Actor Chris Penn Found Dead
 

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.


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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Sad sad news. My condolences to his family.

Oh damn another person I enjoyed...

well my condolences go out to the family as well.

Poor thing!:cry: Oh :-( I hope his family is going to be ok.

When I first heard about his death I was like "Chris who? Oh.. Sean Penn's brother.."

I looked at his filmography and the only movies I've seen him in are "Beethoven's 2nd" and "To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar" :ohwell:

Well, just because I have no idea who the guy is dosen't mean I should feel any less sad about his death.

So we dont know the exact cause of death yet? hm. probably drugs.

Some other movies in his filmography includes Rush Hour (with Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan) and All the Right Moves (with Tom Cruise).

He was a brilliant actor, and a funny one at that. It was always a pleasure watching him play some tough guy that goes beserk in his movies, like in Reservoir Dogs. He was the last actor that I'd expect to die this year, especially at the age of 43 (or 40, as some sources revealed). Personally, I don't think it was his time yet.

RIP, Chris Penn.:cry:

We'll know the official cause of death soon enough once the autopsy is done.

And he was in Corky Romano. Among other things. I liked the guy, actually. And oh!! I loved him in Footloose!! :(

According to the autopsy report Chris Penn died of natural causes. They think that his death is related to him being over weight. So he probably died of a heart attack.

Man, that's sad :( I didn't know who he was, and I still don't, but my respects to him and his family *salutes*