Please note that this title primarily consists of content that is available for free on the internet. The US actor Sean Penn is an unconventional star who embraces his outsider role. This started early: Penn was born into an artistic family; his father Leo was a director, his mother Eileen Ryan worked as an actress, and his two siblings are also in show business. Sean Penn began making his own Super 8 films as a teenager and pursued his goal of directing major films in the following years. He achieved success with "Colors," "The Thin Red Line," and of course, "Dead Man Walking." The two-time Oscar winner also made headlines in his personal life: due to physical altercations with his ex-wife, pop star Madonna, he was in the news.