Sean Penn
Sean Penn Biography:
The son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan and brother of actor Chris, Sean Penn was born August 17, 1960, in Santa Monica, Calif. Acting since his teens, Penn apprenticed at L.A.'s Group Repertory Theater.
He made memorable dramatic and comedic impressions with his first film appearances in Taps and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. After a string of "troubled youth" roles in the 1980s (Racing with the Moon, The Falcon and the Snowman) and a failed marriage to Madonna, Penn took some time off to pursue directing, starting with The Indian Runner (1991).
He went back before the camera a few years later, with a new maturity in his range that earned him Oscar nominations for Dead Man Walking (1995) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999). As a blue-collar Boston father tormented by his daughter's murder in Mystic River (2003), Penn received the biggest raves of his career to date.
Best Known Sean Penn Movies:
|
Mystic River
|
21 Grams
|
Dead Man Walking
|
Other Sean Penn Movies:
The Game
I Am Sam
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Shanghai Surprise
Sean Penn Links:
There are plenty of sites with more information on Sean Penn and his career in the movies. Check these out:
|
