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  Chris Penn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penn was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class lug, or in a comic role.
Although Penn had used multiple drugs in the past, an autopsy performed by a Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed the primary cause of death was "nonspecific cardiomyopathy" (heart disease), with the prescription drug promethazine with codeine playing a lesser role.
Chris Penn is interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris_Penn   (595 words)

  
 Michael Penn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is the son of actor/director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.
Penn met fellow singer-songwriter Aimee Mann in the late 1980s, and during the recording of her album I'm With Stupid (to which Penn contributed vocals), the two struck up a friendship, which blossomed into romance and their 1997 marriage.
Penn has said that the album, which may be the first of two parts, is set after World War II and involves "the trauma that a war brings to a person's psychology." [2]
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Penn   (470 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Actor Chris Penn (40) found dead
Actor Chris Penn, the younger brother of Sean Penn, was found dead on Tuesday at his apartment in Santa Monica, California.
Penn, who was 40, was a character actor who played Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in 'Reservoir Dogs', as well as appearing in almost 60 other films including 'Short Cuts', 'True Romance' and 'Starsky and Hutch'.
Penn is survived by his mother, actress Eileen Ryan, ('I Am Sam', 'The Pledge' and 'Magnolia'), and his brothers, musician Michael Penn and Sean Penn.
www.rte.ie /arts/2006/0125/pennc.html   (159 words)

  
 Cause of actor Chris Penn's death unknown - Boston.com
The cause of actor Chris Penn's death remained undetermined despite an autopsy performed Wednesday just hours before the premiere of his latest film at the Sundance Film Festival.
Actor Chris Penn poses with an unidentified guest at the premiere of "Starsky & Hutch," in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, in this Feb. 26, 2004 file photo.
Chris, the younger brother of Academy Award winner Sean Penn, was found dead Tuesday Jan. 24, 2006 at a Santa Monica residence, police said.
www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/01/25/actor_chris_penn_found_dead_at_residence   (383 words)

  
 The mightier Penn - Salon
Chris is an expert at the one complicated emotional state Sean doesn't really display much of -- red-faced humiliation.
Chris Penn is underrated for a few reasons -- most obviously, he is clearly not one of the Atkins billions who cotton to Hollywood vanity; he gives off the enviable impression that he is constitutionally incapable of trying too hard and is too real with himself to really give a shit about his waistline.
But beauty is fleeting, and Chris Penn sacrificed his for a darker medicine, which will ultimately attract fewer but more devoted admirers, and endure longer.
www.salon.com /ent/feature/2004/07/22/penn   (527 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Actor Chris Penn found dead
Actor Chris Penn, younger brother of Sean and best remembered as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, was found dead at his Santa Monica home yesterday.
Penn's body was discovered in bed inside his apartment, located in a four-storey condominium complex near the beach, by his housekeeper.
With his hefty build and protruding chin, he was a natural for playing characters on both sides of the law, moving easily between roles as small-time crooks caught in a bind to conflicted cops struggling with their consciences.
film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,,1694433,00.html   (284 words)

  
 Santa Monica News Actor Chris Penn Found Dead in his Santa Monica Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Penn, in recent years, had gained considerable weight and was much larger than he appeared in previous films.
Penn debuted in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film, Rumble Fish, at the age of 12.
Penn's final film, “The Darwin Awards,” is scheduled to premiere tonight at the Sundance Film Festival.
www.surfsantamonica.com /ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2006/January-2006/01_25_06_Actor_Chris_Penn_Found_Dead.htm   (319 words)

  
 Chris Penn
Described as "quietly powerful" by critics, Chris Penn, the brother of Sean, started acting at the age of 12 at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles, and trained under the tutelage of Peggy Feury.
Penn's following film was a family affair, as evidenced by his participation in the powerful drama At Close Range (1986) in which he co-starred with brother, Sean, and his actress-mother, Eileen Ryan.
Penn was found dead of natural causes at his Santa Monica home on January 24, 2006.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=5183   (274 words)

  
 Chris Penn, actor, brother of Sean Penn - The Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead yesterday at a condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police said.
Penn's body was found inside the four-story condominium complex.
Penn's latest film, ''The Darwin Awards," was scheduled to premiere today at the Sundance Film Festival.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/01/25/chris_penn_actor_brother_of_sean_penn   (240 words)

