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