My mom and I met Patty in the airport years ago when my daughter was 6 weeks old. She was on our flight. After we landed, she pulled me aside and asked me if she could hold my baby girl for a moment. She snuggled her for several minutes and then complimented me on my “masterpiece!” My mom was with me and had always been a huge fan, so she was so excited but too nervous to speak to her. Lol Later that evening we heard on the news that Patty had been flying home after her house had caught fire. It amazed both of us how unbelievably caring and sweet she’d been, especially considering the tragedy that was awaiting her! She was a very special person.
Yes, she was…and so talented…it is too bad that her parents basically gave her to her “managers” who were horrible people and just wanted her for the money they could make off of her. Read her autobiographies… she left this world way too soon…she is missed and had wonderfully talented children who miss her so much, I am sure. Today paternity is easy to find out and should be done if their mother doesn’t do what she should do and have one sexual relationship at a time. Some women amaze me….best birth control…an aspirin …..keep it between the knees at all time in bed.
I think it was probably more John Astin's influence that kept Sean on the straight and narrow. Sean was 18 months old when Patty married John, and John adopted him shortly thereafter. When Patty and John divorced, Sean was about 15. But John remained a stable parent for Sean. I'm certain Patty loved Sean - and his brother McKenzie, and I think she tried, but she had a lot of issues. Sean has said he considers John his father, and they remain close. But he is also close with Desi Arnez Jr, who Patti had believed was his biological father. He is also close to his real biological father, Michael Tell, and Patti's last husband, Michael Pearce. All 4 men have remained in his life, and maintained close relationships with Sean. Which Sean has said he is grateful for. He could pick up the phone and call any of them, any time. And they'd be there for him. So if nothing else, she did that for him. She married or had a close relationship with men who were capable of welcoming Sean into their hearts, and lives. In my book, that makes her a good mother, despite her own issues.
I had the pleasure of getting to know her when I asked her to emcee the Idaho Governor’s Awards for the Arts. She was kind, patient and funny. I had just been diagnosed with bi-polar disease and we had a long dinner where I learned more about her struggle with the illness. A woman who was dealt a raw deal and eventually found peace in her life.
The fact that Dezi Arnez Jr was willing to be in his life is absolutely awesome! Sean was lucky to have 2 Dad’s that love him growing up. That is very cool. I have respect for Mr. Tell too, it’s a surprise to find out 25 years later.
I didn't either and I'm actually fans of BOTH of them and never even noticed the family resemblance until seeing them next to each other in this video!!!
Sorry, @Susan Hoh, It was Tatum O’Neal ‘72 or ‘73 for “Paper Moon” w/her Dad, Ryan O’Neal, who was 10 years old when she won, Best Supporting Actress Patty Duke was 16 y.o. When she won (1963 Oscars) for “The Miracle Worker,” 1962 opposite the Great Ann Bancroft, who won for “Best Actress” for the same magical Role of “Ann Sullivan,” who Also won the “Tony Award” for the same role in the “Miracle Worker,” stage play, in 1958!! FYI Trivia Shirley Temple received a “Special Jr Oscar” at around 6 + y.o., 1933-‘34 Also, Anna Paquin won Best Supporting Actress at age 11 in 1994 or ‘95 for “The Piano”
It was brave of Patty Duke to share her bi-polar disorder way back when. Mental illness was still something that had a stigma - even in Hollywood. She brought a more openness to discuss mental illness. Bi-polar was something most people back then knew nothing about it. Thanks for being brave, Patty.👏🏼
@@joycegreer9391 Not for any of us to judge anyone else’s morals. They stepped up to help raise a young boy they didn’t know if he was their responsibility or not. Thank God for men like these. That should be moral enough for anyone.
@@wendyporter1093 Well it's not, and it is for us to judge. Your statement is false anyway. Astin believed he was the father, and then Desi Jr believed he was the father. It was only Tell who could have kept quiet, but he wanted to know if he was the father.
@@joycegreer9391 Exactly. None of them had to care at all, yet ALL THREE were willing to help raise him, for no reason other than he needed a father figure. Why tf do you even care?! You don’t know these people, and as for the judging factor, that’s a NO. Not even you. 🙄🤦♀️
@Joyce Greer. The young Patty Duke was dealing with a childhood of parental abandonment and of sexual and economic exploitation by her legal guarrdians.
