“Footloose” actor Chris Penn, 43 (brother of Sean)
Posted: Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 11:58 pmChris Penn, the younger brother of Academy Award winner Sean Penn, has been found dead.
Character actor Chris Penn, the younger brother of Oscar winner Sean Penn, was found dead today at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica.
No cause of death was immediately determined but there were no signs of foul play, police sources said. …
Penn, 43, was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films including Reservoir Dogs, Mulholland Falls and the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch. …
Recently, Penn voiced Officer Eddie Pulaski in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Penn’s late father, Leo Penn, directed television shows, his mother, Eileen Ryan, is an actress whose credits include I Am Sam, Magnolia and Parenthood, and another brother is musician Michael Penn. …
Penn’s latest film, The Darwin Awards, was scheduled to premiere tomorrow at the Sundance Film Festival. … Read full obituary
