Person
Michael Penn
Sound · Born 1958-08-01 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Daniel Penn (born August 1, 1958) is an American musician, singer, composer, and occasional actor. Perhaps best known for his Top 40 hit single "No Myth", released in November 1989 - and featured in Amy Heckerling's 2000 romantic comedy Loser - Penn has primarily worked as a film composer. He has married to fellow 80's hitmaker Aimee Mann, of the band 'Til Tuesday.
Known for
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Good Girls
Original Music Composer
Masters of Sex
Original Music Composer
MTV Unplugged
Self
Boogie Nights
Nick the Engineer
Barefoot
Original Music Composer
Pee-wee as Himself
Original Music Composer
Hard Eight
Original Music Composer
The Last Kiss
Original Music Composer
Sunshine Cleaning
Original Music Composer
Filmography
- 2025FairylandOriginal Music Composer
- 2025Pee-wee as HimselfOriginal Music Composer
- 2025I Love You ForeverOriginal Music Composer
- 2022Hollywood StargirlExecutive Music Producer
- 2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinOriginal Music Composer
- 2018BoundariesOriginal Music Composer
- 2018Good GirlsOriginal Music Composer
- 2017Carrie PilbyOriginal Music Composer
- 2014BarefootOriginal Music Composer
- 2013Masters of SexOriginal Music Composer
- 2011SkatelandOriginal Music Composer
- 2009That Evening SunOriginal Music Composer
- 2009The One Man Beatles
- 2009Solitary ManOriginal Music Composer
- 2008American TeenOriginal Music Composer
- 2008LargoSelf
- 2008Sunshine CleaningOriginal Music Composer
- 2008MellodramaSelf
- 2006The Last KissOriginal Music Composer
- 2003Melvin Goes to DinnerMusic
- 2001The Anniversary PartyOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Boogie NightsNick the Engineer
- 1997Hard EightOriginal Music Composer
- 1996Pop-Up Video
- 1989MTV UnpluggedSelf
- 1987Solitaire’s SanctuaryMusic
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
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