 'Samwise the brave did not go with Frodo into the very fires of mount doom to be referred to as "Bob from Stranger Things.
"' And while the star is often lauded for his role in the The Lord of the Rings franchise (seen), when he took the stage at the DNC, he was praised for his part in Netflix's Stranger Things Sean rose to stardom after appearing in a number of hit films. Seen in Stranger Things as Bob Fans took issue over the fact he was announced as a Stranger Things star instead of his role as Samwise Gamgee Someone else wrote: 'Sean actually referenced both living in Hawkins and playing for Notre Dame. But if he had a few more seconds, he probably should have mentioned fighting the ultimate evil.
' 'Please put some respect on Samwise y'all,' one user commented. Just before the DNC, Sean took to social media to reveal he was hitting the road to support the Vice President on her road to the Oval Office. He said: 'I just decided that I needed to get out and start campaigning for Kamala Harris for President.
I got back from overseas yesterday, and I was gonna head home and be with my beautiful wife and my gorgeous children. 'And then I remembered that I fashion myself some sort of a leader; at least in my own mind. And the only kind of leadership that means anything anymore is leadership by example.
' At the end of the post, he said '#Astin4Harris.' An assortment of other celebrities traveled to Chicago to support Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention. Just before the DNC, Sean took to social media to reveal he was hitting the road to support the Vice President on her road to the Oval Office Pictured are Kamala and Tim at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the DNC Just before the DNC began, convention planners announced that they plan to roll out a 'blue carpet' for notable attendees, with events being headlined by John Legend, Octavia Spencer, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Tony Goldwyn and Ana Navarro tapped as official hosts of the DNC.
The Creative Coalition, an arts advocacy group that has sent a delegation of actors and actresses to every political convention since 1996, is sending its biggest group yet to Chicago. Harris' ascendance to the Democratic nomination has 'absolutely' increased interest in this year's convention. Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk told DailyMail.
com: 'Where we had a smaller delegation, it's grown to our biggest delegation in history.' On Wednesday, Ben Affleck even got a special shoutout from Mindy Kaling that referenced his divorce from Jennifer Lopez. Share or comment on this article: Sean Astin fans are outraged after noticing small detail in his DNC shout out: 'Have some respect' e-mail Add comment.
