Sean Penn - Biography

Last Editor: prakhar				Sean Penn Biography -   Name : Sean Penn Birth Date : August 17, 1960 Birth Place : Santa Monica, California, USA Birth Name : Sean Justin Penn Height : 5' 10 Education : Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California (studied Auto Mechanics and Speech) Occupation : Actor, director, writer Nationality : American Relationship : Susan Sarandon (actress; born on October 4, 1946; dated briefly in 1984), Elizabeth McGovern (actress; born on July 18, 1961; engaged in 1983; separat Claim to fame : as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Claim to fame : as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Sean Penn Trivia -

Sean Penn won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in "Milk" in 2009. He won Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for "Milk" in 2009. He won Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble/Best Actor for "Milk" in 2009. He won BAFTA Film Award for Best Leading Actor in "Milk" in 2009. Sean Penn served 32 days in jail in 1987 for hitting an extra. He and Robin Wright Penn lived together from 1991 until their marriage in 1996. They had two children before their marriage. They lost their home in the Malibu fire in November 1993. He appeared with his brother Chris Penn in At Close Range (1986), in which their actress mother, Eileen Ryan, played their grandmother. He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36. He was ranked #76 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in October 1997. He is son of Leo Penn & Eileen Ryan and brother of actor Chris Penn. He is brother of musician Michael Penn. He moved to Marin County (North of San Francisco) to avoid raising his children in Hollywood. He has a daughter named Dylan Penn with Robin Wright Penn, who born on 13 April 1991. He has a son named Hopper Penn with Robin Wright Penn, who born on 6 August 1993. He is brother-in-law of Aimee Mann. He quit smoking for a while on his 40th birthday for health reasons. Prior to that, he was known as one of Hollywood's heaviest smokers, smoking at least four packs of cigarettes a day. On September 11, 2004, he received the John Steinbeck award at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The award is given out by the San Francisco Chronicle and benefits San Jose State University. The evening included film clips and discussion with Peter Coyote. The biggest surprise of the night was that Bruce Springsteen (a longtime friend of Sean's and the first recipient of the award) presented it to him. His father was of mostly Russian and Lithuanian descent, but paternal grandfather, whose original surname was Piñon, was of Sephardic Jewish heritage. His mother was of Irish and Italian heritage. His paternal grandparents ran a Jewish deli for some time in New York. In October 2002, he bought a $56,000 ad in the Washington Post to publish an open letter to President George W. Bush asking him to slow down the march of war towards Iraq. He wrote it as a father of two children and as a son of a WW II veteran. His father, Leo Penn, had been blacklisted in the 1950s for his political beliefs. He and his family moved out of Hollywood to Marin County, north of San Francisco because he was "tired of a lot of aspects of Los Angeles, the main one being raising the kids in a company town". His car, a limited-edition 1987 Buick Grand National, was stolen in Berkeley months after his return from Iraq. Among the lost contents were 2 guns. He and director Clint Eastwood discussed the possibility of Sean starring in Blood Work (2002). Though it didn't work out, they got the opportunity to work together later in Mystic River (2003). Andy Warhol was a guest during his August 16, 1985 marriage to Madonna. He was briefly engaged to actress-photographer Pamela Springsteen, sister of Bruce Springsteen. The two were both in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Credits Malcolm McDowell as the best actor with whom he's worked. As of 2005, the only actor to ever receive a Best Actor nomination for a Woody Allen film, besides Allen himself. His performance as "Jeff Spicoli" in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is ranked #9 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. He refuses to talk about his ex-wife Madonna in interviews. On her 1989 "Like A Prayer" album, she wrote a song about their failed marriage called "Till Death Do Us Part". He was in the same acting class as Michelle Pfeiffer at the end of the 70s or early 80s. Good friends with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Wife Robin Wright Penn filed papers for divorce after 11 years of marriage on December 21, 2007, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple is seeking joint custody of their two teenage children. In April 2008 they withdrew the petition. He is an avid surfer. 2008's Jury president of Cannes Film Festival. He toured Caracas, Venezuela, in August 2007 with President Hugo Chávez,. He is former brother-in-law of Christopher Ciccone, Martin Ciccone, and Paula Ciccone. He is former son-in-law of Silvio Ciccone. Milo Ventimiglia listed him as his favorite actor. He and ex-wife Madonna's birthdays are a day apart. He is the 9th person to win 2 Academy Awards for Best Actor. Is very good friends with Robert DeNiro. The two share the same birthday, and would often throw a joint birthday party together.

Sean Penn Detailed Biography -

Sean Penn was born in Burbank, California, on August 17, 1960. His father, Leo Penn, was a director and his mother, Eileen Ryan, an actress. In high school he rubbed shoulders with Martin Sheen's boys, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, and after graduation, joined the Los Angeles Repertoire Theater Company. He then appeared in several TV productions, including an episode of "Barnaby Jones", before landing the part of an overzealous cadet in the hit Taps (1981). Soon thereafter, his turn as pothead surfer Joe Spicolo in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) made him an overnight sensation. His next project was 1983's disturbingly violent prison drama Bad Boys, followed by Crackers (1984) and the WWII-era Racing with the Moon (1984). While the latter was not a box office hit, Penn got great reviews for playing a young man on the verge of shipping out. Then, according to the critics, Penn outdid himself again in the espionage thriller The Falcon and the Snowman (1985). After his tumultuous marriage to and divorce from Madonna, which included his infamous roughing up of the paparazzi and the disappointment of Shanghai Surprise (1987), Penn would resurface with Colors (1988), a timely, riveting story set in L.A.'s gang-ridden neighborhoods. Sean Penn the actor has at times stepped aside for Sean Penn the director. His films to date include The Indian Runner (1991), The Crossing Guard (1995) and The Pledge (2001); Penn's directorial efforts are light on action but heavy on the emotion, with actors given plenty of room to flex their thespian muscles. It was for 1995's Dead Man Walking that Sean Penn received an Academy AwardŽ nomination for Best Actor. Though he did not win, his performance as a racist, hate-filled death row inmate was brave and heartrending. Then would come celebrated turns in 1997's She's So Lovely alongside wife Robin Wright Penn, Hurlyburly (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999). In 2002, he received his second Best Actor OscarŽ nod, for I Am Sam, in which he played a mentally-handicapped man fighting for custody of his daughter. His latest outing was in Mystic River (2003), a Clint Eastwood drama set in Boston.