Sean was very lucky to have 3 men who loved him for himself. I'm so happy he did learn in the end what he wanted to know. Continue to live your best life with all the gifts each father showered you with, for they truly were a blessing to you.
I can see why all three men wanted to do the paternity test. They all would have been proud to be Sean Astin's biological father because of what a wonderful human being he turned out to be. I'm the same age and first loved him in Goonies and then all over again as Sam. But also or especially because he seems like a genuinely kind, respectful, down to earth, and soulful person.
It's JMO but Sean grew up to be a decent man & good actor. Loved his mom's movies & TV show as a girl but what that boy saw during her mental breakdowns had to be rough! The three men who stepped up for the paternity tests are all to be applauded too. That was very decent of them & I'm sure having a son like Sean who isn't affected by Hollywood like so many young people was a huge plus. You can't blame the men if they didn't know back then but it's good they all want to be a part of his life now in some capacity.
@@vickilssrb4405 I remember Patti Duke in the movie "Billie". I'm 66. I watched the Patty Duke show in my youth with Patti and her identical cousin. Brings back good memories.
As a little girl, she was in the sci-fi movie "The 4D Man" with Robert Lansing.(1959). Non- speaking part. Unfortunately, she played one of his victims.
I think it speaks of Sean's character that he was so willing to be open and show love and all these dads that were happy to be his dad it's pretty awesome..
Jon Astin was Sean’s legal Father and I feel that was wonderful by itself. I am glad he knows the truth. Now and that there appears to be no strife about the matter.💕💕🙏❤️🙏
Sean is blessed to have three men as fathers / father figures. I know my husband and my ex-husband had terrible father figures who weren't even there for them - ever. And it was pivotal and the outcome of how they turned out. Very tragic as Father's have a very, very important role in their children's lives. My own father had a terrible temper, but he loved my mother and he loved my sister and I. But he wasn't shown how to be a true dad. Only God the Father is the only best "Dad" a person could ever have! 👑💕
Sadly, Patty Duke died on the morning of March 29, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at the age of 69. If you did enough research to make this agonizingly lonnnng video, why wouldn't you at least mention that? Anyway, I'm happy for Sean.
I'm thrilled to hear someone who came out of Hollywood is reasonably normal and well adjusted. Good job Patty, proof a mother is key and critical to raising such a child. Clearly she was a wonderful mother. That's the story, in my opinion.
Good on him for finding out who his biological father is.....All my kids are adopted and I tell them as much as I know about their biolgical parents.......kids need to know where they come from.
Sean and I were VIPS back in 2014. We were together a lot. He is the nicest down to earth selfless guy you will ever meet. He dragged me into the spotlight with him. And when I finished my marathon he waited to greet me in the tent. He could have left.
Patty Duke was an astounding actress actor. I loved everything she was in especially as she got older. It's sad to think what a tumultuous life she lived and knowing she was bipolar was not a surprise and explains a lot. Still I thought she was a wonderful person. And by the way Lucille Ball never got the credit she deserved. She was so beautiful absolutely beautiful and was a very good actress. I hope she enjoyed her TV show but I think she would have done amazing in movies. Her Young Life movies were all so good and she was so so beautiful
I love Patty and yes she was Bi-Polar just like my Mother was. She was also wonderful. Everyone went on about how she didn’t know who her sons father was but she chose three good men that would always love him. I love him and his work. You make her sound like someone she never was when she was treated and well. I didn’t like that or you.
We only know celebrities as much as their PR Agent's manage, but my impression of Sean over the year's has been a good and decent person. I understand the conflict of needing to know one's true father. The best outcome is he has three paternal influences that he value's as supportive and caring. Hat tip to John and Desi for their commitment to Sean and at last his biological father stepping up so an obviously deserving man could have closure. Great story!
❤She’s had it tough, but what a blessed son, Sean Austin became. He gives me hope in humanity. He was in a Christian movie, that was so low budget, it was embarrassing, but he did it, and that is class you cannot buy. I will forever be a fan and my prayers that he continues to spread light in Christ’s name. ❤
I do not know how old this report is but Patty Duke passed away about 6 or 7 years ago.She was Bipolar and it caused a lot of stress for her relationships.
