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| − | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is an extreme [[far-left]] [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[actor]], [[director]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000576/ ''IMDb Page for Sean Penn'']</ref> | + | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is an extreme [[far-left]] [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[actor]], and [[director]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000576/ ''IMDb Page for Sean Penn'']</ref> whose best work was playing a dimwitted, underachieving teenager in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''. Penn is known for his support of the [[Venezuela]]n [[communist]] [[dictator]] [[Hugo Chavez]]<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lynn-davidson/2007/11/16/sean-penn-hugo-chavez-much-more-positive-venezuela-negative ''Sean Penn: Hugo Chavez Is 'Much More Positive' for Venezuela Than Negative''], Lynn Davidson, [[NewsBusters]], November 16, 2007</ref><ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/08/02/hugo-chavez-praises-sean-penn-thursday-s-meeting ''Hugo Chavez Praises Sean Penn Before Thursday’s Meeting''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], August 2, 2007</ref> and other leftwing causes. |
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| + | Illustrating that politics drives [[Hollywood]] awards, Penn has won three [[Oscar]]s, the last of which he did not show up to receive in March 2026. | ||
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[[File:Zelensky receives the best actor reward.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ukraine]] [[dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] receives the Best Actor Award from Sean Penn. Penn is reported to have been paid $5 million from [[USAID]] to sell Zelensky's image to [[American]] audiences.<ref>https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1887158413597057107</ref>]] | [[File:Zelensky receives the best actor reward.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ukraine]] [[dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] receives the Best Actor Award from Sean Penn. Penn is reported to have been paid $5 million from [[USAID]] to sell Zelensky's image to [[American]] audiences.<ref>https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1887158413597057107</ref>]] | ||
| − | Penn has also called [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] "our country’s and our Constitution’s most devastating enemy"<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11633 ''Sean Penn Calls President Bush ‘Our Country’s Most Devastating Enemy’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], March 25, 2007</ref> and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and [[Homo sapiens|mankind]]" and "may bring fascism to America" | + | Penn has also called [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] "our country’s and our Constitution’s most devastating enemy"<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11633 ''Sean Penn Calls President Bush ‘Our Country’s Most Devastating Enemy’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], March 25, 2007</ref> and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and [[Homo sapiens|mankind]]" and "may bring fascism to America."<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/7649 ''Sean Penn: Bush Caused 'Enormous Damage to Mankind,' May Bring Fascism to U.S.''], Brent Baker, [[NewsBusters]], September 15, 2006</ref> |
| − | Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Cheney's]] [[Impeachment and removal|impeachment]].<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/9738 ''Sean Penn Slams Republicans as he Calls For Bush and Cheney’s Impeachment''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], December 19, 2006</ref> Penn has said Bush, Cheney, [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] and former [[CIA]] director [[George Tenet]] "should be in [expletive deleted] jail" | + | Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Cheney's]] [[Impeachment and removal|impeachment]].<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/node/9738 ''Sean Penn Slams Republicans as he Calls For Bush and Cheney’s Impeachment''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], December 19, 2006</ref> Penn has said Bush, Cheney, [[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] and former [[CIA]] director [[George Tenet]] "should be in [expletive deleted] jail."<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/12544 ''Sean Penn Says Bush, Cheney, Rice and Tenet ‘Should be in [Bleeping] Jail’''], Noel Sheppard, [[NewsBusters]], May 5, 2007</ref> |
Penn also supports the [[homosexual agenda]], saying during an award acceptance speech (won for his portrayal of gay politician and activist [[Harvey Milk]]) that "it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame". | Penn also supports the [[homosexual agenda]], saying during an award acceptance speech (won for his portrayal of gay politician and activist [[Harvey Milk]]) that "it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame". | ||
Latest revision as of 04:08, March 16, 2026
Sean Penn (August 17, 1960 (age 66), Santa Monica, California) is an extreme far-left Oscar-winning actor, and director,[1] whose best work was playing a dimwitted, underachieving teenager in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Penn is known for his support of the Venezuelan communist dictator Hugo Chavez[2][3] and other leftwing causes.
Illustrating that politics drives Hollywood awards, Penn has won three Oscars, the last of which he did not show up to receive in March 2026.
Family
Sean's father, a Russian Jew whose family had settled in Massachusetts, was briefly blacklisted from Hollywood for associating with Communists, but became a leading actor and director, opening the way for his son's career.
Political Statements
Penn has also called U.S. President Bush "our country’s and our Constitution’s most devastating enemy"[6] and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and mankind" and "may bring fascism to America."[7] Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President Cheney's impeachment.[8] Penn has said Bush, Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former CIA director George Tenet "should be in [expletive deleted] jail."[9]
Penn also supports the homosexual agenda, saying during an award acceptance speech (won for his portrayal of gay politician and activist Harvey Milk) that "it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame".
Penn and Ann Coulter
Penn said he has an Ann Coulter "torture doll."[10]
See also
References
- ↑ IMDb Page for Sean Penn
- ↑ Sean Penn: Hugo Chavez Is 'Much More Positive' for Venezuela Than Negative, Lynn Davidson, NewsBusters, November 16, 2007
- ↑ Hugo Chavez Praises Sean Penn Before Thursday’s Meeting, Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters, August 2, 2007
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9775837/American-arrested-assassination-Haitian-president-worked-Sean-Penn.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1887158413597057107
- ↑ Sean Penn Calls President Bush ‘Our Country’s Most Devastating Enemy’, Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters, March 25, 2007
- ↑ Sean Penn: Bush Caused 'Enormous Damage to Mankind,' May Bring Fascism to U.S., Brent Baker, NewsBusters, September 15, 2006
- ↑ Sean Penn Slams Republicans as he Calls For Bush and Cheney’s Impeachment, Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters, December 19, 2006
- ↑ Sean Penn Says Bush, Cheney, Rice and Tenet ‘Should be in [Bleeping] Jail’, Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters, May 5, 2007
- ↑ Sean Penn Has an Ann Coulter 'Torture Doll', Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters, March 28, 2006
External links
- IMDb Page for Sean Penn
- Series of articles on Sean Penn, NewsBusters
- Sean Penn plays politics, Scott Bowles, USA Today, September 18, 2006
- Let Me Entertain You, Oliver North, Human Events, 05/17/2003
- Penn's Metier Is Not the Sword, Jay D. Homnick, Human Events, 03/29/2007
- Sean Penn Makes Mockery of War Effort, Mary Claire Kendall, Human Events, 06/15/2006
