Actor Chris Penn has died

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LOS ANGELES - Actor Chris Penn has died in a Santa Monica residence, with no signs of foul play, a local ABC television affiliate reported on Tuesday.
Penn, 43, was the brother of actor Sean Penn and starred in dozens of films.

He played baby-faced criminal Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in director Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" and starred along with his brother in the 1986 film "At Close Range." He also played Willard Hewitt in "Footloose" in 1984.

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

Santa Monica police and the Los Angeles County Coroner were not immediately available for comment. Reuters

I was sad to hear this - I think he was an excellent character actor -much like his brother.

 

[siko]

Wow... he was young, wtf happened?

 

[Carbon]

I heard car accident or something.

 

[Tumbo]

Such a tragedy. R.I.P.

 

[Alx]

Great actor too. I was just watching him in Resevoir Dogs the other day. Sad! A real loss to the entertainment industry!