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Sean Penn

Sean Penn is an American actor and filmmaker known for his powerful performances and directing.

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Sean Penn is best known for Intense leading roles in film and acclaimed filmmaking, including three Academy Awards. On Dead or Alive, Sean Penn is listed in the Oscar Best Actors category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Sean Penn is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Intense leading roles in film and acclaimed filmmaking, including three Academy Awards.
Listed under: Oscar Best Actors

About Sean Penn

His accolades include three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021), and Daddio (2023). Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022).

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Sean Penn is known for Intense leading roles in film and acclaimed filmmaking, including three Academy Awards.

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