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Chris Penn
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American actor (1965–2006)
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Chris Penn was an American actor who worked in film, television, and voice acting. Born in Los Angeles in 1965, he began his work period in 1979 and continued until 2006. He was the son of Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan, and the brother of Michael Penn and Sean Penn. Dylan Penn was a relative.
Penn died of accidental cardiovascular disease and cardiomyopathy in Santa Monica in 2006. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery. He spoke and wrote in English.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California – January 24, 2006 in Santa Monica, California) was an American actor, known for his roles in The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves, and Pale Rider.
Known for
- Aftermath — Tony Bricker2013
- The Darwin Awards — Tom2007
- King of Sorrow — Detective Enola2007
- Holly — Freddie2006
- Best of Chris Isaak — (segment "Somebody's Crying") (archive footage) (uncredited)2006
- On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' — Self (archive footage)2005
- The Contender2005
- After the Sunset — Rowdy Fan2004
- Starsky & Hutch — Manetti2004
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction — Pulaski (voice)2004
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Key facts
- Born
- Christopher Shannon Penn , ( 1965-10-10 ) October 10, 1965, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Died
- January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24) (aged 40), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City , California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1978–2006
- Partner
- Steffiana De La Cruz (1993–1999)
- Parents
- Leo Penn (father) Eileen Ryan (mother)
- Relatives
- Michael Penn (brother) Sean Penn (brother) Dylan Penn (niece) Hopper Penn (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Father
- Leo Penn
- Mother
- Eileen Ryan
- Sibling
- Sean Penn
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1965-10-10
- date of death
- 2006-01-24
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- relative
- Dylan Penn
- cause of death
- cardiomyopathy
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Chris Penn
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the younger brother of both actor and filmmaker Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor, he was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role.
Penn had notable parts in such films as All the Right Moves (1983), The Wild Life (1984), Footloose (also 1984), Pale Rider (1985), At Close Range (1986), Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), Short Cuts (also 1993), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), The Boys Club (1996), Rush Hour (1998), Corky Romano (2001), and Starsky & Hutch (2004). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in The Funeral (1996). He also provided the voice of corrupt cop Edward "Eddie" Pulaski in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).
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