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Sean Penn

1960 - Today

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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received an Honorary César in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Penn is the 236th most popular actor (up from 310th in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from United States (up from 568th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Actor.

Sean Penn is most famous for being an actor and director. He has won two Academy Awards, one for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mystic River, and one for Best Director for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sean Penn ranks 236 out of 13,578. Before him are Philippe Noiret, Louis Gossett Jr., Antonio Banderas, David Morse, Dolph Lundgren, and Richard Widmark. After him are Willem Dafoe, Jim Belushi, Giuliano Gemma, John Hurt, Kim Basinger, and Anne Hathaway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Sean Penn ranks 15. Before him are John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hassan Nasrallah, and Antonio Banderas. After him are Jo Nesbø, Julianne Moore, Pierluigi Collina, Joachim Löw, Hugh Grant, and Tilda Swinton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean Penn ranks 532 out of 20,380. Before him are Dean Martin (1917), Herman Hollerith (1860), Jim Mattis (1950), David Morse (1953), Vincent du Vigneaud (1901), and Richard Widmark (1914). After him are Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Gertrude Stein (1874), Harriet Tubman (1820), Joe Frazier (1944), Willem Dafoe (1955), and Jim Belushi (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sean Penn ranks 123. Before him are James Hong (1929), Robert Taylor (1911), Romina Power (1951), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), David Morse (1953), and Richard Widmark (1914). After him are Willem Dafoe (1955), Jim Belushi (1954), Kim Basinger (1953), Anne Hathaway (1982), Danny Trejo (1944), and John Malkovich (1953).

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