Sean Penn is a name synonymous with Hollywood's A-list and the silver screen's mosꦐt captivating performances. The actor turns 63 today. Beyond his well-documented career, here are some lesser-known facts about the American actor:
- Sean Penn was once jailed
In 1987, movie extra Jeffrey Klein captured a picture of Penn ag🌸ainst his will when he was filming Colors. ♕Penn punched Klein, leadin𝐆g him to a 60-day jail term. Penn spent 32 days behind bars in Mono County.
- Penn once penned a letter to president Bush
In 2002, Sean Penn made a courageous gesture by taking out an entire page in the Wash𝔉ingt💜on Post to publish an open letter addressed to President George W. Bush. He urged the President to reconsider his position on the war.
- He has worked with eight Oscar-winning directors
Sean Penn has had the privilege of collaborating with acclaimed Oscar-winning 𓄧directors such as John Schlesinger and Oliver Stone.
- He once pretend🐓ed to be a journalist in order to travel to Iran
In 2005, discreetly and under disguise, Sean Penn travel🃏ed to Iran with the purpose of providing coverage for the San Francisco Chronꩲicle regarding an impending election campaign.
- Penn 🐻believes Malcolm McDowell🦹 is the greatest actor
Sean Penn has had the honor of wor🍸king with some of the finest actors in history, but he has said tha🧸t A Clockwork Orange (1971) actor Malcolm McDowell is the best of all♒ of them. Penn has lauded McDowell's creativity and professionalism while working with him on a number of projects.
- Sean Penn is an avid surfer
Sean Penn enjoys surfing a lot, frequently going out on the waves on his favorite California beaches. Since he 💝was a small child, he has been an avid surfer.
- Penn served as the Jury President for the Cannes Film Festiv🔥al
In 2008, Sean Penn received the esteemed designation of serving as the Jury President for the esteemed Cannes Film Festival. The festival took p✃lace from May 14 to 25, 2008.
8. Penn inspired a Madonna album; True Blue (1986)
Madonna, who was Penn's then-wife, reportedly found inspiration from him for her 1986♚ album True Blue. The album set records by being the first to ever top the charts in 28 differ🍷ent nations.
9. Robert De Niro inspired Penn to act
Penn attributes his desire to pursue an acting career to Robert De Niro, who is 17 years his senior. At the AFI Lifetime Achievemeꦍnt Awards in 2003, Penn stated, "It can fairly be said that Robert De Niro is the reason I became an actor."
