How old was Sean Penn in Taps?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. Age can be a surprising factor in how we perceive talent and maturity. Here’s the age that matched the moment.

While Taps was being made, Sean Penn was:

20 years old

That was the real age of the celebrity according to our calculation.

The calculation of the shown age took into account the first day of the year in which the movie Taps was released:

January 1, 1981

And the date of birth of Sean Penn:

August 17, 1960

Since movies are typically released within a year of filming, Sean Penn could have been a year younger or older than the displayed age during certain scenes.