Sean Penn

Early Life
Sean Penn was born on August 17, 1960 in Santa Monica, California, USA to actor/director parents Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan.

Career
Sean Penn got his start in films like Taps and Fast Times at Ridgemont High in the early 1980s. In 1986 he starred in At Close Range with Christopher Walken. He has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards five times, and has won the award twice. He is most famous for his work in the films I am Sam, Mystic River, and Milk, where he played homosexual mayor of San Francisco Harvey Milk.