Person Details

Birthday: 1987-09-23 20:53:07

Aliases: Skylar Astin Lipstein , Σκάιλαρ Αστίν

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City - New York - USA

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

Skylar Astin is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Georg in the Tony Award–winning stage musical Spring Awakening, and for his roles in the films Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Pitch Perfect (2012), and 21 & Over (2013). Astin was born in New York City and grew up in Rockland County, New York. He is the son of Meryl and Barry Lipstein.  He has a sister, Brielle, and two brothers, Milan and Jace.  Astin is Jewish.Having graduated from Clarkstown High School North, he attended Stagedoor Manor performing arts summer camp. He was also a student at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University; but he took a leave of absence when cast in Spring Awakening.When he was fifteen, his agent selected his middle name, Astin, as his stage name. Astin performed (December 10, 2006-July 19, 2008) in Spring Awakening as Georg, a classmate of Melchior and Moritz, crushing on his piano teacher. Astin took on the role of Mark Cohen in a production of Rent, directed by Neil Patrick Harris, at the Hollywood Bowl (August 6-8, 2010). Astin played Rand Posin in the movie Hamlet 2. He sang "Raped in the Face" on the soundtrack with Phoebe Strole, his co-star in the film, and the film's star, Steve Coogan. Screenings of the film at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival led to Astin signing on with United Talent Agency. Astin joined the cast of the 2009 Adam Carolla sitcom Ace in the Hole on CBS. However, the show was not picked up by the network. In 2010, he joined the cast of the Jere Burns sitcom Strange Brew on Fox, which was also not picked up. Astin guest-starred as Ben in the July 2011 episode of Love Bites titled "Boys to Men" and, as Matt Kornstein, in the May 2012 episode of Girls entitled "Hannah's Diary". He also played a patient on House, Season 8, Episode 21, May 2012. Astin starred in the comedy film Pitch Perfect (2012) as the character Jesse Swanson and is set to reprise the role in the 2015 sequel Pitch Perfect 2. Astin also started in the comedy film 21 and Over (2013) as Casey. Astin currently stars in the TBS sitcom Ground Floor as Brody Moyer, a young ambitious money manager who falls for a girl on the ground floor.

Most Famous Work

Grey's Anatomy
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8

Grey's Anatomy

(2005) Todd Eames
House
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9

House

(2004) Derrick
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
Trolls: TrollsTopia
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8

Trolls: TrollsTopia

(2020) Branch (voice)
Acting for a Cause
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7

Acting for a Cause

(2020) Tybalt
Ghosts of War
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6

Ghosts of War

(2020) Eugene
Hot Air
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5

Hot Air

(2018) Gareth Whitley
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self - Performer
2022 Todd
Self
2021 Max Richman
2020 Branch (voice)
Professor James Morrow
Eugene
Tybalt
Max Richman
2019 Self
2018 Self
Gareth Whitley
Branch (voice)
2017 Walter Healy
2016 Isaiah Miller
Norman Mushari
Self - Panelist
Monty (voice)
2015 Greg Serrano
N/A
David
Jesse Swanson
Crouton (voice)
Self
2014 Owen Miller
2013 Brody Carol Moyer
Dean
Casey
2012 Roy (voice)
Jesse Swanson
Self
Matt Kornstein
2011 Ben
2009 John Roberts
Jean Baptiste
2008 Rand Posin
2006 Himself
2005 Todd Eames
2004 Derrick
1999 Self - Presenter
1956 Self - Presenter
Self - Host
Year Character Movie/Tv

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