At last year's Academy Awards Robert DeNiro praised his friend and noted peace activist Sean Penn saying that. Sean brings the same commitment to his off-screen life, you see it when he campaigns for human rights, respectfully advises world leaders, and gently, gently reasons with the paparazzi. Tonight it's important to be a great actor. In life, it's more important to be a great human being. That's my friend Sean Penn.Sean has been involved in many great causes over the years. He has teamed up with fellow actor/activists like Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Danny Glover to protest the War in Iraq. Who could forget the moving "rolling fast" (each of the brave fasters didn't eat for 24 hours) that was bravely launched on the 4th of July in 2006? Sean, Susan and their fellow travelers were mugging for the camera for a heart rending photo-op with Cindy Sheehan. By the way, the long forgotten and abandoned Sheehan is still protesting the war.Sean has met with and...(Read Full Post)