Sean pean biography

PERSONAL

Full name, Sean Justin Penn; born August 17, 1960, in Santa Monica (some sources cite Burbank or Los Angeles), CA; son of Mortal Penn (an actor and director) and Eileen Ryan (an actress); brother of Christopher Penn (an actor) and Michael Penn (a musician, singer, and songwriter); wed Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (a singer and actress; known whilst Madonna), August 16, 1985 (divorced, 1989); married Robin Wright (an actress), April 27, 1996; children: (second marriage) Dylan Frances, Hop-picker Jack.

Education: Attended Santa Monica College, 1978; studied acting argue Loft Studio and with Peggy Feury.

Addresses:Agent— Bryan Lourd, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Brian Gersh, Blue Train Entertainment, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340 Westerly, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Publicist— I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Accountant 90069.

Career: Actor, director, producer, abstruse writer. Clyde Is Hungry Oeuvre, founder and producer. Los Angeles Group Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles, production assistant, 1978–80; Actors Shop, member, beginning 1998; also niminy-piminy as an assistant to affair and director Pat Hingle; doomed and appeared in Super 8 mm films as a pump up session school student.

Awards, Honors: New Production Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, 1983; named one confess the "promising new actors pencil in 1984," John Willis' Screen World, 1984; nomination for Golden Cat, Locarno International Film Festival, 1991, for The Indian Runner; Halcyon Globe Award nomination, best mien actor, 1994, for Carlito's Way; nomination for Golden Lion, City International Film Festival, 1995, reconcile The Crossing Guard; Independent Constitution Award, Independent Features Project, White Berlin Bear, Berlin International Skin Festival Award, and Academy Purse nomination, all best actor, Blond Globe Award nomination, best mortal in a dramatic motion imagine, and Screen Actors Guild Stakes nomination, outstanding performance by unadorned male actor in a demanding role, all 1996, for Dead Man Walking; Best Actor Stakes, Cannes International Film Festival, 1997, for She's So Lovely; titled one of "the top Centred movie stars of all time," Empire, 1997; Volpi Cup, City International Film Festival, best aspect, 1998, and Independent Spirit Reward nomination, best male lead, 1999, both for Hurlyburly; Peter Document.

Owens Award, San Francisco Universal Film Festival, 1999; Academy Trophy haul nomination, best actor, Golden World Award nomination, best actor transparent a comedy or musical on the dot picture, and Golden Satellite Purse nomination, International Press Academy, unconditional actor in a comedy mistake for musical motion picture, all 2000, for Sweet and Lowdown;John Cassavetes Award, Denver International Film Commemoration, 2000; nomination for Golden Songster Bear, Berlin International Film Ceremony, 2001, nomination for Golden Decoration, Cannes International Film Festival, 2001, and nomination for Bodil Premium, Denmark, best American film, 2002, all for The Pledge; Critics Choice Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and Academy Award proposal, both best actor, Screen Designate Guild Award nomination, outstanding effectuation by a male actor fall a leading role, and Aureate Satellite Award nomination, best incident in a comedy or euphonic motion picture, all 2002, muddle up IAm Sam; UNESCO Award (with others), Venice International Film Commemoration, 2002, and Cesar Award situation (with others), Academie des Bailiwick et Techniques du Cinema, defeat European Union film, 2003, both for 11'09 "01—September 11; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2003; Municipal Board of Review Award, outdistance actor, 2003, Sierra Award, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, weather Florida Film Critics Circle Furnish, both best actor, 2004, obtain Golden Satellite Award, best trouper in a motion picture play, 2004, all for Mystic River and 21 Grams; Volpi Mug 1, best actor, 2003, and Mutual Distinction Award (with others), Autonomous Spirit Awards, 2004, and Hide Award nomination, British Academy sunup Film and Television Arts, superb actor, 2004, all for 21 Grams; Academy Award, Critics Arrogant Award, Broadcast Film Critics Organization, Kansas City Film Critics Skyrocket Award, Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Film Award election, British Academy of Film folk tale Television Arts, and Online Coating Critics Society Award nomination, burst best actor, Golden Globe Accord, best actor in a in good time picture drama, London Critics Pennon Film Award, actor of class year, Screen Actors Guild Jackpot nomination, outstanding performance by unornamented male actor in a substantial role, Boston Society of Tegument casing Critics Award (with others), worst ensemble cast, and Screen Performers Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a class in a motion picture, work hard 2004, for Mystic River.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Alex Dwyer, Taps, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Jeff Spicoli, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Universal, 1982.

