Michael Penn

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Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958 in Greenwich Village , New York City ) is an American musician.

Career

Michael Penn became famous for his debut album March , which was released at the end of 1989 , in particular for the single No Myth , which made it to number 13 in the US charts . The albums Free for all , Resigned and MP4 (Days Since A Lost Time Accident) followed . In August 2005 his latest album was released, entitled Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 .

Penn has also composed film scores, including a. for Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight and Boogie Nights . He also composed the music for the television series Masters of Sex . In the movie Boogie Nights , he played the music engineer Nick.

Private

His father Leo Penn was a director , his mother Eileen Ryan an actress. His younger brother Sean is an internationally known actor, his brother Chris , who died in 2006, was also an actor. He has been married to the singer Aimee Mann since 1997 .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1989 March US31 (34 weeks)
US
First published: September 1989
1992 Free-for-all US160 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 1992

more publishments

  • 1997: Resigned
  • 2000: MP4 (Days Since A Lost Time Accident)
  • 2005: Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947
  • 2007: Palms & Runes, Tarot & Tea: A Michael Penn Collection

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1989 No Myth
March 		US13 (16 weeks)
US
First published: December 1989
1990 This & That
March 		US53 (8 weeks)
US
First published: April 1990

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Penn, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenwich Village , New York City , USA