Accountability is inevitable: using mental disorders to excuse irresponsible and reckless decisions is cowardly: at least Patty didn't hide behind her disorder, but tried to be a good mother to a child conceived via reckless behavior. I commend her for taking responsibility for her actions. She appeared to attempt to provide a stable and caring environment for her son.
From no known father to 3 dads each one happy to be there I say Lucky Kid to have so much love ❤️ from all the people in his life too many out there have No love from parents or families
I never heard this story. I figured it was the non-celebrity because Sean doesn't have features or characteristics of John or Desi Jr. So happy be found his happy and he's lucky to have his +2 growing up. Love Patty Duke ❤️ She was a great actress, one of a kind!
I literally fell in front of her house in Idaho and she was so so kind and made Sean go get me a band aid lol we all laughed about it and I went on my way great full for the help. She was very kind
I'm the same age as Patty Duke would be (76) & remember her as a child actress, in the late 50's! As with many child stars, she was thrust into an "adult world" at a young age! However, her impulsive marriage to Michael Tell doesn't make sense unless she knew that she was already pregnant & already having sex with Tell. The only other explanation would be that she only thought that she was pregnant but actually became so after marrying Tell!
@@Mftjan2000 She did not have any idea who may have fathered her child, including the one she married falsely,and you are saying I have a nasty soul? Direct that comment where it belongs please.
She was abandoned by her father early, and then sexually and financially exploited by the showbiz promotion couple that her parents handed her to at the age of eight,
In 2002 we spent 2 weeks in OC and drove around Hollywood. We were just driving around and saw Patty Duke driving around in her Mercedes convertible coupe. We also saw Sandra Bullock jogging, Richard Gere driving a Rolls, and Meg Ryan driving a Nissan Xterra. Oh we also saw Bridget Fonda driving a Honda Civic, and a few b list actors.
Wow. I find it hard to believe that Patty was shocked that Tell was the father. Probably more true that she didn’t want him to be the father so dismissed him as the ‘fake relationship’. That’s just how the cookie crumbles sometimes. Life doesn’t go as planned. I’m glad that it all worked out in the end… and the child grew up feeling loved. He had lots of male role models in his life.
I'm Sean's age and when I was 18 my friend's Dad told me he knew Patty Briefly through his business and she told him Desi was Seans dad she was Pregnant with Sean when she told my friend's Dad. I thought he was making that up. But at the time this was not something that was talked about and why would he make up such a random story? He is the type of man that would never have told the press about that story because for whatever reason Patty trusted him enough to tell him this.
That was some helluva roller coaster ride I wonder if her life would have been different if she had been billed "Patricia" Duke? I hope the Good Lord welcomed her home at last. Of note are the special relationships she set into being. There are so many ways that love works, endures, and grows wider and wider.
@@isabellavalencia8026 my brain doesn't work like it use to. It's clear he was 11. I don't know where my head was and I remember thinking I had a valid point. 😂 I've lost a few brain cells over the years!
@@Crazycatlady71 Helen, you're a humble and good person. Don't worry about losing brain cells. I think the commenter was cruel and needs some emotional cells. Pay them no attention.
Three daddy's is great but three father's "WOW" !! To me bc my real father to my kids walked out even though they knew who he was and did see them from time to time. So three father's you cant beat !! I'm so happy for him that he was loved by so many !!!
I worked with Patty actually Anna Pierce on a TV movie. I tried to help her as she was having an episode and very confused. I almost got kicked off the set. I liked Anna. She was sweet and Hollywood took advantage of her, which torqued me off.
Pattty Duke suffered from.Bipolar Disorder which causes long periods of wild euphoria followed by long periods of deep depression. During those euphoric periods people act out wild, risky (and sexual) behaviors feeling invisible. Drs didn't know about it like they do now and there weren't the meds back in the 1950s and 60s. People didn't talk about mental illness like they do nowadays. I think it was the 1980s when Patty spoke out about it once she was diagnosed.
Patty (Anna) wasn’t living with her parents. She was more or less legally kidnapped by a couple who changed her name, managed her career, took her money, and kept her parents at arm’s length.
I loved Patty Duke. She was a great actor. RIP dear Patty!
She could only act because she was MKULTRAED by Montauk
@@robinpresleywoodward ?
I loved Patty Duke, too!
