last night, sean penn celebrated his 61st birthday.
on this day, in 2017 sean and i had a private dinner.
we were joined for desserts by his then girlfriend and now wife, leila george. that's when this picture was taken.
marlon brando once said sean was america's greatest living actor.
i could go on about the professional achievements of this two time 'academy award' winner and a body of work that will always stand the test of time.
i could also write about his brilliance outside of the world of show business. there are only 3 people i personally encountered along the entertainment highway that i consider true intellectuals....sean, jack nicholson and bob dylan. when i find myself in their company, i listen 4 times as much as i speak ... and reflect upon what is shared long after we say goodnight.
all that for another time.
tonights, 'lead' has to do with the simple fact that i cannot think of a single entertainer in recent years who has given of themselves in humanitarian relief efforts more than sean penn.
i encourage you to visit the website of an organization he founded (along with ann lee) called CORE which stands for 'community organized relief efforts'.....info@coreresponse.org
a few 'talking points':
in 2010 after an earthquake hit haiti resulting in the death of 300,000 people, sean participated in a massive ongoing relief effort. not only did he raise funds, he lived among the haitians for 9 straight months engaging in daily 'hands on work'.
we are not talking about 'red carpets'.
during the past 18 months, CORE has administered 5.3 million covid tests ...... and provided more than 1.6 million vaccines.
they have also provided an additional 60,000 vaccines in brazil, puerto rico and india.
sean and his organization have set up 'community based' programs in the underserved black and brown communities and such places as the 'navaho indian nation'......which covers 17 million acres.
if you go to the CORE website now, you will learn they already have 'boots on the ground' in haiti administering relief in the wake of last saturday's 7.2 magnitude quake.
they need our support.
my conversations with sean are private, of course ...
but when he discusses his passion to make a difference in this world for the greater good, he does so with a passion commensurate to the challenges we are all facing. and he goes the distance.
he is the 'real deal'.
wishing sean penn a happy birthday.
last night, sean penn celebrated his 61st birthday.
on this day, in 2017 sean and i had a private dinner.
we were joined for desserts by his then girlfriend and now wife, leila george. that's when this picture was taken.
marlon brando once said sean was america's greatest living actor.
i could go on about the professional achievements of this two time 'academy award' winner and a body of work that will always stand the test of time.
i could also write about his brilliance outside of the world of show business. there are only 3 people i personally encountered along the entertainment highway that i consider true intellectuals....sean, jack nicholson and bob dylan. when i find myself in their company, i listen 4 times as much as i speak ... and reflect upon what is shared long after we say goodnight.
all that for another time.
tonights, 'lead' has to do with the simple fact that i cannot think of a single entertainer in recent years who has given of themselves in humanitarian relief efforts more than sean penn.
i encourage you to visit the website of an organization he founded (along with ann lee) called CORE which stands for 'community organized relief efforts'.....info@coreresponse.org
a few 'talking points':
in 2010 after an earthquake hit haiti resulting in the death of 300,000 people, sean participated in a massive ongoing relief effort. not only did he raise funds, he lived among the haitians for 9 straight months engaging in daily 'hands on work'.
we are not talking about 'red carpets'.
during the past 18 months, CORE has administered 5.3 million covid tests ...... and provided more than 1.6 million vaccines.
they have also provided an additional 60,000 vaccines in brazil, puerto rico and india.
sean and his organization have set up 'community based' programs in the underserved black and brown communities and such places as the 'navaho indian nation'......which covers 17 million acres.
if you go to the CORE website now, you will learn they already have 'boots on the ground' in haiti administering relief in the wake of last saturday's 7.2 magnitude quake.
they need our support.
my conversations with sean are private, of course ...
but when he discusses his passion to make a difference in this world for the greater good, he does so with a passion commensurate to the challenges we are all facing. and he goes the distance.
he is the 'real deal'.
wishing sean penn a happy birthday.
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