Michael Peña's biography
Michael Peña is 46 years old stage actor born at Chicago. He was born on Tuesday 13th of January 1976. According to year of birth 1976 he belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 13th of January means he is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
He is citizen of United States of America. He is an adherent of scientology. His primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know him also as film actor, television actor, film producer. He is recently known as voice actor.
Michael Peña's family
Michael Peña's ex spouse
Brie Shaffer
Michael Peña and Brie Shaffer have been together. She is known as screenwriter.
Michael Peña's schools
We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Marist High School, Hubbard High School.
Michael Peña's career
His main focus is to be stage actor. He is also a member of Joel Torres.
Awards and competitions
Michael Peña's Awards
- He appeared in 5 movies nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award - Million Dollar Baby (2004), Crash (2005), Babel (2006), American Hustle (2013), and The Martian (2015) - with the first two movies winning consecutively.
What Michael Peña has done for a first time
- One of his first jobs was working in a bank.
- Michael welcomed his first child, a boy named Roman, with his wife, Brie Shaffer, in September 2008.
- He appeared in 5 movies nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award - Million Dollar Baby (2004), Crash (2005), Babel (2006), American Hustle (2013), and The Martian (2015) - with the first two movies winning consecutively.
Michael Peña's quotes
- I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humor as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.
- I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.
- My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make it before I did. I'd still be helping them while they were on movie sets and I had four lines on a TV show.
- The joy of 'Crash' was that it was all about the work. It was my first real part. Before that, it was a line here and there, maybe a scene. 'Crash' was five scenes, a beautiful arc, a little vignette of my own. It really meant something.
- I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.
- I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien.
- A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.
- It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny.
- I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.
- I used to tour with this band. I was a drummer. I would tour a bunch for about 10 months out of the year and act for about two months. I would make what I needed from acting and would stretch it out.
- I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do.
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Michael Peña's body shape
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