Chris Penn

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doctornemesis said:

R.I.P Nice Guy Eddie.

R.I.P. indeed.

I just saw True Romance last Saturday where he played a narcotics cop. His partner was Tom Sizemore.

[Spinderella]

I just read the story, too. What a total shock. (I think the gasp was heard into the other room)

R.I.P. Mr. Penn.

[Yossarian]

No further info on the cause of death - from Reuters:

Character actor Chris Penn, younger brother of Oscar-winner Sean Penn, was found dead on Tuesday at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, police sources said.

No cause of death was immediately determined but there was no signs of foul play, the sources added.

A family spokeswoman confirmed the death and said the Penn family "would appreciate the media's respect of their privacy during this difficult time."

Penn, 43, was a character actor who appeared in dozens of films including Reservoir Dogs, Mullholland Falls and the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch.
In one of his best known roles, he played baby-faced criminal Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in director Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. He also starred along with his brother in the 1986 film At Close Range.

Recently, Penn voiced Officer Eddie Pulaski in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

[hal9000]

Let's Hear It For The Boy.

[sleepy]

I wasn't expecting this when I clicked on his thread. That sucks.

I always liked him.

[Mutagen]

Holy crap.

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An odd bit from cbsnews.com and pics here.

Penn's body was discovered in a bed inside the residence, located in a four-story complex near the beach on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, said Capt. Ed Winter of the county coroner's office. Authorities were called to the condominium complex by Penn's housekeeper, Winter said.

On Tuesday night, actor Martin Sheen left the condominium complex from a rear exit with two older women but did not comment.

Martin Sheen?

[MrsOldManBalls]

Maybe they meant Charlie. I can't see Martin hanging out with the young single guys.

[heyalice]

Holy shit!

[GirlyGhoul]

I think the unidentified woman in the pictures is Eileen Ryan, the Penns' mother.

What a bummer. He looked pretty out of shape, but not to the point that would cause sudden death. Shame shame shame.

I loved him in To Wong Foo.... His character was a total butt head, but Chris made him almost lovable. Plus in a scene that hints that his character might be so homophobic because he himself is a closet case, Chris totally nailed the pain and confusion.

Let's hear it for the boy, indeed. RIP.