My mom and I met Patty in the airport years ago when my daughter was 6 weeks old. She was on our flight. After we landed, she pulled me aside and asked me if she could hold my baby girl for a moment. She snuggled her for several minutes and then complimented me on my “masterpiece!” My mom was with me and had always been a huge fan, so she was so excited but too nervous to speak to her. Lol Later that evening we heard on the news that Patty had been flying home after her house had caught fire. It amazed both of us how unbelievably caring and sweet she’d been, especially considering the tragedy that was awaiting her! She was a very special person.
Yes, she was…and so talented…it is too bad that her parents basically gave her to her “managers” who were horrible people and just wanted her for the money they could make off of her. Read her autobiographies… she left this world way too soon…she is missed and had wonderfully talented children who miss her so much, I am sure. Today paternity is easy to find out and should be done if their mother doesn’t do what she should do and have one sexual relationship at a time. Some women amaze me….best birth control…an aspirin …..keep it between the knees at all time in bed.
Sadly patty Duke has been dead for quite awhile so why bring her up on youtube??
@@gaylenewood7707 for $...why else?
What a cool story! Thanks for sharing!❤
@@nancycurtis488 😂😂😂😂
Anyone can be a father, but it takes one hell of a man to be a dad. RIP Patty
Patty Duke definitely did something right cuz Sean Aston is one of the only kid stars from the 80's who didn't end up down a terrible path.
So true. I like how Macaulay Culkin turned out too, which is kind of crazy based on how insanely famous he was.
There's many but you don't know because they don't get talked about.
THAT YOU KNOW OF.
I think it was probably more John Astin's influence that kept Sean on the straight and narrow. Sean was 18 months old when Patty married John, and John adopted him shortly thereafter. When Patty and John divorced, Sean was about 15. But John remained a stable parent for Sean.
I'm certain Patty loved Sean - and his brother McKenzie, and I think she tried, but she had a lot of issues. Sean has said he considers John his father, and they remain close. But he is also close with Desi Arnez Jr, who Patti had believed was his biological father. He is also close to his real biological father, Michael Tell, and Patti's last husband, Michael Pearce. All 4 men have remained in his life, and maintained close relationships with Sean. Which Sean has said he is grateful for. He could pick up the phone and call any of them, any time. And they'd be there for him. So if nothing else, she did that for him. She married or had a close relationship with men who were capable of welcoming Sean into their hearts, and lives. In my book, that makes her a good mother, despite her own issues.
She was a star from her teens so she probably knew alllll about the pitfalls and perils of kid actors and knew how to steer him through it all!
I had the pleasure of getting to know her when I asked her to emcee the Idaho Governor’s Awards for the Arts. She was kind, patient and funny. I had just been diagnosed with bi-polar disease and we had a long dinner where I learned more about her struggle with the illness. A woman who was dealt a raw deal and eventually found peace in her life.
The fact that Dezi Arnez Jr was willing to be in his life is absolutely awesome! Sean was lucky to have 2 Dad’s that love him growing up. That is very cool. I have respect for Mr. Tell too, it’s a surprise to find out 25 years later.
Gosh, I didn't even know he was her son. Lovely that these men all love him likeva son.
I didn't either!
I didn't either and I'm actually fans of BOTH of them and never even noticed the family resemblance until seeing them next to each other in this video!!!
I knew who his stepdad was though
Patty Duke the youngest actress to receive a Academy Award. She was a versatile actress. I enjoyed her work. RIP
Tatum O'Neal was the youngest at 9. Paper Moon
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Sorry, @Susan Hoh,
It was Tatum O’Neal ‘72 or ‘73 for “Paper Moon” w/her Dad, Ryan O’Neal, who was 10 years old when she won, Best Supporting Actress
Patty Duke was 16 y.o. When she won (1963 Oscars) for “The Miracle Worker,” 1962 opposite the Great Ann Bancroft, who won for “Best Actress” for the same magical Role of “Ann Sullivan,” who Also won the “Tony Award” for the same role in the “Miracle Worker,” stage play, in 1958!!
