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| − | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is | + | '''Sean Penn''' (August 17, 1960 (age {{age|1960|8|17}}), Santa Monica, [[California]]) is an extreme [[Leftist|far-left]] [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[actor]] and [[director]],<ref>[http://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 anti-[[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraq war]] stance<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-penn/an-open-letter-to-the-pre_b_44172.html ''An Open Letter to the President...Four and a Half Years Later''], Sean Penn, The Huffington Post, March 24, 2007</ref> and his support of [[Venezuela]]n [[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> |
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Revision as of 05:15, February 12, 2012
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 anti-Iraq war stance[2] and his support of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.[3][4]
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"[5] and said he has caused "enormous damage" to "this country and mankind" and "may bring fascism to America".[6] Penn has also called for President Bush and Vice President Cheney's impeachment.[7] Penn has said Bush, Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former CIA director George Tenet "should be in [expletive deleted] jail".[8]
Penn and Ann Coulter
Penn said he has an Ann Coulter "torture doll."[9]
References
- ↑ IMDb Page for Sean Penn
- ↑ An Open Letter to the President...Four and a Half Years Later, Sean Penn, The Huffington Post, March 24, 2007
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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