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  • Birth Name: Sean Justin Penn
  • Birth Place: Burbank, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/17/1960, Leo
  • Profession: Actor; producer; director; writer
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Sean Penn Fast Facts:
  • Actor-director father Leo Penn was blacklisted during the McCarthy era in the '50s.
  • Made feature-film debut as an unruly cadet in Taps (1981).
  • Briefly dated Jewel and later directed her music video for "You Were Meant for Me" in 1997.
  • Wrote personal accounts of a 2003 trip to Baghdad and a 2005 visit to Tehran for the San Francisco Chronicle.
  • Sean Penn Relationships:
  • Christopher Penn - Brother
  • Dylan Francis Penn - Daughter
  • Eileen Ryan - Mother
  • Elizabeth McGovern - Ex-fiancĂ©e
  • Hopper Jack Penn - Son
  • Leo Penn - Father
  • Madonna - Ex-wife
  • Michael Penn - Brother
  • Robin Wright Penn - Wife (separated)
  • Sean Penn Awards:
  • 1995 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1999 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2001 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 2008 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

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Heath Ledger, Sean Penn, Aaron Eckhart courtesy George Pimentel/WireImage.com
Dennis Hopper, Sean Penn courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
benicio del toro, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Jerry Bruckheimer courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
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