"Nice Guy Eddie" Chris Penn found dead

[Hatfield]

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?se...t&id=3843 191


Actor Chris Penn Found Dead

SANTA MONICA - Actor Chris Penn died in Santa Monica. The brother of Sean Penn was 43.

Santa Monica police say there is no sign of foul play in the death of Actor Chris Penn. The actor and brother of Sean Penn was found dead in a Santa Monica residence.
Chris Penn was seen in many movies - including "Reservoir Dogs" "Footloose," "Corky Romano" and "Mulholland Falls." Santa Monica police are currently on the scene investigating the circumstances.

ABC7 Eyewitness News will bring you the latest information as it becomes available.

[oumartin]

wasn't he in "at close range" too.
that movie rocked

[Bama/OU]

For people like me who wasn't sure who he is....


http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/870/cpenn3ky.jpg


I've seen him in a lot of stuff.

R.I.P.

[jk the sooner fan]

i bet he tried to take a picture of Sean....

[Hatfield]

he was in a lot of great b movies.

best of the best I and II were some good ones.

in his skinny days he was the loveable goof in footloose.

[lexsooner]

He also played Tom Cruise's teammate in All The Right Moves, the highly recruited linebacker who was going to go to USC until he knocked up his girlfriend and had to marry her.

[oumartin]

was the name Tom Cruise mentioned on S.F?

:eek:

[49r]

Trivia
Brother of Sean Penn

Son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan.

Brother of musician Michael Penn.

Appeared with his brother Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986), in which their actress mother, Eileen Ryan, played their grandmother!

Brother-in-law of Robin Wright Penn

Appeared in Sublime's "Date Rape" video

Brother-in-law of Aimee Mann

Is in three different movies with close-range shootout scenes at the end (Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), and _Corky Romano (2001)_).

Originally had role in American Pie 2 (2001) as Stiffler's dad but the scenes were cut since they were not deemed to fit in with the original movie (Source: Beneath the Crust: American Pie 2 (2001)).

Started acting at age 12 at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles and training under acting guru Peggy Feury.

Has a black belt in karate.

r.i.p.

[85Sooner]

Damn sorry to hear that. Rest in peace and Dance your A$$ off u there homey!

[yermom]

STOP POINTING THAT GUN AT MY DAD!!1

RIP :(

i had no idea Micheal Penn was their brother

[KaiserSooner]

Yeah, I remember that guy in Footloose. Too bad.

[picasso]

remember the flick he was in circa '86? was supposed to be kind of Fast Times part II, called The Wild Life or something. was pretty funny.

"It's bigger than my whole apartment!"

[GDC]

He was Charles Goodnight in Dead Man's Walk.

[okienole3]

Remember when he beat Drama's *** on Entourage?

[n8v_ndn]

Last time I saw him on TV, he was being interviewed in the crowd at a UFC event.

He said he was considering being the first celebrity to step in the octagon.

[GDC]

When I see "UCF" I get confused and think Central Florida.

[Howzit]

hatfield, why did you not mention that this thread originally had a different title?

interesting.

[BeetDigger]

He also played Tom Cruise's teammate in All The Right Moves, the highly recruited linebacker who was going to go to USC until he knocked up his girlfriend and had to marry her.


He was too noble for USC.

[C&CDean]

I've never seen a single one of the mentioned movies, and have never heard of him. Guess he can't be that famous.

[yermom]

i guess i can see not knowing Reservoir Dogs, but Footloose?

[critical_phil]

i guess i can see not knowing Footloose, but Reservoir Dogs?


:D

[yermom]

you couldn't go 5 minutes at some points in the 80's without hearing that Kenny Loggins song

don't get me wrong, Reservoir Dogs is a much better movie :D

[critical_phil]

you couldn't go 5 minutes at some points in the 80's without hearing that Kenny Loggins song


AKA Dolemom mood music


Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and i

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.

[yermom]

AKA Dolemom mood music


Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and i

Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.



heh, wrong cheesy 80's movie

but you can ride my tail any time

[GDC]

I had forgotten he was in Pale Rider.

[Taxman71]

Sean Penn and Tom Sizemore made a great cop team in True Romance. They could have made a whole movie about those two had they lived (the movie that is).

[yermom]

Chris Penn and Tom Sizemore made a great cop team in True Romance. They could have made a whole movie about those two had they lived (the movie that is).

i forgot he was in that too, another great Tarantino written flick

[C&CDean]

Oh I've heard of the movies (the ones you mentioned), but have never seen them. If Footloose is that fag dancing flick with Kevin Bacon then I have seen it, but I didn't pay any attention.

[yermom]

heh, i misread that :)

yeah, i saw Footloose, but i don't remember much about it. mostly i remember the video on MTV

[C&CDean]

i forgot he was in that too, another great Tarantino written flick

You cannot use "great" and "Tarantino" in the same sentence. Unless, of course, if by "great" you mean "incredibly average and weirder than ****."