FYI Trivia Shirley Temple received a “Special Jr Oscar” at around 6 + y.o., 1933-‘34
Also, Anna Paquin won Best Supporting Actress at age 11 in 1994 or ‘95 for “The Piano”
It’s so nice that all three of these men have a loving relationship with their son
Woe
It was brave of Patty Duke to share her bi-polar disorder way back when. Mental illness was still something that had a stigma - even in Hollywood. She brought a more openness to discuss mental illness. Bi-polar was something most people back then knew nothing about it. Thanks for being brave, Patty.👏🏼
This story sounds exactly like the movie 'Mama Mia'
Well, Patty Duke has been dead since 2016. So yeah, she's pretty much speechless since then.
Too funny u pointing this out lol.
Thank you, Captain Obvious 😉
no she is not--find a movie she is in and she talks a lot
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Sean seems like a lovely person. It's really nice all three men wanted to stand by him.
It doesn’t take DNA to be a Dad, just love, devotion, and caring about a kid. Good on you, Patti, for selecting three men of good character. 😁❤️👍🏻
Good as fathers, but hardly good character for morals.
@@joycegreer9391 Not for any of us to judge anyone else’s morals. They stepped up to help raise a young boy they didn’t know if he was their responsibility or not. Thank God for men like these. That should be moral enough for anyone.
@@wendyporter1093 Well it's not, and it is for us to judge.
Your statement is false anyway. Astin believed he was the father, and then Desi Jr believed he was the father. It was only Tell who could have kept quiet, but he wanted to know if he was the father.
@@joycegreer9391 Exactly. None of them had to care at all, yet ALL THREE were willing to help raise him, for no reason other than he needed a father figure. Why tf do you even care?! You don’t know these people, and as for the judging factor, that’s a NO. Not even you. 🙄🤦♀️
@Joyce Greer. The young Patty Duke was dealing with a childhood of parental abandonment and of sexual and economic exploitation by her legal guarrdians.
Who doesn't adore Sean Astin?!! I think he's the coolest guy. I can't watch Rudy without crying.
Sean was very lucky to have 3 men who loved him for himself. I'm so happy he did learn in the end what he wanted to know. Continue to live your best life with all the gifts each father showered you with, for they truly were a blessing to you.
I can see why all three men wanted to do the paternity test. They all would have been proud to be Sean Astin's biological father because of what a wonderful human being he turned out to be. I'm the same age and first loved him in Goonies and then all over again as Sam. But also or especially because he seems like a genuinely kind, respectful, down to earth, and soulful person.
It's JMO but Sean grew up to be a decent man & good actor. Loved his mom's movies & TV show as a girl but what that boy saw during her mental breakdowns had to be rough! The three men who stepped up for the paternity tests are all to be applauded too. That was very decent of them & I'm sure having a son like Sean who isn't affected by Hollywood like so many young people was a huge plus. You can't blame the men if they didn't know back then but it's good they all want to be a part of his life now in some capacity.
Sean was brave. Bless his heart & his mom was special rest in peace Patty.
Just turned 68. Watched "The Patty Duke Show" as a kid. Patty was my first TV crush.
She was actually my first "girl crush" in the 60's after I saw the movie "Billie". ♡☆
@@vickilssrb4405 I remember Patti Duke in the movie "Billie". I'm 66. I watched the Patty Duke show in my youth with Patti and her identical cousin. Brings back good memories.
The real winner was the movie The Miracle Worker, where she played Helen Keller as a child. It was such an awesome acting job that she did
As a little girl, she was in the sci-fi movie "The 4D Man" with Robert Lansing.(1959). Non- speaking part. Unfortunately, she played one of his victims.
I loved Patty Duke.
Sean Austin is one fortunate man - 3 dads! And a great mum. Also a good actor. And funny!
3 dads..rich,talented,loved..it's all good so movin on..good guys all!
Three fathers is a blessing.!
I think it speaks of Sean's character that he was so willing to be open and show love and all these dads that were happy to be his dad it's pretty awesome..
Jon Astin was Sean’s legal Father and I feel that was wonderful by itself. I am glad he knows the truth. Now and that there appears to be no strife about the matter.💕💕🙏❤️🙏
Sean is blessed to have three men as fathers / father figures. I know my husband and my ex-husband had terrible father figures who weren't even there for them - ever. And it was pivotal and the outcome of how they turned out. Very tragic as Father's have a very, very important role in their children's lives. My own father had a terrible temper, but he loved my mother and he loved my sister and I. But he wasn't shown how to be a true dad.