  
 Chris Penn News
LATEST: A toxicology report has shown late actor CHRIS PENN was highly intoxicated with a combination of substances including marijuana and morphine at the time of his death last month.
Actor Chris Penn's sudden death was caused due to an enlarged heart condition combined with an intake of multiple medicines, the Los Angeles County coroner's office has ruled Monday.
Penn's death last month at the age of 40 was triggered by a deadly heart condition and the effects of years of prescription drug use, coroners said.
www.topix.net /who/chris-penn   (767 words)

  
 Actor Chris Penn dead - People - Entertainment - theage.com.au
MacWillie said Penn is believed to have lived alone in the apartment he occupied in the beachfront town west of Los Angeles.
Penn was a character actor who specialised in blue-collar, tough-guy roles and appeared in dozens of films, including Reservoir Dogs, Mulholland Falls and the 2004 film Starsky and Hutch.
In a 1996 interview with Reuters, Chris Penn said he was "very proud" of his older brother.
www.theage.com.au /news/people/actor-chris-penn-dead/2006/01/25/1138066846150.html   (490 words)

  
 Chris Penn @ Filmbug
Chris Penn made his acting debut at the age of sixteen in Francis Ford Coppola's classic 1983 film Rumblefish.
Chris starred alongside brother Sean Penn as well as his mother Eileen Ryan in the film At Close Range.
Chris made appearances in several more films including Robert Altman's Short Cuts in 1993, Lee Tamahori's Mulholland Falls in 1996, and Brett Ratner's Rush Hour in 1998.
www.filmbug.com /db/29823   (299 words)

  
 CTV.ca | 'Reservoir Dogs' actor Chris Penn found dead
Chris Penn is seen in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this Oct. 2003 file photo.
Penn, the brother of Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn and musician Michael, was found dead Tuesday in his Santa Monica, Calif., condominium.
Penn's latest film, The Darwin Awards, in which he appeared with Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes, premiered later in the day at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060125/chris_penn_dead_060125/20060125?hub=Entertainment   (328 words)

  
 Chris Penn Found Dead - Jan 25, 2006 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Jan 25, 2006, 3:30 PM PT Reservoir Dogs star Chris Penn, the younger brother of Sean Penn, was found dead in his Santa Monica condominium Tuesday.
Chris Penn began his acting career in the 1970s and appeared in more than 70 films and television shows over the years.
Born in California in 1965, Penn was the son of Ryan and the late Leo Penn, a television director who died in 1998.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,18227,00.html?rsslatest   (662 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Coroner: Chris Penn died accidentally   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chris Penn died accidentally from an enlarged heart and the effects of a mix of multiple medications, the county coroner's office said Monday.
Penn, 40, the younger brother of Sean Penn, was found dead in his Santa Monica condominium on Jan. 24, but the results of his autopsy and toxicology tests were not released until Monday.
The primary cause of death was "nonspecific cardiomyopathy," an oversized heart, with the "effects of multiple medication intake," according to a statement issued by the coroner's office.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-02-13-penn-accident_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA   (293 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Somber farewell to Penn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chris Penn, who was found dead Tuesday, acted in such films as Reservoir Dogs and Mulholland Falls.
Penn, 40, was found dead in his condominium Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. Police said it could be six weeks before the cause of death is determined.
Penn was not scheduled to attend the festival, a representative for the movie said.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-01-24-chris-penn_x.htm   (376 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Actor Chris Penn, 40, found dead at home
Penn, the younger brother of actor Sean Penn, specialized in working-class, regular-guy characters, and had roles in a long list of movies and television programs during a career that spanned more than two decades.
Possessed of a hefty build, protruding chin and slightly pouting lips, Chris Penn looked the part of the ordinary guy or small-time crook, though he had played cops as well.
Born Christopher Penn in 1965, he was the son of Eileen Ryan and the late Leo Penn. Another brother, Michael, is a prominent musician.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2002761351_pennobit25.html   (591 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Reservoir Dogs' Penn found dead
Penn, who was in his 40s, starred in Reservoir Dogs as Nice Guy Eddie, as well as Mulholland Falls and Rush Hour.
Penn's latest film, The Darwin Awards, was scheduled to have its premiere on Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah.
Penn's body was found inside the four-storey condominium complex where he lived after police were called by someone within the building.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4645862.stm   (223 words)

