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Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award winning
American film actor and director, known for playing intense and
unsympathetic characters. He was awarded an Oscar for Best Actor
for his performance in Mystic River. Penn has also been nominated
for three other Academy Awards in recognition of his roles in I Am
Sam, Sweet and Lowdown and Dead Man Walking. In 2004, Penn was
invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He is also well-known for his political activism. In 1991, Penn
made his directorial debut with The Indian Runner, a film based on
Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman" from the
Nebraska album. He also directed music videos, such as: Shania
Twain's "Dance with the One That Brought You" in 1993
and Peter Gabriel's "The Barry Williams Show" in 2002.
He also appeared on an episode of Viva La Bam in 2004 with his son
Hopper. He has since directed three more films: The Crossing Guard
in 1995, The Pledge in 2001, and the critically acclaimed Into the
Wild in 2007. On December 7, 2007, Penn criticized President
Bush's handling of the Iraq war. Penn questioned whether Bush's
twin daughters supported the war in Iraq ... more |
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