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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor.
Biography
Early life
Penn was born in Santa Monica, California, to the late Leo Penn (a film director who was blacklisted for refusing to testify during the McCarthy era) and Eileen Ryan, an actress. Leo Penn was the son of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania and Russia of apparent Spanish extraction, while Ryan (born Eileen Annucci) is a Roman Catholic of Italian and Irish descent. The Penn surname was originally Piñon, but it was changed when his grandfather emigrated to the United States. Penn has one living brother, musician Michael Penn. Another younger brother, actor Chris Penn, died on January 24, 2006.Career
Penn launched his career with the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High in the role of Jeff Spicoli and has since starred in over 40 movies. He won an Oscar for Mystic River. Penn has also been nominated for three other Academy Awards in recognition of his roles in the films I Am Sam, Sweet and Lowdown and Dead Man Walking. More on [ Sean Penn ]
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