Actor Chris Penn dies at age 43...

[Sam0724]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11014546/
Updated: 10:23 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2006
LOS ANGELES - Actor Chris Penn has died in a Santa Monica residence, with no signs of foul play, a local ABC television affiliate reported Tuesday.

Penn, 43, was the brother of actor Sean Penn and starred in dozens of films.

He played baby-faced criminal Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in director Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” and starred along with his brother in the 1986 film “At Close Range.” He also played Willard Hewitt in “Footloose” in 1984.

[tatertop]

1. I liked him

Never realized he was Sean Penn's brother. So young to die.

[Binka]

37. Here Is His Bio Page From IMDB

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

He was bro in law to Aimee Mann, she is married to Michael Penn. Very sad I loved Chris in Short Cuts. A FABULOUS film IMHO! RIP big guy!:cry:

[tatertop]

53. thank you for the link, Binka

[SPKrazy]

2. Damn! Wonder whatthe cause of death will be?

Heart attack?

I always liked Chris Penn

[Sam0724]

3. Yeah... he put on a lot of weight and didn't look real healthy

[hang a left]

7. 43 is awfully young.

Drugs?

[Crankie Avalon]

39. He was also quite good looking back when he was a kid...

...let's remember him this way, too:



Also, here's a good article from a few years back about him and what an underappreciated actor he was: http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/07/22/penn/index.html

[hang a left]

4. Sean has been very "active" lately.

:tinfoilhat:

[gatorboy]

18. Not to mention,

I thought it was odd that they automatically started the story with "No Foul PLay" as if someone might have assumed it in the first place.... :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[Freddie Stubbs]

44. Well, it is odd when a 43 year old suddenly dies

[bbinacan]

5. What a shame. n/t

[1932]

6. He was good in Reservoir Dogs.

His family must be devastated.

[Sam0724]

10. And don't forget Footloose and All the Right Moves and Rumble Fish

and True Romance.

[Cha]

13. So Good in True romance and

I liked him in Rush Hour, too!

[ProfessorGAC]

36. Wasn't He In Best Of The Best?

The Professor

[bleever]

8. Best wishes to Chris's family.

Peace to you.

[Sam0724]

9. Indeed.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

11. Bummer. Did he also play "Sheriff Dollard" in "To Wong Foo..."?

On edit: He did.

RIP, Mr. Penn.

[bliss_eternal]

33. ...also a cop in Starsky and Hutch

with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

:(

[porphyrian]

41. Here's everything he acted in:

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

[Kadie]

12. How sad.

My sympathies to his family.

[Hailtothechimp]

14. Wasn't he also in "The Wild Life" (sequel to Fast Times)?

circa 1984 or thereabouts?

[mitchum]

Yes

[Wickerman]

15. Had no idea he was Sean's brother

always liked his work without thinking a lot about it. A shame. When I first saw this I thought of Sean's brother Michael who has had some mild success as a singer-songwriter, then saw the picture and realized which guy he was.

Thoughts with the family.

[Blue_Roses]

16. how sad

he was so young...wow...

[im10ashus]

17. OMG!

That's too bad. He was still so young.

[Kire]

19. What?

This is crazy. He's too young.

[goclark]

20. RIP Chris Penn nt

[FreedomAngel82]

21. How sad

RIP. Forty-three is very young. Do they not say why he died?

[Swamp Rat]

22. Oh NO!!!

He was so young. :(

[OhNoTheyDidNot]

25. Holy shit, your avatar ..... omg look at the new Rolling stone magazine

Kanye West is on the cover and in that exact pose exept with jesus' twine like spikes halo on. I didn't even know what that Kanye photo was based on until I saw your photo. Holy crap

[Swamp Rat]

29. As far as I can tell Neil Young is on the newest cover...

what are you talking about? :shrug:

http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/covers?rnd=1138168339777&has-player=true

[OhNoTheyDidNot]

30. shit, talk to me next week. I probably just f'd up ...

[leftchick]

35. I think she means this cover...

[Greyhound]

23. Another indication that there is no God. n/t

[Jara sang]

24. damn, that sucks, I liked him too.

[otohara]

26. Damn, He Was Young - Whaaaaaat Happened

RIP -

[Blue Belle]

27. OMG!! I don't believe it!!

How sad! I'm just so sad to hear this news. :cry:

[me b zola]

28. Peace to Chris Penn's family & friends

[d_b]

31. Damn!

Not Nice Guy Eddie! :cry:

I really enjoyed his characters. =/

[ronnie624]

32. A shame.

He played a gay character in an good film I saw on Bravo several years ago. It was a period film set in the late eighteenth century. He was much younger...wish I could think of the title.

[bliss_eternal]

34. Rest in Peace Mr. Penn--

God Speed.

[wicket]

38. Rest in Peace Chris

My heart and prayers go out to his family :(

[leftchick]

40. What in the World? Why is Martin Sheen at the scene??

Escorted by police out a back door, actor Martin Sheen and an unidentified woman leave the Ocean Avenue condominium where it was reported actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead in Santa Monica, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. Penn's body was found inside the four-story condominium complex after police were called by someone from within the building, police said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

[Sam0724]

42. Sheen is a friend of the Penn family

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17940804%255E2703,00.html
Hours after the body was found, fellow actor Martin Sheen left the building from a rear exit with two older women, but did not comment.




Sheen is a friend of the Penn family, with the Penn brothers growing up alongside Sheen's sons, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, in the same suburb.

[cedahlia]

50. The woman looks to be Chris Penn's mother

She was in the movie "At Close Range" with both Chris and Sean (but she actually played their grandmother in that movie.) I'm just guessing, but the woman in the photo looks like their mom, based on my memory of her from that movie. Martin Sheen must be a good friend of the family's.

This is very sad. :-(

[donheld]

43. This is tragic

He's far too young for this.

[Dorian Gray]

45. Very sad.

He was so young. Sean must be truly heartbroken. My best wishes for his family and friends. :(

[AlCzervik]

46. Thats sad, he was on Law & Order Criminal intent not too long ago

he was looking pretty bad actually, he'd gotten heavier and his face was pretty puffy.

[helderheid]

47. Damn.

Chris Penn’s latest film, “The Darwin Awards,” was scheduled to premiere Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival.

Just Damn.

[Marnieworld]

48. So bummed

I thought he was great. He was in everything and I was always happy to see him. What a talented family! RIP Chris.

[Strathos]

49. DAMN IT! I just watched TO WONG FOO again the other night

and thought about how good he was in it. That's too bad. He seemed like a good guy.

[stop the bleeding]

51. Rest in Peace and may you find happiness in your travels

O8)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

52. Damn that's a shock. He did some great work

and always seemed like a decent bloke in interviews. I remember him most fondly from Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, The Funeral and Short Cuts.