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Also Known As	Sean Justin Penn
Born	August 17, 1960 (age 66) • Santa Monica • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2026) • BAFTA (2026) • Academy Award (2009) • Academy Award (2004) • Academy Award (2009): Actor in a Leading Role • Academy Award (2004): Actor in a Leading Role • Golden Globe Award (2004): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Works	“Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff” • “Flag Day” • “Into the Wild” • “The Crossing Guard” • “The Pledge”
Notable Family Members	spouse Madonna
Married To	Leila George (2020–present) • Madonna (1985–1989) • Robin Wright (1996–2010)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Pauly Shore Is Dead" (2003) • "Shanghai Surprise" (1986) • "Crackers" (1984) • "Friends" (2001) • "Summerspell" (1983) • "Persepolis" (2007) • "All the King's Men" (2006) • "The Tree of Life" (2011) • "The Gunman" (2015) • "What Just Happened" (2008) • "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Taps" (1981) • "Casualties of War" (1989) • "Loved" (1997) • "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013) • "The Larry Sanders Show" (1998) • "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999) • "At Close Range" (1986) • "Family Guy" (2016) • "I Am Sam" (2001) • "The Angry Birds Movie" (2016) • "Dead Man Walking" (1995) • "Carlito's Way" (1993) • "U Turn" (1997) • "Fair Game" (2010) • "This Must Be the Place" (2011) • "The Weight of Water" (2000) • "Bad Boys" (1983) • "Mystic River" (2003) • "Two and a Half Men" (2004) • "She's So Lovely" (1997) • "The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985) • "We're No Angels" (1989) • "Barnaby Jones" (1979) • "Up at the Villa" (2000) • "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) • "Hugo Pool" (1997) • "The First" (2018) • "The Interpreter" (2005) • "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2020) • "Racing with the Moon" (1984) • "State of Grace" (1990) • "Before Night Falls" (2000) • "The Game" (1997) • "It's All About Love" (2003) • "Judgment in Berlin" (1988) • "Milk" (2008) • "The Thin Red Line" (1998) • "The Professor and the Madman" (2019) • "Gangster Squad" (2013) • "21 Grams" (2003) • "Hurlyburly" (1998) • "Colors" (1988)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"The Indian Runner" (1991) • "The Pledge" (2001) • "11'09''01 - September 11" (2002) • "The Crossing Guard" (1995) • "The Last Face" (2016) • "Into the Wild" (2007)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Into the Wild" (2007) • "11'09''01 - September 11" (2002) • "The Crossing Guard" (1995) • "The Indian Runner" (1991) • "The Gunman" (2015)