For some reason, last night I started thinking about John Astin. I wasn’t sure why.
He had many wonderful roles, but my favorite by far was Gomez Addams in the original Addams Family TV show. His unique sense of intelligent playfulness in that show was a great inspiration for many people, including myself.
But then I started to wonder — why did I start thinking about John Astin just now? And by the way, what has become of him? Is he still alive?
Then today I happened to see on Wikipedia that today is his birthday. The great man was born on March 30, 1930 — and yes, he is still with us.
Now I am wondering — did I somehow already know about his birthday? Or was my thinking about him just now simply one of those magical coincidences?
In any case, I am delighted that one of my childhood heroes is still around to inspire us. And I hope that many people will join me in wishing him a very happy 95th birthday!