As with many similar pop culture moments, fans have used the opportunity to praise Astin for his iconic roles in movies like The Goonies, Toy Soldiers, Rudy, Encino Man and 50 First Dates. The prolific actor was propelled back into people’s radars when he played the beloved Bob Newby in Stranger Things season two.
One of his latest gigs, No Good Nick is an original Netflix sitcom starring Siena Agudong as Nicole, a teenage con artist who goes by the name “Nick,” pretending to be a distant cousin of the Thompson family in order to rob them. Astin and Melissa Joan Hart play Ed and Liz Thompson, who take in Nick and — to her surprise — treat her like a member of the family, making it harder for her to rob them.