Biography and filmography of Sean Penn

The filmography of Sean Penn is very extensive and multifaceted, and the biography is full of colors and variety. A talented actor (and also part-time director) turns every film with his participation in a bright event. And it does not matter in which genre the movie - thriller, drama or comedy is shot, the actor (the two-time owner of the Oscar film award) will brilliantly cope with any role. Meet: Mr. Sean Penn.

Biography

The future rebel was born August 17, 1960, in the director's acting family. His father, Leonard Penn, is the son of Jewish emigrants who moved to the United States from Russia and Lithuania in the early 1900s. The mother, who was called Aileen Ryan, is half Italian and half Irish, and also a Catholic. Of course, the genes affected the character of the young Sean. He was a middle-aged brother and adored hooliganism. In his youth, the brothers of Penn (his older brother Shawn was called Michael, and the youngest - Christopher) were with the sons of actor Martin Sheen - Charlie and Emilio, who also became actors.

To become an actor, young Sean did not even think, he was more interested in surfing. And he was thinking about the career of a policeman. However, not yet graduated from school, Sean Penn, being in the Los Angeles troupe, caught fire by acting.

The beginning of film career

Despite the fact that the local theater environment did not want to perceive him, in 1980 Sean decided to go to New York. But he gets to the cinema. During one of the screen tests he was noticed by the producer, and a year later the talented young man was offered to play a role in the dramatic film Otboy, where he was compiled by Tom Cruise. It is with this film and the beginning of the filmography of Sean Penn. After some time, the actor played the main character in "Rapid changes in Ridgemont High," he got the role of a never-drying surfer.

And now, after the participation of Sean Penn in the "Bad Guys" (directed by Rick Rosenthal), viewers and critics finally became convinced of the undoubted talent of the actor. He played so well a brutal sociopath that he did not just pull out the whole film, he was even equated with Robert De Niro. Sean Penn's filmography began to develop. Then came the roles in "Burglars" and "Race Against the Moon" (comedy and melodrama respectively). However, he became a promising actor after the "Agents of the Falcon and the Snowman" (in the genre of political thriller), where Shawn composed the company of Timothy Hatton.

Unsuccessful duo

In 1985, a favorite treat for the media was the discussion of the relationship between Sean and the famous pop diva Madonna, whom he met on the set of the drama "At Close-Up" (her song became a soundtrack). In the 85th they played together in the "Shanghai Surprise", but the film was not very successful. According to critics, it was all the fault that they were more passionate about their romance than roles.

A new turn

The filmography of Sean Penn began to be constantly replenished. A new wave of success overwhelmed Sean after participating in the drama "Colors". After this film, the actor's preferences were determined: he was particularly attracted to the political and social problems of society. And now a new duet, this time very successful, - they played a couple with Robert De Niro in the comedy "We are not angels". Also, two bright works by the famous director Brian De Palma - the military drama "List of the dead" and four years later, "The Way of Carlitto" (a drama about gangsters where the main character was embodied by Al Pacino, and Sean himself received the nomination for "Golden" Globe").

In 1990, Phil Joan released a thriller "The state of frenzy". On the set of the film, Sean falls in love with actress Robin Wright, who performs the main role. And the young artist responds to him in kind. Then began to appear films "Turn", "She is beautiful" and "Game". And 1998 brought just two pictures: "Trouble" and the owner of many awards "The Thin Red Line", which gathered an impressive star composition, among which not the last place is Sean Penn.

Filmography. Best Movies

In 1996, the first award finds his hero. The main male role in the film "Dead Man Goes" brought to her performer the main prize of the international film festival in Berlin - "The Golden Lion", as well as the nomination for "Oscar" and "Golden Globe". And the film "It's Beautiful" was awarded in Cannes by the "Silver Palm Branch". Also Sean Penn was awarded for the best role at the Venice Film Festival in 1998 (the film "Trouble"). And four years later the almanac "September 11" in Venice was awarded the Unesco prize. The director of one of the short stories of this almanac was the inimitable Sean Penn.

Filmography in a year has again replenished with the award of the festival in Venice. Participation in the drama "21 grams" brought the Cup of Volga for the best role. Further on, in the list of the best films is the "Mysterious River", which "brought" him two prestigious awards for the role - "Golden Globe" and the first "Oscar". And, of course, "Harvey Milk", which brought Sean the second "Oscar".

Social activity

Such, no doubt, a charismatic personality, like Sean Penn, could not limit herself to only creative frames. In 2002, he paid $ 56,000 to The Washington Post for publishing his open appeal to the President of the United States of America, George W. Bush. In his letter, Sean criticizes his country's policy regarding Iraq. And in December of the same year, Sean Penn went to the conflict zone for three days, where he visited the hospital in Baghdad, where Iraqi children (victims of sanctions) were treated. Three years later Sean Penn (the best films with his participation, more precisely some of them, were listed above) again visits Iraq. For the San Francisco Chronicle, he highlights the way the presidential election is held. He also met with the son of the former Iranian president Ali Akbar, visited the university in Tehran.

In September 2005, he personally assisted the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans. And from September to October 2011, he goes to countries that have embraced the "Arab Spring", and openly declares his admiration for the demonstrators.

Briefly about your personal life

Many are interested not only in Sean Penn's filmography, but also in his personal life. The actor often twisted novels. His first lady was the Hollywood actress Elizabeth McGorven, with whom he even married, but, unfortunately, in the 84th they parted.

After some time, fans have a new reason for discussion - a romance with Madonna ... This topic was discussed by everyone, especially the journalists adored. And during the wedding, not coping with his ardent temper, Sean fired a helicopter, which was the journalists. A few years later the couple broke up.

In 1987, on the set of the movie "The state of frenzy," Sean gets acquainted with Robin Wright, and she gives birth to his daughter in four years. It takes a couple of years - and the couple gets a second child, this time a son. But this alliance was short-lived. Having got married in 1996, they divorced, having lived together for eleven years.

And now, in 2014, the media was filled with the news that Sean had a new woman. She is the owner of the "Oscar" Charlize Theron. And despite its explosive nature and long-standing problems with alcohol, faithful fans sincerely wish him happiness ...

Instead of concluding

Well, one has to admit a certain regularity connected with such an outstanding personality, like Shawn Penn, without false modesty - all films with his participation are always heard by spectators and critics, regardless of genre or timing (take, for example, a romantic life-affirming comedy "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty," in which Sean appears for only a few minutes). The characters of his characters and a powerful acting game leave no one indifferent.