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

Sean Astin captured the hearts of fantasy fans everywhere when he starred as Samwise Gamgee in the "Lord of the Rings," but says the compensation was not what one would expect. In a new interview with The Guardian , the 55-year-old actor shared just how "small" his payday was for the incredibly successful Academy Award-winning trilogy. "I was not prepared for that level of visibility and access," he said. "And there was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we