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Biography

Sean Penn was born on 17 August 1960 in Burbank, California, the second of three sons. His father was the TV and film director…more

Born

8/17/1960, Burbank, California

Birth Name

Sean Penn

Gender

Male

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- Iconoclasts
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Sean Penn + Jon Krakauer
    10/25/07
Guest Star (23)

Role
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 16 January 23, 2012 - Jill Biden; Sean Penn
    1/23/12
- Guy's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 2011 Guy's Choice Awards
    6/10/11
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 146 Friday, March 19, 2010
    3/19/10
  - S 7: Ep 141 Wednesday, March 10, 2010
    3/10/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 34 October 18, 2007
    10/18/07
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 52 Sean Penn
    4/19/07
- This Week
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 6 February 11, 2007
    2/11/07
- The Greatest
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 100 Greatest teen stars (100-81)
    2/1/06
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
  - — The Best of Dana Carvey
    10/10/98
  - S 24: Ep 25 Bad Boys of SNL
    9/26/98
  - S 21: Ep 6 Laura Leighton/Rancid
    11/18/95
  - S 13: Ep 2 Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J, Michael Penn & The Pull
    10/24/87
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 177 Tuesday 6th September
    9/6/05
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 77: Ep 1 The 77th Annual Academy Awards
    2/27/05
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 47 Are We There Yet?; The Interpreter; The Pacifier; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    12/31/04
- Viva La Bam
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Fort Knoxville
    11/7/04
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 76: Ep 1 The 76th Annual Academy Awards
    2/29/04
- Two and a Half Men
  Himself
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 83 Show #1541
    1/16/01
  - S 3: Ep 49 Show #0488
    11/16/95
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Sean Penn
    2/28/99
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 11 Flip
    5/31/98
- Ellen
  Himself [uncredited]
  - S 5: Ep 8 Emma
    11/19/97
- Friends
  Eric
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 176 Show #4406
    9/20/91
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 98 Show #1526
    9/11/91
- Barnaby Jones
  Sam
  - S 8: Ep 10 School of Terror
    12/20/79
- Little House on the Prairie
  school kid (uncredited extra)
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Voice of Tinker Jones
    12/4/74
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- Two and a Half Men
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Back Off Mary Poppins
    9/20/04
- Friends
  Eric
  - S 8: Ep 7 The One with the Stain
    11/8/01
  - S 8: Ep 6 The One with the Halloween Party
    11/1/01

Sean Penn News

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By Ilana Diamond, Oct 20, 2010

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- Following Sean's on screen kiss with fellow male actor James Franco in the film Milk, he sent a text message to ex-wife Madonna with the message, "just popped my cherry kissing a guy. I thought of you. I don't know why.' Sean has another gay scene in the film with Mark Martinez.
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- In 1996, 2002 and 2004, Sean was nominated for SAG Awards. All 3 years, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. In 2004, he was also nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture". In 1996 he was nominated for Dead Man Walking. In 2002, he was nominated for I Am Sam. In 2004, he was nominated for Mystic River.
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- Citing irreconcilable differences, Sean and wife Robin Wright Penn, announced in December 2007 that their 11-year-old marriage was over, and filed for divorce. The pair sought joint custody of their two children, son Hopper Jack, and daughter Dylan Frances. Five months later, they reconciled and withdrew their petition.
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- Sean: I had a house burn down once, and everything in life burned, except my family, and it was so liberating. I didn't have a bad moment about it. It sort of reinvigorated my interest in a lot of things. I wonder if there should be some kind of anarchy.
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- Sean: You build a cage based on your sense of the truth and your sense of the aspects of the character that need to tell the story. If you've done your job right, which I've had varying degrees of success doing at different times in my life, then you're able to function very freely within that cage.
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- Sean: I was brought up in a country that relished fear-based religion, corrupt government, and an entire white population living on stolen property that they murdered for and that is passed on from generation to generation.
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