“Footloose” actor Chris Penn, 43 (brother of Sean)

Posted: Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 11:58 pm

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. … Read full obituary