S5 EP2: Sean Penn on dining with Jack Nicholson and Putin, run-ins with the paparazzi, and his relationship with Zelenskyy

Louis travels to Los Angeles to sit down with Hollywood heavyweight and international adventurer, Sean Penn. Renowned for award-winning roles in films like Milk, I Am Sam and Carlito’s Way, Sean discusses his colourful life and career, including dining with Jack Nicholson and Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his relationship with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his notorious run-ins with the paparazzi.

Warnings: Strong language.

Links/Attachments:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzva_I8WPAg

Mystic River (2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ

Milk (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5D07rmfwG0

Dead Man Walking (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvbfLNYumU

Carlito’s Way (1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMd4Baswb4

The Apprentice (2024)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0

Superpower (2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54GUzUUM3w

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrcDonY-B8

TV Show: ‘Euphoria’ (2019 – Present) - HBO

https://www.hbo.com/euphoria

Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056196/

TV Show: ‘Normal People’ (2020) - BBC / Hulu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbW06buYw0Y

Song: ‘Like a Virgin’, Madonna (1984)

https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPlNanZsJSPK5h9YZZFbZ

Becoming Madonna (2024) - Sky Documentaries

https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/4f309d01-57b4-42b1-92ca-82eef6ec747e

A Complete Unknown (2024)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc

Audiobook: ‘Chronicles, Volume I’, Bob Dylan (narrated by Sean Penn) (2004)

https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Chronicles-Volume-1-(Audio)/Bob-Dylan/9780743501613

TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO

https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones

Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3fokY0kP0

Daddio (2024)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc

One Battle After Another (2025)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-j8e9J5U0

TV Show: ‘Merlin’ (2008-2012) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dq8tn/merlin-series-1-1-the-dragons-call?seriesId=b00mjlxv-structural-1-b00dr74v

I am Sam (2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6_2EkhzAc

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

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