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Sean Penn Trivia
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- On September 11, 2004, he received the John Steinbeck award at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The award is given out by the San Francisco Chronicle and benefits San Jose State University. The evening included film clips and discussion with Peter Coyote. The biggest surprise of the night was that Bruce Springsteen (a longtime friend of Sean's and the first recipient of the award) presented it to him.
- Dated musician and actress Jewel Kilcher for a time. He directed the music video for her song "You Were Meant For Me" in 1997.
- He served 32 days in jail in 1987 for hitting an extra.
- Quit smoking (or at least cut down) on his 40th birthday for health reasons. Prior to that, he was known as one of Hollywood's heaviest smokers, smoking at least four packs a day.
- Appeared with his brother Chris Penn in At Close Range (1986), in which their actress mother, Eileen Ryan, played their grandmother.
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