| Astin expanding career beyond 'Rings' -- Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, December 20-22 2002 |
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| Rings star has made niceness a hobbit -- Roger Moore, Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2003 |
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| Mum's the Word on his Mum -- Liz Smith, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2001 |
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| My Favorite Weekend -- Robin Rauzi, Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2001 |
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| Return with us now . . . to the land of Tolkien -- USA Today, December 14-16, 2001 |
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| Change of Hobbit -- Ian Spelling, Starlog, December 2001 |
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