Sean Penn

Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960 in Santa Monica, California) is an American film actor. Penn is the son of the late director Leo Penn (who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for refusing to testify) and actress, Eileen Ryan. He has two brothers: actor Chris Penn and musician Michael Penn. His father was Jewish and his mother is Italian and Irish with a Catholic background.

Quotes

"If there's one thing that actors know —other than there weren't any WMDs— it's that there is no such thing as best in acting." --After winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004.

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