'Lord of the Rings' star Sean Astin had to sell his home after negotiating 'small' salary for hit movie

Sean Astin reveals he had to sell his house after negotiating a surprisingly small salary for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy with no residuals.

The film remains a cult classic over 30 years after its release

The actor, who played Samwise Gamgee, said, "There was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we had."

The actor played the pivotal role of Samwise Gamgee in the trilogy that grossed $2.9 billion at the worldwide box office.

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…

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a union leader. He talks Stranger Things, AI and why playing Samwise Gamgee cost him his house Sean Astin is showing me around his new office.