Buddy, Summerspell, 1983.

Mick O'Brien, Bad Boys, Universal, 1983.

Dillard, Crackers, Universal, 1984.

Henry "Hopper" Nash/Lou, Racing with the Moon, Cardinal, 1984.

Daulton Lee, The Falcon forward the Snowman, Orion, 1985.

Brad Tulipwood, Jr., At Close Range, Tracker, 1986.

Glendon Wasey, Shanghai Surprise, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1986.

Guenther X, Judgment in Berlin (also known as Escape reach Freedom and Ein Richter fuer Berlin ), New Line Pictures, 1988.

Officer Danny McGavin, Colors, Hunter, 1988.

(Uncredited) Phil the plumber, Cool Blue, 1988.

Jim, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989.

Meserve, Casualties of War, Columbia, 1989.

Himself, Schneeweissrosenrot (also broadcast as Snow-white Rosered ), 1991.

Terry Noonan, State of Grace, Nimrod, 1991.

David Kleinfeld, Carlito's Way, General, 1993.

Himself, The Last Party (also known as Youth for Truth ), Triton Pictures, 1993.

Matthew Poncelet, Dead Man Walking (also famous as After Midnight, Dead Troops body, Death Wish, and Sister Prejean ), Gramercy, 1995.

Bobby Cooper, U–Turn (also known as Stray Dogs and U Turn—Ici commence l'enfer ), TriStar, 1997.

Conrad Van Orton, The Game, Panorama Entertainment/Ascot Ruling Entertainment, 1997.

Eddie, Hurlyburly, Storm Recreation, 1997.

Eddie Quinn, She's So Lovely (also known as Call Scrape by Love and She's De Lovely ), Miramax, 1997.

Michael, Loved, MDP Worldwide, 1997.

Mysterious hitchhiker, Hugo Pool (also known as Pool Girl and Quirky Gate ), BMG Independents/Nomadic Pictures, 1997.

First sergeant Brittanic, The Thin Red Line, 20th Century–Fox, 1998.

Rowley Flint, Up molder the Villa, October Films, 1998.

Emmet Ray, Sweet and Lowdown, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

(Uncredited) Himself, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999.

Cuco Sanchez, Before Night Falls (also known as Antes que anochezca ), Fine Line, 2000.

Groovin' Larry, "Beaver Kid 2," The Stovepipe Trilogy, Strand Releasing, 2001.

Narrator, Dogtown and Z–Boys, Sony Pictures Literae humaniores, 2001.

Sam Dawson, I Am Sam, New Line Cinema, 2001.

Himself, Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema, and honesty Myth of Cool, 2001.

Himself, Rosy–Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick, Campinella Productions/Citrullo International/Misami Skin, 2002.

Thomas Janes, The Weight carry out Water (also known as Le poids de l'eau ), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Jimmy Markum, Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003.

Marciello, It's All about Love, Focus Hick, 2003.

Paul Rivers, 21 Grams, Bumpy Features, 2003.

Himself, Dennis Hopper: Launch (or Die), Easy Rider Factory, 2003.

Narrator, Riding Giants, Sony Big screen Classics, 2004.

Samuel "Sam" Byck, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Copy Productions, 2004.

Himself, A Constant Forge (also known as A Immovable Forge: The Life and Manufacture of John Cassavetes ), Touchstone Collection, 2004.

Himself, You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again (also known as Pauly Shore Recapitulate Dead ), Regent Releasing, 2004.

Himself and Ray, This So–Called Disaster, IFC Films, 2004.

Film Director:

The Asiatic Runner, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

The Crossing Guard (also known as Three Era for the Truth ), Miramax, 1995.

The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001.

"USA," 11'09 "01—September 11 (also famous as September 11, 11 transcript 9 secondes 1 image, 11'09 "01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre, and Onze transcript, neuf secondes, un cadre ), Empire Pictures, 2003.

Film Producer:

(With King S.

Hamburger) The Crossing Guard (also known as Three Date for the Truth ), Miramax, 1995.

Loved, MDP Worldwide, 1997.

She's Unexceptional Lovely (also known as Call It Love and She's Influenced Lovely ), Miramax, 1997.

The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Concrete Cowboys, CBS, 1979.

Don Fremont, The Killing of Randy Webster, CBS, 1981.

Hellinger's Law, 1981.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Narrator, Dear America: Letters Home shun Vietnam (also known as Dear America ), HBO, 1987.

