Chris Penn, Dead at 43.

[Lucid]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Character actor Chris Penn, younger brother of Oscar-winner Sean Penn, was found dead on Tuesday at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, police sources said.

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No cause of death was immediately determined but there was no signs of foul play, the sources added.

A family spokeswoman confirmed the death and said the Penn family "would appreciate the media's respect of their privacy during this difficult time."

Penn, 43, was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films including "Reservoir Dogs," "Mullholland Falls" and the 2004 film "Starsky & Hutch."

In one of his best known roles, he played baby-faced criminal Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in director Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." He also starred along with his brother in the 1986 film "At Close Range."

Recently, Penn voiced Officer Eddie Pulaski in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."

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He shall be missed.

It certainly seems that over the past couple of years that all of the big Hollywood actors/actresses have been dropping dead.

 

[bvasgm]

I think I saw him in something once...damn, that sucks.

edit: Now I remember, he was in Starsky and Hutch.

 

[RoyaleWithCheese]

jesus, I didn't even recognise him on that picture. Must have died of weight problems I guess.. Big Hollywood actor? Not really. But sad nevertheless.

 

[Xune]

People die all the time, at least he had a nice life.

 

[Shamrock]

Something is fishy.. It says on IMDB he was born in 1965.. Then in the article it says he is 43... Someone do the math.

 

[_-_-SELAS-_-_]

I was about to say I reconice him from alot of movies and heres the proof

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001606/

Rest in peace - 43 years is not enough.

 

[Shamrock]

I was about to say I reconice him from alot of movies and heres the proof

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001606/

Rest in peace - 43 years is not enough.

How the bloody hell is he 43 though? He was born in 1965!

 

[Ikerous]

If imdb is correct, he died at 40 and the news source simply got it wrong

 

[_-_-SELAS-_-_]

How the bloody hell is he 43 though? He was born in 1965!

try reading the first xludi post

 

[Shamrock]

try reading the first xludi post

Your point? Everywhere I look it says he was born in 1965.. In the news article, it says he died at 43.. Do the math!

 

[CptStern]

he ballooned over the last few years ..he was almost unrecognizable ...I wouldnt be surprised if it was alcohol or drug related ..rip chris penn


watch Short Cuts ..his most under rated role

 

[OCybrManO]

Nice Guy Eddie? ;(

 

[VictimOfScience]

Sad, but it'll be interesting to see the results of the autopsy report (if one turns up, but it should given his age).

Any wagers? Alcohol? Drugs? Weight issues? A combination of 2 or more of these?

 

[Shamrock]

Everything you can think of killed him. Weight, drugs, Norris, Schwarzenegger, Garfield the cat, Jerry Seinfield, etc..

 

[OCybrManO]

Well, Harvey Keitel was supposed to shoot Chris Penn after he shoots Lawrence Tierney then his squib is supposed to go off... but it went off early and, in the final cut, no one shoots Chris Penn... and he still dies. So, my guess? Magic bullet...

... but seriously, as Stern said, he had really let himself go.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Everything you can think of killed him. Weight, drugs, Norris, Schwarzenegger, Garfield the cat, Jerry Seinfield, etc..

?
6char.

 

[Evo]

Only remembered him from Reservoir Dogs as 'Nice Guy Eddie'

RIP

 

[_-_-SELAS-_-_]

Your point? Everywhere I look it says he was born in 1965.. In the news article, it says he died at 43.. Do the math!

You do the math, u asked me why I said 43 even though it was obvious I got it from the first post. If you want to know why it said 43 dont ask me, ask who ever wrote the article it was copied from....

But 40 is still way too short a lifetime.

 

[The Monkey]

Never heard of him.

 

[CptStern]

Never heard of him.

sean penn's brother

 

[Glo-Boy]

Best line from Chris Penn: "OOOH HE'S GOT A KNIFE!"

 

[CyberPitz]

I have no idea who he is..so ok.

 

[Nat Turner]

Aw I remember that guy, he was in Reservoir dogs. Sad

 

[Nat Turner]

Something is fishy.. It says on IMDB he was born in 1965.. Then in the article it says he is 43... Someone do the math.

Wikipedia says he was born in 1962. weird

Christopher Ryan Penn (June 10, 1962 – January 24, 2006) was an American film actor. He was the son of noted director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, as well as the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. He dated and lived with Steffiana De La Cruz from 1993 to 1999.

 

[DaveyCrocket]

Noooooooooo, Resevoir Dogs was the best.