Could Sean Astin (Raphael) be the next SAG-AFTRA president?

[ranger_scout]

Sean Astin could become the next SAG-AFTRA president. He launched his bid to run last month and now current SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher will not seek re-election.

https://deadline.com/2025/08/fran-drescher-wont-seek-re-election-sag-aftra-president-1236482591/

https://deadline.com/2025/07/sean-astin-running-for-sag-aftra-president-2025-1236455606/

Should Astin win, he'd be the second 'TMNT' actor to become SAG-AFTRA president after Barry Gordon (1987 Donatello & Bebop). I'm curious to see how this turns out since I have been a fan of his for many years.

[ToTheNines]

Astin’s a liberal sissy.

[ranger_scout]

He was just elected to succeed Fran Drescher as SAG-AFTRA president.

https://deadline.com/2025/09/sean-astin-elected-sag-aftra-president-1236530416/

[ZariusTwo]

"And Raphael...he's the leader of the group..."

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

He was just elected to succeed Fran Drescher as SAG-AFTRA president.

https://deadline.com/2025/09/sean-astin-elected-sag-aftra-president-1236530416/

Always nice to hear as a TMNT fan.

[Jephael]

Kinda blows my mind. Once upon a time Barry Gordon (the Donatello to Rob Paulsen's Raphael) was once president, and now it's Sean, who was the Raphael to Rob Paulsen's Donatello!

[ranger_scout]

Kinda blows my mind. Once upon a time Barry Gordon (the Donatello to Rob Paulsen's Raphael) was once president, and now it's Sean, who was the Raphael to Rob Paulsen's Donatello!

I was thinking the same thing.

[triplexxx]

Kinda blows my mind. Once upon a time Barry Gordon (the Donatello to Rob Paulsen's Raphael) was once president, and now it's Sean, who was the Raphael to Rob Paulsen's Donatello!In addition to that, Sean's mother, Patty Duke, was one of the celebrity guests on Super Password on the episodes where Cam Clarke and Townsend Coleman were contestants.