Chris Penn: 1965-2006

 

 

Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn and star of such films as Reservoir Dogs and Mulholland Falls, was found dead Tuesday at a condominium in Santa Monica; he was 40. Few details were released surrounding Penn's death late Tuesday afternoon, though sources reported there were no signs of foul play, and an autopsy was to be conducted to determine the cause of death.

 

A spokesperson for the Penn family confirmed the actor's passing and released a statement saying that Penn's family "would appreciate the media's respect of their privacy during this difficult time." The son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, Penn was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn, and began his acting career in the early 80s, appearing in such films as Rumble Fish, All the Right Moves, and Footloose; he appeared alongside his brother in the 1986 film At Close Range.

 

Penn went on to specialize in working-class character roles, achieving fame for his portrayal of Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs as well as such films as Short Cuts, The Funeral (for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination), and Mulholland Falls. Most recently, he appeared in the film version of Starsky & Hutch as well as episodes of TV series Entourage and Everwood, and his latest film, The Darwin Awards, was slated for a premiere Wednesday night at the Sundance Film Festival.

:shock: just saw him in Starsky and Hutch last night.

 

I remember him from Footloose and Best of the best.

 

R.I.P

:shock: just saw him in Starsky and Hutch last night.

 

I remember him from Footloose and Best of the best.

 

R.I.P

Yeah & rush hour and more recently CSI MIAMI.

dont even know who he is lol

Yeah & rush hour .

Sh1t yeah, forgot about that one

R.I.P

from his early role in Footloose, learning to dance, to his best performance in one of my all time favorite films "True Romance", he was a very under rated actor. another sad loss

strange coincidence that he has a slight elvis look about him and he died in his 40's :shock:

 

waaaay to young to go! :(