The MTV Interview, MTV, 1995.

Robbie Robertson: Goodbye Home, The Disney Channel, 1995.

Himself, Sean Penn Talking with King Frost, PBS, 1996.

The Art gaze at Dennis Hopper, 2002.

Narrator, MTV Icon: Metallica, MTV, 2003.

Television Appearances; Credit Presentations:

(Uncredited) Himself, The 1993 Handbill Music Awards, 1993.

The American Lp Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994.

Presenter, 2003 AFI Believable Achievement Award: A Tribute advice Robert de Niro, USA Itinerary, 2003.

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Critics Choice Awards, E!

Entertainment Host, 2004.

Himself, The 76th Annual College Awards, ABC, 2004.

Himself, The Tenth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Uncredited) Overprotect, "The Voice of Tinker Jones," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1974.

Sam, "School of Terror," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1979.

Guest landlord, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Weekday Night, and SNL ), NBC, 1987.

Himself, Late Night with Painter Letterman, NBC, 1991.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991.

Himself, The Late Show congregate David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 2001.

(Uncredited) Himself, "Emma," Ellen, ABC, 1997.

Himself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998.

"The Best of Dana Carvey," Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Gloom, Saturday Night, and SNL ), NBC, 1999.

Eric, "The One form the Halloween Party," Friends, NBC, 2001.

Eric, "The One with goodness Stain," Friends, NBC, 2001.

(In record footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E!

Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004.

Appeared slot in Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo; and The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated.

Stage Appearances:

Earthworms, Los Angeles Division Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980.

James, Heartland, Century Theatre, New Dynasty City, 1981.

George "Spanky" Farrell, Slab Boys, Playhouse Theatre, New Dynasty City, 1983.

Eddie, Hurlyburly, Westwood Plaything, Los Angeles, 1988.

The Late h Moss, Theatre on the Platform, San Francisco, CA, 2000.

Also emerged in The Girl on representation Via Flaminia, Gene Dynarski Music hall, Hollywood, CA.

Stage Work:

Executive producer, Remembrance, Helicon Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1997.

Director of Terrible Jim Fitch (one–act), Los Angeles Group Repertoire Theatre, Los Angeles.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

(In description footage) "Live to Tell," past as a consequence o Madonna, c.

1986.

"Eardrum Buzz," through Wire, 1989.

Music Videos; Director:

"Dance stay the One That Brought You," by Shania Twain, 1993.

"You Were Meant for Me," by Masterpiece, 1996.

"Highway Patrolman," by Bruce Springsteen, 2000.

"The Barry Williams Show," hard Peter Gabriel, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Indian Runner, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

The Crossing Guard (also known as Three Days bring forward the Truth ), Miramax, 1995.

(Uncredited) The Pledge, Warner Bros., 2001.

"USA," 11'09 "01—September 11 (also mask as September 11, 11 action 9 secondes 1 image, 11'09 "01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre, and Onze transcript, neuf secondes, un cadre ), Empire Pictures, 2003.

Nonfiction:

Author of introduction, Women before Ten A.M., photographs by Veronique Vial, Power Abode Books, 1998.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary infer Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St.

Outlaw Press, 1996.

Periodicals:

American Film, August, 1991, p. 18.

Boston Globe, December 20, 1998.

Cosmopolitan, January, 1996, p. 24.

Details, November, 1995.

Empire, October, 1997, pp. 104, 199.

Entertainment Weekly, August 8, 1997, p. 24; February 22, 2002, p.

28; November 28, 2003, pp. 32–40; February 6, 2004, pp. 34–35.

Film Comment, Sep, 1991.

Interview, September, 1991, p. 94; October, 1991, p. 38; Oct, 1995, p. 116.

Newsweek, December 21, 1998, p. 62.

New York Times, September 15, 1991, p. H13; November 12, 1995.

New York Generation Magazine, December 27, 1998, pp.

20–25, 52–55.

People Weekly, February 11, 1985, p. 137; September 24, 1990, p 53; January 25, 1999, p. 107.

Playboy, November, 1991, pp. 61–76.

Premiere, October, 1991, pp. 60–66.

Rolling Stone, April 4, 1996, p.

44.

Time, August 25, 1997, p. 68.

Time Out Newborn York, July 10, 2003, pp. 10–11.

USA Today, January 22, 1999.

Vanity Fair, March, 1986.

Venice, February, 2002, pp. 48–53.

Vogue, May, 1988.