sean penn

Penn filming Milk, 2008 Born Sean Justin Penn

August 17, 1960 (1960-08-17) (age 48)

Santa Monica, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1974–present Spouse(s) Madonna (1985–1989)

Robin Wright Penn (1996–present) [show]Awards won Academy Awards Best Actor

2003 Mystic River

2008 Milk Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

2003 Mystic River Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actor

2008 Milk Other awards Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actor

1996 Dead Man Walking

Best Actor Award - Cannes Film Festival

1997 She's So Lovely

Venice Volpi Cup for Best Actor

1998 Hurlyburly

2003 21 Grams

NBR Award for Best Actor

2003 Mystic River; 21 Grams

NSFC Award for Best Actor

2008 Milk

NYFCC Award for Best Actor

2008 Milk

SEFCA Award for Best Actor

2008 Milk

LAFCA Award for Best Actor

2008 Milk

DFWFCA Award for Best Actor

2003 Mystic River

2008 Milk

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American film actor. He is also a filmmaker, political activist and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2004.[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Mystic River and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Milk. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Director 4 Personal life 4.1 Political and social causes 4.1.1 Criticism of President Bush 4.1.2 Hurricane Katrina 5 Filmography and awards 5.1 Actor 5.2 Director 6 References 7 External links //

Early life

Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California,[2] the son of Leo Penn, an actor and director, and Eileen Ryan (née Annucci), an actress. He has one living brother, musician Michael Penn. Another brother, actor Chris Penn, died in 2006. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Russia,[3][4] while his mother is a Catholic of Italian and Irish descent.[5] According to Penn's mother, Leo Penn may have had distant Spanish ancestry, as the family's surname was originally "Piñón".[5] Penn was raised in a secular home[3] and is an agnostic.[6]

Acting career

Penn appeared in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie as a then blond-haired extra when his father, Leo, directed some of the episodes. Penn launched his career with the 1981 film Taps, followed a year later with the hit comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (in the role of stoner Jeff Spicoli). Penn's portrayal of Spicoli was immensely popular and the film remained his most commercially successful work for many years.[citation needed] In 1983, Penn turned in one of his best early performance as Mick O'Brien, a troubled youth in the drama Bad Boys. It earned Penn favorable reviews and jump started his career as a serious actor.

In 1985, Penn gave a memorable performance in the role of Andrew Daulton Lee in The Falcon and the Snowman. Lee was a former drug dealer by trade, convicted of espionage