Penns to divorce

Penns to divorce

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from Sean Penn after 11 years of marriage. Wright Penn filed the papers Dec. 21, citing irreconcilable differences. They are seeking joint custody of their two teenage children. The pair met while Sean Penn was filming the 1990 Irish mob movie “State of Grace.” He had married and divorced Madonna and occasionally tussled with photographers. Wright Penn is best known for her role in “The Princess Bride” in 1987 and “Forrest Gump” in 1994 opposite Tom Hanks. Her other acting credits include “Beowulf” and “Breaking and Entering.”

W.Va. honors Garner

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Actress Jennifer Garner has been honored as the 2007 West Virginian of the Year by her hometown newspaper. The Sunday Gazette-Mail says it chose Garner for her dedication, hard work and service as an ambassador and role model for West Virginia. Garner is balancing the rearing of her 2-year-old daughter, Violet; her marriage with fellow actor Ben Affleck; and a career that includes a starring role in “Cyrano de Bergerac” on Broadway, the new film “Juno” and two more films yet to shoot. Garner moved from Texas to the Mountain State as a 4-year-old and considers West Virginia home.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 70. Actor Tim Considine (“My Three Sons”) is 67. Actress Sarah Miles is 66. Actor Ben Kingsley is 64. Rock musician Peter Quaife (The Kinks) is 64. Pop singer Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) is 60. Singer Donna Summer is 59. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 59. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 56. Actor Val Kilmer is 48. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 45. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 44. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 35.