Chris Penn
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Born | Christopher Shannon Penn October 10, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | January 24, 2006 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 40)
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–2006 |
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Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the brother of actor
Penn was found dead in his apartment on January 24, 2006, at the age of 40. An autopsy revealed the primary cause for his death was "nonspecific cardiomyopathy" (heart disease).[1][2]
Early life
Penn was born in
Career
Penn started acting at the age of 12 at the Loft Studio and made his film debut in 1979's Charlie and the Talking Buzzard, starring Christopher Hanks. In 1983, he was featured in Francis Ford Coppola's youth drama Rumble Fish and appeared in the high school football drama All the Right Moves as the best friend of Tom Cruise's character. He also appeared in the hit dance movie Footloose in 1984 as the best friend of Kevin Bacon's character; played a villain in the Clint Eastwood western Pale Rider (1985); and co-starred with his brother Sean Penn and mother Eileen Ryan in At Close Range (1986).
Penn, who had a black belt in
1990s
Two of his more memorable performances were in Reservoir Dogs as Nice Guy Eddie and True Romance as Nicky Dimes (both characters in scripts written by Quentin Tarantino). In 1996 he won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Venice Film Festival for The Funeral.
In 1990, Penn was cast in a season one episode of The Young Riders. He appeared as a villain and was killed by Josh Brolin's character James Butler "Jimmy" Hickok. In Robert Altman's 1993 ensemble film Short Cuts, Penn played a troubled swimming pool cleaner who is disturbed by his wife's profession (a telephone sex worker who takes calls from clients at home) to which Penn's character is sometimes obliged to listen.
In 1995, he played a confused highway patrolman searching for a car with three drag queens (played by Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo) in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
Penn appears in Jay-Z's 1998 music video "Can I Get A..." as a bartender who mixes drinks and dances. He also played the character Clive Cod in the 1998 film Rush Hour.
2000s
In 2001, Penn was meant to appear in
In 2003, he appeared on the
Death
Penn was found dead in his
Penn's grave is located at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Charlie and the Talking Buzzard | Pete | Credited as Christopher Penn (debut role) |
1983 | All the Right Moves | Brian | Credited as Christopher Penn |
Rumble Fish | B.J. Jackson | Credited as Christopher Penn | |
Nobody's Heroes | N/A | Director/Producer/Writer | |
1984 | Footloose | Willard | Credited as Christopher Penn |
The Wild Life | Tom Drake | Credited as Christopher Penn | |
1985 | Pale Rider | Josh LaHood | Credited as Christopher Penn |
1986 | At Close Range | Tommy | Credited as Christopher Penn |
1987 | Made in U.S.A. | Tuck | Credited as Christopher Penn |
1989 | Return from the River Kwai | Lieutenant Crawford | Credited as Christopher Penn |
Best of the Best | Travis Brickley | Credited as Christopher Penn | |
1991 | Mobsters | Tommy Reina | Credited as Christopher Penn |
Leather Jackets | Steve 'Big Steve' | Credited as Christopher Penn | |
Future Kick | 'Bang' | ||
1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Eddie 'Nice Guy Eddie' Cabot | |
1993 | Best of the Best II | Travis Brickley | Credited as Christopher Penn |
The Music of Chance | Floyd | ||
The Pickle | Gregory Stone | ||
Short Cuts | Jerry Kaiser | ||
True Romance | Detective Nicky Dimes | ||
Josh and S.A.M. | Derek Baxter | ||
Beethoven's 2nd | Floyd | ||
1994 | Imaginary Crimes | Jarvis | |
1995 | Fist of the North Star | 'Jackal' | |
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | Sheriff Dollard | ||
Under the Hula Moon | 'Turk' Dickson | ||
Sacred Cargo | Vince Kanevsky | ||
1996 | Mulholland Falls | Detective Arthur Relyea | |
The Funeral | 'Chez' | Nominated – Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
The Boys Club | Luke | ||
1997 | Deceiver | Detective Philip Braxton | |
1998 | Papertrail | FBI Agent Jason Enola | |
One Tough Cop | Duke Finnerly | ||
Rush Hour | Clive | ||
Family Attraction | Father | Short film | |
1999 | The Florentine | Bobby | |
2000 | Cement | Bill Holt | |
2001 | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Bubba | |
Corky Romano | Peter Romano | ||
2002 | Murder by Numbers | Ray | |
Redemption | Tony Leggio | Direct-to-video | |
Stealing Harvard | David Loach | ||
2003 | American Pie: Beneath the Crust Vol. 2 | Stiffler's Dad | Deleted scenes |
Masked and Anonymous | Crew Guy #2 | ||
Shelter Island | Sheriff DeLuca | ||
2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Officer Manetti | |
After the Sunset | Rowdy Fan | ||
2006 | The Darwin Awards | Tom | Posthumous release |
Juarez: Stages of Fear | Unknown Role | Direct-to-video; also executive producer | |
Holly | Freddie | Posthumous release | |
2007 | King of Sorrow | Detective Enola | Posthumous release |
2013 | Aftermath | Tony Bricker | Filmed in 2005; posthumous release (final film role) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Magnum, P.I. | Wounded Soldier in Vietnam | Episode: "Heal Thyself"; credited as Christopher Penn |
1985 | North Beach and Rawhide | Dan Donnelly | TV movie |
1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Will Tussennbrook | Episode: "Rip Van Winkle"; credited as Christopher Penn |
1990 | The Young Riders | Brad | Episode: "Matched Pair" |
1995 | Chicago Hope | Kevin Fitzpatrick | Episode: "Life Support" |
1996 | Dead Man's Walk | 'Goodnight' | Miniseries
Episode: "#1.2" |
2002 | AFP: American Fighter Pilot | Narrator | Voice role |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Pete Wilton | Episode: "Grave Young Men" |
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Waylon Shaw | Series regular (6 episodes) | |
Will & Grace | Rudy | Episode: "Fanilow" | |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tommy Onerato | Episode: "Death Roe" |
Everwood | Frank Sullivan | Episode: " Fate Accomplis "
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Entourage | Chris Penn (Himself) | Episode: "An Offer Refused" |
Music videos
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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1995 | "Somebody's Crying" | Beachgoer | Chris Isaak |
1998 | "Can I Get A..." | Bartender | Jay-Z feat. Ja Rule & Amil |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Officer Eddie Pulaski | Voice role |
2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
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Officer Eddie Pulaski | Archival recordings; remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only |
References
- ^ "The price of fame: The final reel of Chris Penn". The Independent. London. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Hartlaub, Peter (31 January 2006). "Let us praise Chris Penn—in all his guises". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Tugend, Tom (March 5, 2004). "Jews Flop in Big Oscar Award Wins". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1841956237.
- ^ "Chris Penn". Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. 2015-01-25. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "American Pie 2 (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Actor Chris Penn Found Dead in his Santa Monica Home". Surf Santa Monica. January 25, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "10 Fallen Stars and Their Toxicology Reports". HowStuffWorks. September 7, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Siverman, Stephen M. (February 23, 2006). "Drugs in Chris Penn's System: Toxicologist". People. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (September 14, 2006). "Sean Penn: Chris's Weight Killed Him". People. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- UPI. Culver City, California. February 5, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
External links
- Chris Penn at IMDb
- Chris Penn at AllMovie