Only God the Father is the only best "Dad" a person could ever have! 👑💕
True and Jesus said to Nicodemus '' You must be born again to enter heaven''.
No truer words have ever been spoken.
Love Patty Duke. Her haters can take a hike.
Exactly!👍👍
Sadly, Patty Duke died on the morning of March 29, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at the age of 69. If you did enough research to make this agonizingly lonnnng video, why wouldn't you at least mention that? Anyway, I'm happy for Sean.
Agree. Vid is agonizing and the product of wanton stupidity and ingnorance.
I don't know why they are bringing up bunch of dead celebrities past on here in youtube land it's friggin stupid imo.
Thank you! What a tragic death 😢
This guy's voice is all over TH-cam, its becoming boring!
So, who's his father! DNA father!
This was an awesome story and how awesome it was for all these men to step up to be a father.
Patty's book, "a brilliant madness" was an excellent read.
I used her book and illness as a case study in grad school. Thnks for helping me get my MSW from Norfolk State of Va. Sean, you are a good man!
I have that book and loved it.
Blood doesn't make a person a parent, a parent is who is willing to raise a child. And Sean was lucky to have 3 dad's!
I think Sean looks just like his mom💙
Same here.
He really does. He even has her height.
Let Patty Duke RIP 😇🙏❤️
Patty was an amazing actress, and Sean inherited that talent.
I’m glad Sean’s happy
I'm thrilled to hear someone who came out of Hollywood is reasonably normal and well adjusted. Good job Patty, proof a mother is key and critical to raising such a child. Clearly she was a wonderful mother. That's the story, in my opinion.
Good on him for finding out who his biological father is.....All my kids are adopted and I tell them as much as I know about their biolgical parents.......kids need to know where they come from.
That is a medical issue. Biological family medical history is very helpful, but the man or woman raising the child is the real parent!
As an adopted child thank you for doing that for them ❤️
Sean and I were VIPS back in 2014. We were together a lot. He is the nicest down to earth selfless guy you will ever meet. He dragged me into the spotlight with him. And when I finished my marathon he waited to greet me in the tent. He could have left.
thank you
This odd string of events couldn't have had a more blessed ending!
Patty Duke was an astounding actress actor. I loved everything she was in especially as she got older. It's sad to think what a tumultuous life she lived and knowing she was bipolar was not a surprise and explains a lot. Still I thought she was a wonderful person. And by the way Lucille Ball never got the credit she deserved. She was so beautiful absolutely beautiful and was a very good actress. I hope she enjoyed her TV show but I think she would have done amazing in movies. Her Young Life movies were all so good and she was so so beautiful
Lucy was amazing in a movie I saw. I was blown away! “The big …(?)” can’t think of the name. Henry Fonda was in it(?). 😂
@@i.m.7710 Your's, Mine and Ours 1968
They claim she was in at least 80 movies. Some were with Desi
Kudos to those 3 men
I love Patty and yes she was Bi-Polar just like my Mother was. She was also wonderful. Everyone went on about how she didn’t know who her sons father was but she chose three good men that would always love him. I love him and his work. You make her sound like someone she never was when she was treated and well. I didn’t like that or you.
Agree
Aww come on! Calm down!
Sean looks like his mother. Sean and Patty are gr8 actors. I'm a fan of both!
We only know celebrities as much as their PR Agent's manage, but my impression of Sean over the year's has been a good and decent person. I understand the conflict of needing to know one's true father. The best outcome is he has three paternal influences that he value's as supportive and caring. Hat tip to John and Desi for their commitment to Sean and at last his biological father stepping up so an obviously deserving man could have closure. Great story!
I lost my father when I was 8 years old, but at least I knew exactly who he was. I can not imagine being the subject of a paternal guessing game.
This is a wonderful ending to what could have been a long life full of doubt. These four men (Sean included) truly define good, honest, REAL men.
I'm glad Sean found out who his father really was. ❤
I always liked Patty Duke. She was one of my favorite actress'.
Thank you for the video.
Sean is a brilliant actor 👍❤️
I had been, and still am a huge fan of Patty's. Still watch all her movies. Favorite ones were both versions of the Miracle Worker👑🙏💞✝️🐾🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
She was already famous as a child: The Miracle Worker, about Helen Keller.