[GDC]

It's like in Entourage when they said Tarantino only steals from the best.

[yermom]

:mad:

first Subarus and now this

[OhU1]

Guy has heart attack written all over him. Guess we'll find out. Sad. He was barely 40 years old but had a roughened older east coast working class guy kind of look. His appearance and weight changed dramatically over the last 10-12 years.

Now that a previous poster mentioned it I do remember him being interviewed in the crowd at a past UFC. He seemed like much more of a likable average guy than his brother.

[Taxman71]

You cannot use "great" and "Tarantino" in the same sentence. Unless, of course, if by "great" you mean "incredibly average and weirder than ****."

If you are referring to his screenplay for Natural Born Killers and everything post-Pulp Fiction this comment can stand. However, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance and Pulp Fiction were masterpieces and all should be in the top 5 on the list of all-time male classics.

[Hatfield]

Aftermath (2006/II) (post-production) .... Tony
King of Sorrow (2006) (post-production)


Juarez: Stages of Fear (2005) (V)
The Darwin Awards (2005) .... Tom
Holly (2005) .... Freddie
After the Sunset (2004) .... Rowdy Fan
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Officer Eddie Pulaski
... aka GTA 4 (USA: short title)
... aka GTA: San Andreas (USA: short title)
... aka Grand Theft Auto V (USA)
... aka San Andreas (USA: short title)
Starsky & Hutch (2004) .... Manetti
Shelter Island (2003) .... Sheriff Deluca
"The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire" (2003) TV Series .... Waylon Shaw
Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Crew Guy #2
Stealing Harvard (2002) .... David Loach
Redemption (2002) (V) .... Tony Leggio
Murder by Numbers (2002) .... Ray Feathers
... aka Murd3r 8y Num8ers (USA: promotional title)
"AFP: American Fighter Pilot" (2002) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator
Corky Romano (2001) .... Peter Romano
... aka Corky Romano: 'Special' Agent (USA: complete title)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2000) .... Bubba


The Florentine (1999) .... Bobby
Cement (1999) .... Bill Holt
One Tough Cop (1998) .... Duke Finnerly
Rush Hour (1998) .... Clive Cod
Flagpole Special (1998) (V)
Family Attraction (1998) .... Father
Deceiver (1997) .... Detective Phillip Braxton
... aka Liar (UK)
The Boys Club (1997) .... Luke Cooper
... aka Secrets d'ados (Canada: French title)
Papertrail (1997) .... Jason Enola
... aka Serial Cops (UK: video title)
... aka Trail of a Serial Killer (USA: video title)
The Funeral (1996) .... Chez Tempio
"Dead Man's Walk" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Charles Goodnight
... aka Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk
Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Arthur Relyea
Cannes Man (1996) .... Cameo appearance
... aka Canne$ Man (USA: video box title)
... aka Con Man (USA: DVD box title)
Under the Hula Moon (1995) .... Turk Dickson
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) .... Sheriff Dollard
Fist of the North Star (1995/I) .... Jackal
... aka Hokuto no Ken
Sacred Cargo (1995) .... Vince Kanevsky
Imaginary Crimes (1994) .... Jarvis
Beethoven's 2nd (1993) .... Floyd
Josh and S.A.M. (1993) .... Derek Baxter
Short Cuts (1993) .... Jerry Kaiser
True Romance (1993) .... Nicky Dimes
... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
The Music of Chance (1993) .... Floyd
The Pickle (1993) .... Gregory Stone
Best of the Best 2 (1993) (as Christopher Penn) .... Travis Brickley
Leather Jackets (1992) (as Christopher Penn) .... Big Steve
Reservoir Dogs (1992) .... Nice Guy Eddie Cabot
Future Kick (1991) .... Bang
Mobsters (1991) (as Christopher Penn) .... Tommy Reina
... aka The Evil Empire


Best of the Best (1989) (as Christopher Penn) .... Travis Brickley
Return from the River Kwai (1989) (as Christopher Penn) .... Lt. Crawford
Made in USA (1987) .... Tuck
At Close Range (1986) (as Christopher Penn) .... Tommy Whitewood
North Beach and Rawhide (1985) (TV) .... Dan Donnelly
Pale Rider (1985) (as Christopher Penn) .... Josh LaHood
The Wild Life (1984) .... Tom Drake
Footloose (1984) (as Christopher Penn) .... Willard Hewitt
All the Right Moves (1983) (as Christopher Penn) .... Brian
... aka All Right
Rumble Fish (1983) (as Christopher Penn) .... B.J. Jackson


Charlie and the Talking Buzzard (1979) (as Christopher Penn) .... Pete
... aka Buzzard (USA: video title)

[Hatfield]

he kicked butt in the Best of the Best.