Chris Penn

Also known as Christopher Shannon Penn, Christopher Penn

American actor (1965–2006)

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Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA

Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California – January 24, 2006 in Santa Monica, California) was an American actor, known for his roles in The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves, and Pale Rider.

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Aftermath — Tony Bricker2013
The Darwin Awards — Tom2007
King of Sorrow — Detective Enola2007
Holly — Freddie2006
Best of Chris Isaak — (segment "Somebody's Crying") (archive footage) (uncredited)2006
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' — Self (archive footage)2005
The Contender2005
After the Sunset — Rowdy Fan

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Article

Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the younger brother of both actor and filmmaker Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor, he was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role.

Penn had notable parts in such films as All the Right Moves (1983), The Wild Life (1984), Footloose (also 1984), Pale Rider (1985), At Close Range (1986), Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), Short Cuts (also 1993), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), The Boys Club (1996), Rush Hour (1998), Corky Romano (2001), and Starsky & Hutch (2004). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in The Funeral (1996). He also provided the voice of corrupt cop Edward "Eddie" Pulaski in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).