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name: "Skylar Astin"
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born: "23 September 1987"
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updated: "2026-09-17T02:06:16.929937+00:00"
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# Skylar Astin

Actor. Born 23 September 1987 in New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 September 1987, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Skylar Lipstein

## Biography

Skylar Astin is an American actor and singer. Born Skylar Astin Lipstein on 23 September 1987 in New York City, he attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University before taking a leave of absence to join the original Broadway cast of the musical *Spring Awakening* as Georg.

Astin is best known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films *Pitch Perfect* (2012) and *Pitch Perfect 2* (2015). His other film credits include *Hamlet 2* (2008), *Taking Woodstock* (2009), *21 & Over* (2013) and *Ghosts of War* (2020). On television he has appeared as Matt Kornstein in *Girls* (2012), and in leading roles in the series *Ground Floor* (2013–2015), *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* (2020) and *So Help Me Todd* (2022–2024). He has also provided voice work for *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012) and other animated projects.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Matt Kornstein — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)

## Also known for

- *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Roy (voice)
- *Pitch Perfect* (2012), Jesse Swanson
- *Pitch Perfect 2* (2015), Jesse Swanson
- *American Dad!* (2005), Pastor (voice)
- *21 & Over* (2013), Casey
- *Ghosts of War* (2020), Eugene
- *Secret Society of Second-Born Royals* (2020), Professor James Morrow
- *Taking Woodstock* (2009), John Roberts

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