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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American film actor and director, also known for being a
political activist. He is a two-time
Academy Award winner for his roles in
Mystic River and
Milk, as well as the recipient of a
Golden Globe Award for the former and a
Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.
Early life
Penn was born in
Los Angeles County,
California,
the son of
Leo Penn, an actor and director, and
Eileen Ryan (
née Annucci), an actress. He has one living brother, musician
Michael Penn. Another brother, actor
Chris Penn, died in 2006. His paternal grandparents were
Jewish immigrants from
Lithuania and
Russia,
[Jews Flop in Big Oscar Award Wins. Jewish Journal.com. 5 March 2004.][Sean Penn Genealogy.] while his mother is a
Catholic of
Italian and
Irish descent.
According to Penn's mother, Leo Penn may have had distant
Spanish ancestry, as the family's surname was originally "Piñón".
Penn was raised in a
secular home
and is an
agnostic.
