They met on the set of Madonna's "Material Girl" music video in January 1985 and married on August 16, 1985, Madonna's 27th birthday. They appeared together in the film Shanghai Surprise (1986) and Madonna dedicated her 1986 album True Blue to Penn. Madonna filed for divorce in December 1987 and again in January 1989, and reporting from the time notes an assault complaint was withdrawn in January 1989. Their marriage is recorded as ending in 1989.
- How they met
- They met while filming Madonna's "Material Girl" music video in January 1985.