Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter, movie director, producer and activist.
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| Born | Sean Justin Penn 17 August 1960 (aged 65) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2, including Dylan Penn |
| Parent(s) | Leo Penn Eileen Ryan |
| Relatives | Chris Penn (brother) Michael Penn (brother) |
Penn won an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Mystic River and an Academy Award for Milk (movie).
Penn was married to Madonna from 1985 until they divorced in 1989. He and Robin Wright had a daughter in 1991 and a son in 1993. The couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2010.
As of February 24, 2022, Penn was in Ukraine doing (or filming) a documentary movie about the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2] Penn went to press briefings in Kyiv, met with the president and other officials and spoke to journalists and military personnel about the Russian invasion;[2] By March 2, he had left the country.[1]
Early life
Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the middle son of actor Leo Penn (1921-1998) and actress Eileen Ryan (born 1928). His brothers are musician Michael Penn (born 1958) and actor Chris Penn (1965-2006).
Filmography
Penn has starred in many movies, including: Taps, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Colors, Casualties of War, We're No Angels, Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking, U Turn, The Game, The Thin Red Line, Being John Malkovich, The Weight of Water, I Am Sam, Mystic River, 21 Grams, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, The Interpreter, All the King's Men, Persepolis, Milk, Fair Game, The Tree of Life and This Must Be the Place.
Sean Penn Media
Penn at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
Sean Penn at the premier for Milk at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, October 2008
Penn portraying Harvey Milk during filming of Milk in March 2008
Penn with then-wife Robin Wright in September 2006; the two were married from 1996 to 2010.
Penn in Tehran in June 2005
Penn at the anti-Iraq War rally in Washington, D.C., in January 2007
Penn and President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during Penn's visit to Argentina in February 2012
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/9KVqpM/sean-penn-forlot-ukraina-til-fots. VG.no. Retrieved 2 March 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sean Penn filming documentary on the ground in Ukraine, Marine Corps Times (24 February 2022)
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