Actor Chris Penn found dead
 

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LOS ANGELES - Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was found dead Tuesday at a condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police said.

Police said they discovered the 40-year-old actor’s body around 4 p.m. Lt. Frank Fabrega said there were no obvious signs of foul play.

Sean Penn’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement saying that “the Penn family would appreciate the media’s respect of their privacy during this difficult time.”
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Chris Penn’s body was found inside the four-story condominium complex after police were called by someone from within the building, Fabrega said.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, authorities said.

Chris Penn’s credits included “Mulholland Falls,” “Rumble Fish,” “All the Right Moves,” “Footloose” and “Rush Hour.” He also played Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in the 1992 Quentin Tarantino crime drama “Reservoir Dogs.”

His late father, Leo Penn, directed television shows. His mother, Eileen Ryan, is an actress whose credits include “I Am Sam,” “Magnolia” and “Parenthood.” Another brother is musician Michael Penn.

Chris Penn’s latest film, “The Darwin Awards,” was scheduled to premiere Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival.

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RIP Nice Guy Eddie :(

That sucks. Dogs is one of my all time fav movies.

He looked terrible on the RD 10th anniversary DVD. I mean somewhere between John Belushi and Chris Farley terrible. So it's not that great of a surprise sadly.

Still though, RIP.

RIP :(

He had some serious moves in Footloose. I was a fan.

Rest in Peace

I liked him in Corky Ramono. Even tho that movie was stupid, he was funny playing a gay guy trying to cover it up.

damn he was awesome in Reservoir Dogs

rip :(

R.I.P. :(

sucks. hopefully it wasn't drug related

I remembered him from Rush Hour when I saw his pic today.