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the real thing; Sean Penn's bruising talent and raucous personal life have long kept Hollywood in his thrall.
Byline: John Powers
On a lazy summer afternoon in Santa Monica, the notorious Hollywood bad boy Sean Penn seems to be right in character. The man whom countless young actors consider their Marlon Brando or James Dean is standing near the balcony window of his no-smoking hotel room, puffing away on an American Spirit cigarette.
Penn, at 47, is so surrounded by his own mythology-all those years of rebel roles, tabloid headlines, and South Park send-ups-that it can be hard to see him for who he actually is: a mature artist and family man who is no longer driven to make war on the world. Today he's famished after hours of putting the final touches on his ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ROGER EBERT April 10, 1988 700+ words
...in the paper is the photograph of Sean Penn with his eyes blazing and a snarl...fact in a world filled with noise: Sean Penn is basically a civilized human being...and now "Colors," I have seen Sean Penn prove that he is one of the best...
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- News wire article from: Asian News International December 18, 2008 700+ words
...Dec 18 (ANI): American actor Sean Penn has been slammed for his role of...President Thor Halvorssen. "That Sean Penn would be honoured by anyone, let...Kirchick's commentary about Sean Penn's cover story neglects to include...
- How Sean Penn won the war.(NATION)(BIG HOLLYWOOD)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times May 25, 2009 700+ words
...perhaps a smidgen of our time should be spent reflecting on the unheralded and fearless wartime antics of Sean Penn. Yes, that Sean Penn: Hollywood actor, director, tough guy and agent provocateur in America's time of peril - a man history...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek Schoemer, Karen Gordon, Devin Chang, Yahlin December 21, 1998 700+ words
In 'The Thin Red Line' and 'Hurlyburly,' Sean Penn makes brutal roles look easy. Just don't ask him how he does it. Sean penn really knows how to kill a conversation. Ask him about...
- Sean Penn to Narrate the Audiobook of Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 16, 2004 700+ words
...Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn will read the audiobook version of...the first name on our list was Sean Penn. We knew he would be perfect for...This is the first audiobook that Sean Penn has ever narrated. Note: The audiobook...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) December 29, 1998 700+ words
...casting agent in ``Hurlyburly,'' Sean Penn offers the audience a dare as much...entertainment business. Certainly, Sean Penn's much-publicized battles with...tough lessons outside his family. Penn doesn't go into any of the craziness...
- Talented young actor in `At Close Range' not an arrogant punk // Rewriting Sean...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert April 20, 1986 700+ words
Sean Penn is not anything like what I was expecting...was a little amazing, maybe, was that Sean Penn, the same guy who goes to war with the...himself, not as some kind of a freak. Sean Penn talks slowly and softly, and sometimes...