Sean Penn
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
08/16/1960
Burbank, CA |
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Cannes goes Hollywood
May 09, 2001 1:35pm ESTAs film festivals have become ubiquitous, status and distinction have become increasingly important. And no festival has the status and distinction that the Cannes International Film Festival has. Nothing can beat the mix of midwinter sun, Cannes cachet, bonhomie, expensive sunglasses and the eclectic smorgasbord of big-bucks productions and auteur-driven independents. The 54th edition of the film festival, which began Wednesday, doesn't disappoint. The festival's festivities will kick
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Madonna Hits No. 1 for 12th Time
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 7, 2000 -- Madonna's "Music," the first release from her album of the same name due out Sept. 19, has raced to the top of The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart after only six weeks. "Music" is the Queen of Music's 12th chart-topping hit in the United States. "I wanna conquer the world!" an energetic 24-year-old giggled to an amused Dick Clark back in 1983. Since her declaration, Madonna has amassed 33 Top 10 singles, putting her behind only the Beatles (34) and Elvis Presley (38)
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'Wedding Planner' Tops Box Office
May 08, 2001 4:19am EST"The Wedding Planner" marched down theater aisles this weekend, celebrating in first place with $14 million.The PG-13-rated romantic comedy from Columbia Pictures and Intermedia Films easily captured the top spot on Super Bowl Weekend with a sexy ESTIMATED $14.0 million at 2,785 theaters ($5,027 per theater)."Planner" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in over 1,000 theaters last weekend."Great news for us this weekend," Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide marketing & dis
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Madonna to Marry?
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Aug. 29, 2000 -- Will Madonna marry the father of her love child? The British tabloids say so. The Sun newspaper says the diva, 42, will wed British film director Guy Ritchie before the year's end. In case you weren't paying attention, Madonna gave birth to son Rocco three weeks ago in Los Angeles. She also has a 3-year-old daughter, Lourdes, fathered by personal trainer Carlos Leon. "Rocco's difficult birth has led to Guy realizing all he wants is to marry Madonna and become a famil
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MUSIC NOTES: Skirting Security
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20, 2000 -- The media just want to get a peek at Madonna. But the pop star’s security guards want to take a peek under her guests’ kilts. Photographers, cameramen and reporters from all over the world have already begun to set up camp in the sleepy Scottish town of Dornoch for what will be the biggest celebrity wedding of the year, Reuters reports. The Queen of Pop is scheduled to marry British filmmaker Guy Ritchie (“Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”) at Skibo castle on Friday
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MUSIC NOTES: Lennon Legacy
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8, 2000 -- On the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death, his widow Yoko Ono made a vow that she would never leave the Manhattan apartment the couple lived in. Lennon was gunned down by crazed fan Mark Chapman in front of the Dakota apartment building after arriving from a studio session with his wife on Dec. 8, 1980. Since then, Ono says she hasn't removed any of the ex-Beatle's clothes from his closet and hasn't remodeled, Reuters reports. ``Because his things are still there
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ROLE CALL: Myers No, Stiller Maybe
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 11, 2000 -- Looks like there won't be any more confessions from Mike Myers. The "Austin Powers" actor has dropped "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" from the slate of projects he's going to do in order to concentrate on the "Pink Panther" remake and other smaller films, Daily Variety says. Currently, "Meet the Parents" guy Ben Stiller's name has been thrown around as a possible replacement. But as the report suggests, Stiller's schedule, jammed pack by his involvement with "Zoolan
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Holiday Farewell for Clinton
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 11, 2000 -- President Clinton attended what would be his final holiday party as the nation's chief Sunday, Reuters reports. The president attended the 19th annual “Christmas in Washington” concert at the National Building Museum with first lady and senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter Chelsea Clinton. ``This is our last one here,” Clinton said. “Also, it's the first Christmas of the new millennium,'' he added. ''Tonight I am grateful that we can celebrate an Am
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ROLE CALL: Pfeiffer, Penn and 'Sam I Am'
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 6, 2000 -- We know what you might be thinking. But let us assure you, it has nothing to do with Dr. Seuss. Yes, as the Hollywood Reporter says, Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn are both in talks to star in the project "Sam I Am," but the story is actually about a lawyer trying to win a custody case for a mentally disabled man. And as you have no doubt guessed, Penn will play the man and Pfeiffer will play the legal eagle. The project is aiming for a mid-January start in Los Angele
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Madonna to Wed Her Guy
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7, 2000 -- It's official: The Queen of Music has found her king. Reuters reports today that superstar Madonna and her man Guy Ritchie will indeed get holy matrimonial -- as various tabloid reports have rumored in recent weeks -- at the Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland on Dec. 22. So how, pray tell, did us the news people come across that confirmation? Apparently, just by heading over to the Registrar's Office in Dornoch, Scotland, where the names of the "Music" maker and the "Snatch
