13 Commonly Unknown Facts About Sean Penn

As someone who loves late-night talk shows, I’m always shocked to see any of my favorite performers appear on screen totally NOT in character. I mean, we spend most of our lives watching these beautiful, beautiful people portraying someone else, so when we get to see the real them, it’s kind of weird, right? And when you see what some of them are really like, you realize just how talented they must be to completely change their entire personality for a film. This is 100% the case for someone like Sean Penn. If you watch him in real life, he is a very intense personality. Yet we’ve seen him in such lovable roles as that of Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 

So how does he do it? What is he like away from the lights and cameras? Well, let’s find out!

1. He was born into a household of actors.

His father is actor/director Leo Penn and his mother is actress Eileen Ryan. 

2. He made short films as a child.

The films featured many of his close friends, some of which were celebs Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. 

3. He was engaged to Bruce Springsteen’s sister at one point in his life.

Sean and Pamela Springsteen both appeared in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 

4. One of his earliest TV appearances was as an extra on Little House On The Prairie.

He was in the episodes that his father directed.