ABOUT SEAN PENN
Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in the films Mystic River and Milk . He first earned recognition for his role in the 1982 high school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High , then went on to play leading roles in such films as Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam , and 21 Grams . He earned his first series regular role in Hulu's The First in 2018.
His childhood friends included actors Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez , whom he created short films with. He made his first TV appearance in a 1974 episode of the series Little House on the Prairie .
He made his directorial debut with the 1991 feature The Indian Runner, then followed it up with the films The Crossing Guard, The Pledge, and Into the Wild .
He was married to pop star Madonna from 1985 to 1989. He later married actress Robin Wright , but divorced her in 2010. He was briefly engaged to actress Charlize Theron in 2015. He was married to Leila George from 2020 until 2022. He has a son named Hopper and a daughter named Dylan . In 2023, he began dating Olga Korotyayeva.
He dedicated his film The Crossing Guard to poet and novelist Charles Bukowski .