She was excellent in that movie!
I loved to hear three good men loved this boy. And of course not turning it upside down and ugly. He came out great. So all is good. RIP, MOM.
❤She’s had it tough, but what a blessed son, Sean Austin became. He gives me hope in humanity. He was in a Christian movie, that was so low budget, it was embarrassing, but he did it, and that is class you cannot buy. I will forever be a fan and my prayers that he continues to spread light in Christ’s name. ❤
I’m sure she’s speechless! She’s been dead since 2016!!
I do not know how old this report is but Patty Duke passed away about 6 or 7 years ago.She was Bipolar and it caused a lot of stress for her relationships.
I had forgotten she had passed. My memory isn't real good anymore.
Accountability is inevitable: using mental disorders to excuse irresponsible and reckless decisions is cowardly: at least Patty didn't hide behind her disorder, but tried to be a good mother to a child conceived via reckless behavior. I commend her for taking responsibility for her actions. She appeared to attempt to provide a stable and caring environment for her son.
What does that have to do with Sean’s paternity? Nothing
Patty Duke was the most underrated actress ever.
Why does it take 11 minutes to get to something that takes 4 seconds to say?
Money and they want you to go through a small adventure!
Like 3 men & a baby. All three men supported the child
And "Mamma Mia"
From no known father to 3 dads each one happy to be there I say Lucky Kid to have so much love ❤️ from all the people in his life too many out there have No love from parents or families
That is so cool everyone wanted 2 be his dad
yes.
she didn't have parents, she had guardians.
She had handlers.
And they weren’t very good to her.
@@TubeHeiress No they were not. Troubled younger years. Brilliant actress!
she was a good woman, talented and had a tragic young life. Thank God her son inherited her good character. And knew that he was loved.
I never heard this story. I figured it was the non-celebrity because Sean doesn't have features or characteristics of John or Desi Jr. So happy be found his happy and he's lucky to have his +2 growing up.
Love Patty Duke ❤️ She was a great actress, one of a kind!
I literally fell in front of her house in Idaho and she was so so kind and made Sean go get me a band aid lol we all laughed about it and I went on my way great full for the help. She was very kind
I'm the same age as Patty Duke would be (76) & remember her as a child actress, in the late 50's! As with many
child stars, she was thrust into an "adult world" at a young age! However, her impulsive marriage to Michael Tell
doesn't make sense unless she knew that she was already pregnant & already having sex with Tell. The only other
explanation would be that she only thought that she was pregnant but actually became so after marrying Tell!
Little Patty got around!!
Well aren't you a nasty soul!
@@Mftjan2000 She did not have any idea who may have fathered her child, including the one she married falsely,and you are saying I have a nasty soul? Direct that comment where it belongs please.
She was abandoned by her father early, and then sexually and financially exploited by the showbiz promotion couple that her parents handed her to at the age of eight,
@@ninjanana8730 Yes I can read, thank you! You are a self-righteous, heartless bitch. She was abused herself and suffered from bi-polar disorder.
@@ninjanana8730 I did direct it where it belongs!
I had thought all these years that John was his father. Had no idea there was a question.
Reminds me of Mama Mia! Good luck and Blessings to Sean, his three fathers and their beautiful family! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
He looks exactly like his mom!
In 2002 we spent 2 weeks in OC and drove around Hollywood. We were just driving around and saw Patty Duke driving around in her Mercedes convertible coupe. We also saw Sandra Bullock jogging, Richard Gere driving a Rolls, and Meg Ryan driving a Nissan Xterra. Oh we also saw Bridget Fonda driving a Honda Civic, and a few b list actors.
And they all lived happily ever after.
Sean sounds like an incredible guy. I hope he's really happy! :)
William Tell the Archer? I know it was a slip of the tongue but I had to comment LMAO
Perhaps they should have played the Overture. 😉
It's funny how things go in our lives regarding these situations. The person least to be expected is usually the one.
Momma Mia-what a story
Lol good one
Wow. I find it hard to believe that Patty was shocked that Tell was the father. Probably more true that she didn’t want him to be the father so dismissed him as the ‘fake relationship’.
That’s just how the cookie crumbles sometimes. Life doesn’t go as planned.
