The Goonies star in the running to replace Fran Drescher in prominent Hollywood role
Sean Astin set to run for SAG-AFTRA president
- Sean Astin and Chuck Slavin are set to run against each other for the next president of SAG-AFTRA.
- Current SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has announced she will not seek re-election.
- Drescher led the union during the high-profile 2023 strike against major film and television studios, the first actors' strike in four decades.
- SAG-AFTRA is Hollywood's largest actors' union, representing around 160,000 members.
- Election ballots are expected to be sent to SAG-AFTRA members on August 13 and must be returned by September 12.