  
 Chris Penn
Chris lived in a condo on the ocean in Santa Monica.
A revolver on the nightstand, a semiautomatic handgun is under his pillow, and a nylon bag with ammo at the foot of the bed.
She entered with her own key, walked into the bedroom and saw Penn in bed, naked, with a comforter covering his lower half.
www.findadeath.com /Deceased/p/chrispenn/penn.htm   (657 words)

  
 Actor Chris Penn dies at SM home
Penn’s body was found inside the four-story condominium complex by a housekeeper.
An unidentified friend of Penn’s immediately came to her aid and pushed a cameraman away, knocking his equipment to the ground.
Sean Penn was not seen at the building on Tuesday night, nor was his other brother, Michael Penn, a musician.
www.smdp.com /article/articles/230/1/Actor-Chris-Penn-dies-at-SM-home   (653 words)

  
 Chris Penn’s toxicology report revealed - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.com
Chris Penn was found dead in his condominum near the beach in Santa Monica on Jan. 24.
Valium, morphine, marijuana and an elevated level of codeine were all found in Chris Penn's body when he died, according to the toxicology report obtained by Access Hollywood.
Chris, the younger brother of Oscar-winner Sean Penn, was found dead on January 24 at his condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, California.
msnbc.msn.com /id/11509483   (344 words)

  
 The Chris Penn Picture Pages
Although Chris Penn has achieved little of the critical acclaim and none of the notoriety of his older brother, Sean, the rotund actor has become a familiar supporting player and character actor who hasn't had to rely on Sean, either.
The son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of singer Michael Penn in addition to actors Sean and Matthew, Chris Penn was born on June 10, 1962, in Los Angeles.
Penn's supporting work continued through the 1980s in films like Pale Rider (1985) before he became affiliated with organized crime movies, on both sides of the law, in the 1990s.
www.superiorpics.com /chris_penn   (434 words)

  
 PopMatters Film Feature | It's Casual: Chris Penn (1965-2006)
When Penn was given another shot at a lead role, in 1997's The Boys Club, he was superb as the mysterious and volatile Cooper.
Penn was nominated for Canada's Genie Award for the part.
Chris Penn was, like Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper, a show-stealing character actor, bringing intensity, compassion, and conviction to every performance.
www.popmatters.com /film/features/060206-chrispenn-1.shtml   (918 words)

  
 Moviehole.net - Chris Penn (1962 - 2006)
Penn, 43, loved the world over for his role in “Reservoir Dogs” (1993), was found dead in his bed by his housekeeper on Tuesday at his Santa Monica home.
Though weight (Penn weighed over 270 pounds (122.5 kg)) may have played a problem, the actor seems to have died from natural causes.
Some of Penn’s best known-roles include “Footloose” (when he was a much thinner straw-hat wearing dance-wannabe), “The Best of the Best”, “True Romance”, “Rush Hour” and “Starsky and Hutch”.
www.moviehole.net /news/20060126_chris_penn_1962_2006.html   (408 words)

  
 Coroner: Chris Penn's Death Accidental - Feb 13, 2006 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Reservoir Dogs star and younger brother of Sean Penn was found dead in his Santa Monica condominium on Jan. 24.
Penn was not taking heart medication at the time of his death, Harvey said.
In 1986, Penn starred with brother Sean and their mother, actress Eileen Ryan, in the true-crime drama At Close Range.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,18352,00.html   (618 words)

  
 Cause Of Chris Penn's Death Unknown, Even After Autopsy, Death A Mystery; Ryder Says Penn Will Be Missed - CBS News
Chris Penn's other brother, Michael, is a musician, married to singer Aimee Mann.
Chris Penn, the younger brother of Sean Penn, has died at the age 40.
Penn, whose film credits include "Reservoir Dogs" and "Footloose," was found dead at his Santa Monica condo, reports Dave Clark.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/26/entertainment/main1241182.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=Entertainment_1241182   (692 words)

  
 Chris Penn at artist-blitz
Chris Penn (born June 10, 1962) is an American film actor.
He is the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn, as well as the son of director Leo Penn.
Penn is typically cast as a supporting actor or with smaller roles in his movies, although has made some memorable performances, such in Reservoir Dogs and True Romance.
www.artist-blitz.com /m/chris-penn.html   (248 words)

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