Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his left-wing political and social activism (including humanitarian work).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Sean Penn tried to turn the conversation at the Cannes Film Festival to Haiti, hosting a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged and poverty-stricken country.
It was the first time the festival has used its glitzy, global spotlight to attract attention for a cause not connected with a movie.Penn, director Paul Haggis and model Petra Nemcova brought their individual charities together for a black-tie dinner Friday evening to benefit their organizations and renew attention to the Caribbean country. Designer Giorgio Armani co-hosted the gala."A film festival is not simply about films, ever," Penn said. "This isn't a film, what we're doing now. It's not a film when we stand outside and we take pictures for magazines. What it all has to do with is an expression and a shared experience."Penn, a Cannes veteran of numerous films including last year's Palme d'Or winner, "The Tree of Life," posed for photographers ahead of a press conference, and appeared ill at ease with the celebrity-fawning that...Actor Sean Penn says the Tea Party wants to "lynch" President Obama , launching the latest celebrity attack on the conservative grassroots movement that has grown in...
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The Hollywood charity Cinema for Peace honored -- and raised money for -- the Sean Penn-founded J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) on Saturday. George Clooney...
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