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• Michael Pena is a television and film actor who received film recognition due to his portrayal of "Daniel" in the movie Crash. In 2008, Pena co-stars with Rachel McAdams and Tim Robbins in the drama The Lucky Ones.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: January 13, 1976NNDB: Michael Pena Profile
  2. Birthplace: Chicago, IllinoisNNDB: Michael Pena Profile
  3. Full name: Michael Anthony PenaNNDB: Michael Pena Profile
  4. Educated at Hubbard High SchoolNNDB: Michael Pena Profile
  5. Spouse: Brie Shaffer
  6. Ancestry: Mexican/American

• Career Highlights

  • 1999: Bellyfruit
  • 2003: Love Object
  • 2003: ER
  • 2004: Crash
  • 2004: Million Dollar Baby
  • 2005: The Shield
  • 2006: Babel
  • 2006: Shooter
  • 2007: Lions for Lambs
  • 2007: World Trade Center
  • 2008: The Lucky Ones

• Michael Pena Quotes

  "I was working at a bank and my best friend’s Mom said I should be an actor but I was making pretty good cash for a 17 year old, so I didn’t take it seriously. Then she told me to go to an open call. I went and I booked the movie and I was like that’s pretty cool! So I went to Los Angeles right after that movie role and started booking work."Cool Junkie: Michael Pena Interview (June 3, 2005)

  "I was born and raised in Chicago. It was a joy living there and hanging out with all my friends, all of who were from extremely different classes. I went to prep school so there were poor kids and rich kids. I was one of the poor kids, well not so poor, not like oh woe is me, but that is just the way it was."Cool Junkie: Michael Pena Interview (June 3, 2005)

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  The Lucky Ones | ER | Crash | Million Dollar Baby | The Shield | Babel Lions for Lambs | Shooter | World Trade Center | Observe and Report

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