1. Michael Daniel Penn was born on August 1,1958 and is an American musician, singer and composer.
15 Facts About Michael Penn
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Michael Penn's 1989 single "No Myth" was a top 20 hit in the US and successful in several other countries.
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Michael Penn is the first son of actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.
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Michael Penn began playing music in junior high school and attended Santa Monica High School.
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Michael Penn was one of two musical guests as a solo artist on Saturday Night Live on the October 24,1987 episode, with his brother Sean hosting.
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Michael Penn had appeared as an extra on a few television series, including St Elsewhere.
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Michael Penn collaborated with surrealist animators The Brothers Quay on "Long Way Down ", which was shown on MTV as well as in film festivals around the country.
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Michael Penn has worked extensively creating original music for film.
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Michael Penn scored Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight and Boogie Nights ; he appears in the latter in a cameo role as a recording engineer.
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Michael Penn has produced recordings for Aimee Mann, The Wallflowers and Liz Phair.
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Michael Penn said his goal in compiling, ordering tracks for and producing Palms and Runes was to "make it feel like an album" in its own right.
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In late 2009, Michael Penn composed the music for the film That Evening Sun.
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In 2012, Michael Penn began work as the composer for the HBO TV show Girls.
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The album contained a new song by Michael Penn titled "On Your Way", which was featured in the finale of Season 1.
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Michael Penn met fellow singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, and during the recording of her album I'm with Stupid, the two struck up a friendship, which blossomed into romance and their subsequent marriage on December 29,1997.