I’m glad that it all worked out in the end… and the child grew up feeling loved. He had lots of male role models in his life.
Momma was a rolling stone, wherever she laid her hat was her home and …..😅😅
It was the other way around- Lucy didn't want Desi being taken advantage of by older Patty ... and it seems Lucy was right!
I always thought he looked like his Momma.. but after seeing his real father… wow.. he looks JUST like Michael!!! Always been a Patty Duke fan..
He was Jon Austin's bio son
I'm Sean's age and when I was 18 my friend's Dad told me he knew Patty Briefly through his business and she told him Desi was Seans dad she was Pregnant with Sean when she told my friend's Dad. I thought he was making that up. But at the time this was not something that was talked about and why would he make up such a random story? He is the type of man that would never have told the press about that story because for whatever reason Patty trusted him enough to tell him this.
Patty Duke was a great actress and great person.
That was some helluva roller coaster ride I wonder if her life would have been different if she had been billed "Patricia" Duke? I hope the Good Lord welcomed her home at last. Of note are the special relationships she set into being. There are so many ways that love works, endures, and grows wider and wider.
You know who else could be the father? Gilligan, the Skipper, the Millionaire and his wife, the movie star, the professor and Maryann.
The story is over 20 years old and you're just now posting it
I am pretty sure that Sean failed to get married in nineteen eighty-two because if he had, he would have been eleven years old...
@@Crazycatlady71 yes which means in 82 he was 11
@@isabellavalencia8026 my brain doesn't work like it use to. It's clear he was 11. I don't know where my head was and I remember thinking I had a valid point. 😂
I've lost a few brain cells over the years!
@@Crazycatlady71 i can relate to that!!!
@@isabellavalencia8026 I really appreciate you pointing out my brainless comment. As you see, I took it down. Being stupid is so inconvenient.😂
@@Crazycatlady71 Helen, you're a humble and good person. Don't worry about losing brain cells. I think the commenter was cruel and needs some emotional cells. Pay them no attention.
I've always loved Sean Austin.
So pleased there's no disrespect to patty .
And 3 great men.....
Just cracked me up in 50 first dates....
I would be mortified if I didn't know who the father of my child was.
Me too. 😳
I cant imagine sleeping with more than one man at a time...
@@jillhumphrys8073 apparently you and I are very different from some women.
@@joinjen3854 glad to hear that. I was divorced for 8 years before remarrying and i never once had sex until i met my husband now. It wasnt difficult.
@@jillhumphrys8073 some people have such low self esteem they have to be with somebody....anybody. sad.
Loved Gidget!
Three daddy's is great but three father's "WOW" !! To me bc my real father to my kids walked out even though they knew who he was and did see them from time to time. So three father's you cant beat !! I'm so happy for him that he was loved by so many !!!
It's kind of like the movie Mamma Mia but with a son instead.
I worked with Patty actually Anna Pierce on a TV movie. I tried to help her as she was having an episode and very confused. I almost got kicked off the set. I liked Anna. She was sweet and Hollywood took advantage of her, which torqued me off.
I imagine her bipolar disorder would have an impact on her career.
Apparently, Patty and Michael Tell did more than just get married as a publicity stunt
Read " Call me Anna", Patty Duke's autobiography.
Yes, Patty is indeed speechless. #RIP
Leave Patty and Sean alone!
Beautiful smile ❤
Hell, I couldn't get one dad to talk to me on the phone, or meet me.
Wow what a trip for Patty's son in May God bless father and son that they my bring peace for Patty and .fanily
Who wouldn't want to be Sean's father?
He was born on my birthday. So he’s a Pisces. And we are all good.😁
Well Patty Duke always played such a wholesome role she was with 3 different men and didn't know who the father was that's surprising
Pattty Duke suffered from.Bipolar Disorder which causes long periods of wild euphoria followed by long periods of deep depression. During those euphoric periods people act out wild, risky (and sexual) behaviors feeling invisible. Drs didn't know about it like they do now and there weren't the meds back in the 1950s and 60s. People didn't talk about mental illness like they do nowadays. I think it was the 1980s when Patty spoke out about it once she was diagnosed.
Patty (Anna) wasn’t living with her parents. She was more or less legally kidnapped by a couple who changed her name, managed her career, took her money, and kept her parents at arm’s length.