The actress Eileen Ryan and actor and director Leo Penn welcomed Penn into the world in Santa Monica, California.
Sean Penn started shooting short movies with several of his boyhood pals, including the nearby-residence actor's Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez.
His younger brother, actor Chris Penn, and his older brother, musician Michael Penn, Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, a book written by Penn, was released in March 2018 by Atria Books.
Penn had a widely reported press tour following the publication of the book.
Sean Penn stated that writing will “dominate my creative endeavors for the foreseeable future” and that he no longer has “a generic interest in making pictures.”
What Happened To Sean Penns Brother?
On January 24, 2006, Chris Penn, his brother, who was 40 years old, was discovered dead in his Santa Monica apartment.
The major cause of death was heart disease, according to an autopsy and toxicology report conducted by a Los Angeles County medical examiner.
