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AKA: Sean Justin Penn
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/17/1960
Birthplace: Burbank, California, USA

biography

Frequently hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Sean Penn earned multiple Academy Award nominations for his visceral intensity onscreen and proved a powerful filmmaking talent at the helm of his own moody, character-driven dramas – all despite a near mythic persona as the ultimate Hollywood outsider. He owed his early reputation as a fighter to violent run-ins with unwelcome paparazzi, but it was soon apparent that the tenacious idealist was equally prepared to stand his ground on what kinds of stories he wanted to tell and what kind of life he wanted to lead. While his Continued

Credits

Milk
Harvey Milk
2009
What Just Happened?
Himself
2008
Persepolis
Marjane's Father Ebi
2007
Iconoclasts
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Sean Penn And Jon Krakauer
Cast
2007
Into the Wild
Producer
2007
Into the Wild
Director
2007
Into the Wild
Screenplay
2007
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Narrator
2007
All The King's Men
Willie Stark
2006
The Interpreter
Tobin Keller
2005
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Samuel Bicke
2004
Two and a Half Men
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Back Off Mary Poppins
Himself
2004
This So-Called Disaster
Himself
2004
21 Grams
Paul Rivers
2003
Mystic River
Jimmy Markum
2003
The Weight of Water
Thomas Janes
2002
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Jeff Spicoli
2002
I Am Sam
Sam Dawson
2001
Friends
(TV Show)
2001-2001
The One With The Stain
Eric
2001
The One With The Halloween Party
Eric
2001
Beaver Trilogy
Groovin' Larry
2001
The Pledge
Producer
2001
The Pledge
Director
2001
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Narrator
2001
Before Night Falls
Cuco Sanchez
2000
Up At the Villa
Rowley Flint
2000
Sweet and Lowdown
Emmet Ray
1999
The Thin Red Line
1st Sergeant Welsh
1999
Hurlyburly
Eddie
1998
U-Turn
Bobby Cooper
1997
The Game
Conrad
1997
She's So Lovely
Executive Producer
1997
She's So Lovely
Eddie
1997
Dead Man Walking
Matthew Poncelet
1995
The Crossing Guard
Screenplay
1995
The Crossing Guard
Producer
1995
The Crossing Guard
Director
1995
The Crossing Guard
screenplay
1995
Carlito's Way
David Kleinfeld
1993
The Indian Runner
Screenplay
1991
The Indian Runner
Director
1991
The Indian Runner
screenplay
1991
Casualties of War
Meserve
1989
At Close Range
Brad Whitewood Jr
1986
September 11
Screenplay
Witch Hunt
Narrator
September 11
Director
It's All About Love
Marciello
A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes
Himself
The Last Party
Himself
Taps
Alex Dwyer
The Tree of Life
Adult Jack
Crackers
Dillard
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Himself
The Falcon and the Snowman
Daulton Lee
Pauly Shore is Dead
Himself--Cameo
We're No Angels
Jim
Loved
Producer
Colors
Danny McGavin
Racing With the Moon
Henry "Hopper" Nash
Shanghai Surprise
Glendon Wasey
State of Grace
Terry
Bad Boys
Mick O'Brien
Witch Hunt
Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in the San Fernando Valley, CA
1970 
Family settled in Malibu, CA and he became friendly with Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Rob Lowe
 
Apprenticed for two years with the Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles
1979 
Made professional acting debut in the CBS series "Barnaby Jones"
1981 
Made Broadway debut in "Heartland" (show closed after two months)
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