| 17 Aug 1960 |
Sean Penn born, Burbank, CA. |
| 13 Aug 1982 |
Fast Times at Ridgement High, playing Jeff Spicoli. |
| 1984 |
Dates actress Susan Sarandon. |
| 16 Aug 1985 |
Sean Penn and Madonna marry, Malibu, HI. |
| 16 Aug 1985 |
Sean Penn fires a gun in the air during his wedding, while papparazzi Phil Ramey was attempting to photograph the ceremony from an airborne vantage in a helicopter. |
| 1987 |
Sean Penn serves 32 days in jail for assaulting a photographer. Said Penn later, "I hate journalists. Or better, I hate paparazzi. Yeah, I punched them out and I'll do it again if it's necessary. I think a fist in their face is the only way to protect my private life. I demand my freedom. And I must have it." |
| 2 Apr 1987 |
Sean Penn arrested for punching Jeffrey Klein, an extra on the set of Colors, after Klein attempted to take snapshots. |
| 10 Jan 1989 |
Madonna files for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. |
| 14 Sep 1989 |
Divorce between Madonna and Sean Penn granted. |
| 6 Aug 1993 |
Son, Hopper Jack Penn born. Named after Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. |
| 27 Apr 1996 |
Sean Penn and Robin Wright marry. |
| 1996 |
Sean Penn's wife, Robin Wright, carjacked in the driveway of their home in Santa Monica. |
| 5 Sep 1998 |
Father, Leo Penn, dies. |
| Feb 2003 |
Activist Sean Penn, whose previous contributions towards peace include discharging firearms at helicopters and assaulting paparazzi, arrives in Iraq to see if he could do something to prevent the impending war. He engaged in a similar visit in December. He is not successful. |
| 8 Apr 2003 |
Sean Penn's 1987 Buick Grand National is stolen in Berkeley, CA, including a 9mm Glock and a .37 S&W revolver that were inside. |
| 12 Apr 2003 |
Police recover Penn's stolen 1987 Buick Grand National, but neither firearm is recovered. |
