Why Is Sean Penn Not Acting Anymore?
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor and director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River and the biopic Milk. Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his…
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor and director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River and the biopic Milk. Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn.
Penn appeared in a 1974 episode of the Little House on the Prairie television series as an extra when his father, Leo, directed some of the episodes. Penn launched his film career with the action-drama Taps (1981), where he played a military high school cadet.
Why Is Sean Penn Not Acting Anymore?
As far as any debate over which thespians might be worthy of the title “greatest living actor” is concerned, the list of legitimate contenders is a short one. However, Sean Penn has definitely earned a spot in that discussion.
During his promotion of the first book, Penn indicated that he could give up acting to become a full-time novelist. “I have a much better time writing books,” he told Vogue at the time. That’ll probably dominate my creative energies for the foreseeable future.
