Sean Penn Biography

Biography

son, Hopper Jack Penn, on August 6, 1993, but they eventually tied the knot on April 27, 1996. As for his career, Sean delightfully strengthened his existence in Hollywood film industry with a string of fantastic enactments in first-class films, like "Carlito's Way" (1993), "She's So Lovely" (1997), "The Game" (1997), and "The Thin Red Line" (1998).

However, what definitely enhanced Sean's status as a versatile and accomplished actor in Hollywood was his superb achievement to earn Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for two times, which were in 1996 and 2000, through "Dead Man Walking" (1995) and "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999). Within three years after the release of "Lowdown", he again gained the same nomination at the 2002 event for his amazing portrayal as a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his daughter, played by Dakota Fanning, in "I Am Sam" (2001). It was not until the year of 2004 that he finally brought home the prestigious award through Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River" (2003) along with a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama. Also cast in "It's All About Love" and "21 Grams" which came up in the ...

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same year with " River", he continued exhibiting his quality as an A-list actor in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" (2004), "The Interpreter" (2005), and "All the King's Men" (2006).

Not only appeared in big screen features, Sean has also been involved in some stage productions, beginning from the year 1980 in which he joined the cast of "Earthworms", then followed by "Heartland" (1981), "The Slab Boys" (1983), "Hurlyburly" (1988), and "The Late Henry Moss" (2000) opposite Nick Nolte. Apart from his acting career, he has ventured into writing and directing films, starting boldly in 1991 with "The Indian Runner" which starred by Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Hopper, and Patricia Arquette. He later took the producer seat when helmed "The Crossing Guard" (1995) and since then has taken the same position in some big screen productions, such as "Loved" (1997), "She's So Lovely" (1997) and "The Pledge" (2001). In addition, he was known as a supporter for anti-war movement, asking President George W. Bush to end a cycle of violence concerning his plan to attack Iraq through a $56,000 advertisement in the Washington Post on October 18, 2002.

Back to his path in acting field, the road turned out to delightfully ...