Sean Penn

Sean Penn accepts his Academy Award for Best Actor at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2009. He won for his role in Gus Van Sant's "Milk." It was his second Oscar and his sixth nomination.

Sean Penn accepts the Oscar for best actor for his work in "Milk" during the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Born Aug. 17, 1960, to Leo Penn, an actor and director, and Eileen Ryan (n

Actor Sean Penn, nominated for best actor in a leading role for his work in "Milk," arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills Calif., on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Penn is also a filmmaker, political activist and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2004. His interest in progressive or liberal politics is reflected in some of his recent work.

"Milk" co-stars Emile Hirsch, left, and Sean Penn backstage at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Sean Penn and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, arrive at the world premiere of his new film " Milk" on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in San Francisco. The film is story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone.

Actor Sean Penn is seen during the Oxfam America Hurricane Katrina recovery reception in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.

Actor and jury president Sean Penn speaks on stage at the opening night ceremony during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Actor Sean Penn poses during a photo call for his film "The Assassination of Richard Nixon," being shown out of competition, at the 57th Cannes International Film Festival, May 17, 2004.

Actor Sean Penn, right, kisses wife Robin Wright Penn as she holds the Best Actor Oscar he won for his work in Mystic River, at the 76th annual Academy Awards, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Sean Penn, center, holds hands with his wife, actress Robin Wright Penn, left, and his mother, Eileen, as they arrive at the Kodak Theatre for the 76th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 29, 2004. Later that evening, Penn won an Oscar for best actor in a leading role for "Mystic River."

Actor Sean Penn and wife Robin Wright Penn smile on the catwalk prior to the screening of "21 Grams," in competition at the 60th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 5, 2003.

From left, actors Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, actress Naomi Watts, director Alajandro Gonzales Inarritu and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg pose for the cameras prior to the screening of their movie "21 Grams," in competition at the 60th Venice Film Festival, Sept. 5, 2003.

Actor Sean Penn and actress Naomi Watts pose for the cameras prior to the screening of their movie "21 Grams" in competition at the 60th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 5, 2003.

Actor Sean Penn gestures during the photo call to present his movie "21 Grams" at the 60th Venice Film Festival, Sept. 5, 2003.

Actor Sean Penn holds the "Coppa Volpi" after being awarded best actor at the 60th Venice Film Festival with the movie "21 Grams", in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2003.

Actor Sean Penn in the critically acclaimed movie, "Mystic River." The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, and stars Penn and actors Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins, deals with child abuse, loyalty, revenge and murder.

Actor Sean Penn walks past a picture of President Saddam Hussein during his visit to al-Mansour children hospital in Baghdad, Dec. 13, 2002. Penn arrived in Baghdad for a three-day visit to Iraq.

Sean Penn poses at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, Dec. 3, 2001. Penn was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a retarded father trying to regain custody of his 7-year-old daughter in "I Am Sam."

Actors Sean Penn, left, and Jack Nicholson watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Sacramento Kings, April 17, 1997, in Inglewood, Calif. The actors worked together in the movie, "The Pledge," Penn's third film as a director.

Sean Penn and his former wife Madonna are seen at the screening of the film "At Close Range" in Los Angeles, Calif., April 17, 1986.