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Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Sean Penn was an infant. It's a fantastic year for the opening of the musical The Fantasticks, featuring hit songs Soon It's Gonna RaiPopular Music when Sean Penn was born. Much More. Hitchcock creates a classic in horror, with a little help from Anthony Perkins, Psycho. And the nation sings along to Running Bear, Teen Angel and Only the Lonely.
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Sean Penn may soon be a single man walking. Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from the actor and director, according to media reports.Papers were filed Dec. 21 in Marin County Superior Court. Wright Penn cited irreconcilable differences as a reason for the split, which was first reported by the Web site CelebTV.com. The couple has two teenage children and are seeking joint custody.
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Sean Penn has acting in his genes. The son of respected actors Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan, Sean was born August 17, 1960, in Santa Monica, California. Not surprisingly, he showed a keen interest in the "family business" from an early age, making a variety of Super 8 films with his friends. Unlike most children... his friends just happened to be future Hollywood superstars Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, both of whom lived nearby.
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From All Movie Guide: Long the bad boy of Hollywood, Sean Penn is ... among the most fiercely talented actors of his generation. He was born August 17, 1960, in Burbank, CA, the second son of actress Eileen Ryan and director Leo Penn. He grew up in Santa Monica, in a neighborhood populated by future celebrities Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, the sons of actor Martin Sheen. Penn's older brother, Michael, is a singer/songwriter-turned- director, while younger sibling Chris is a noted character actor. The children spent much of their free time together, making a number of amateur films shot with Super-8 cameras. Still, Penn's original intention was to attend law school, although he ultimately skipped college to join the Los Angeles Repertory Theater.
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When Sean Penn entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: The Beatles give their first public performance at a striptease bar in Hamburg, West Germany. The XVII Olympics open in Rome before 75,000 spectators. Indonesia officially cuts diplomatic relations with Holland. Cyprus declares its independence from British rule. In Washington, D.C., the FDA approves the Sabin polio vaccine for public use. President Eisenhower asks for a cut in sugar imports from the Dominican Republic.
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An actor, writer, director and producer, Sean Penn was born August 17, 1960, in Burbank, California. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended Santa Monica High School, along with fellow students and future actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Rob Lowe. An early interest in filmmaking, specifically directing, led to a passion for acting, and Penn moved to New York City when he was 19 to pursue a career as an actor. He soon landed a part in a Broadway play, Heartland. In 1981, he made his film debut, in the military school drama Taps, alongside star Timothy Hutton (already an Oscar-winner for 1980's Ordinary People) and fellow up-and-comer Tom Cruise.
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