RIP Chris Penn

[ReservoirDog]

Sad news to report out of Los Angeles. Just came in on the local news.

Chris Penn just passed away. I dont see it on any of the major news sites, but it just broke here in LA.

RIP

probably doesnt belong in the general forum but i respect the mans work too much to put him in the celeb gossip forum. just couldnt do it.

[ChemicalRomance]

...

Oh my god.

Rest in peace Nice Guy Eddie, immortal performance.

Let's not forget True Romance as Nicky Dimes.

[Sigur509]

Wow.

That really comes as a shock.


R.I.P

[TylerDurden182]

That fucking sucks.

RIP

[outsyder]

Ah shit. Such a tragic loss.:(


RIP, Chris.

[jackson13]

I just commented on it in the Celeb forum, but goddamn it, this sucks.

[Lazy Boy]

As I commented on the Celebrity board:

R.I.P. Chris

[AngelDust06]

wow...I didnt know that....Man that sucks...Another dark day in Hollywood... REST IN PEACE CHRIS

[Mr-Blonde]

Nice Guy Eddie? Say it ain't so!

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/WanadooFilms/Misdaad/ReservoirChris.jpg

RIP

[dman476]

Oh no, that fucking blows. R.I.P. Chris Penn

Shit, he was so young. What'd he die from :(

[zeppelin]

How? I just watched Short Cuts the other week. Of all the celebrity deaths recently, this is the one that surprises me the most. He truly was too young.

[TylerDurden182]

Originally posted by dman476
Oh no, that fucking blows. R.I.P. Chris Penn

Shit, he was so young. What'd he die from :(

Last I checked, causes unknown.

[ReservoirDog]

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=entertainment&id=3843191

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.

[Cronos]

this really shocked me, such a shame

RIP

[morricone]

R.I.P.

[Pulp_Joker]

The rash of deaths so early this year is really getting bad.

R.I.P. Chris.

[dman476]

Originally posted by TylerDurden182
Last I checked, causes unknown.
Eh, sucks either way.
Man, that Sean Penn ain't going to be spicolli this weekend.
I actually feel bad for the guy even though I find him annoying -
how tragic though.

[HeavyFknMetal]

what, the, fuck....

RIP Nice Guy Eddie

[Katsumoto]

R.I.P.

[drago25]

Jebus. What a sad and sudden loss. Rest In Peace, Chris :(

[The Fire Duece]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060125/people_nm/penn_dc

yeah i just found out right after i watched Reservoir Dogs tonight...weird.

[Lindsey]

That's the last person I expected to pass away. Wow.

I just popped in Reservoir Dogs... Fuck it, I think everyone should watch it in him memory. :(

[Lazy Boy]

In honor of Chris Penn, a great monologue from one of his best roles:

"The man you just killed was just released from prison. He got caught at a company warehouse full of hot items. He could've fuckin' walked. All he had to do was say my dad's name, but he didn't; he kept his fucking mouth shut. And did his fuckin' time, and he did it like a man. He did four years for us. So, Mr. Orange, you're tellin' me this very good friend of mine, who did four years for my father, who in four years never made a deal, no matter what they dangled in front of him, you're telling me that now, that now this man is free, and we're making good on our commitment to him, he's just gonna decide, out of the fucking blue, to rip us off? Why don't you tell me what really happened?"

[Patrick Bateman]

I am in shock.

Sad day indeed.

Rest In Peace, Mr. Penn. :(

Godspeed.

[Digifruitella]

"I'll call you a hearse...this is for Cody"

http://www.geocities.com/cinemorgue2/chrispenn.jpg

shit couldn't find that pic where he shoots him dammit

[syxxpac]

This news just shat on my day.

RIP

[BorderEevilIII]

WHAT THE?!?!?!?



Dayum....

Anywaaay I saw Chris for thee first time in this movie...

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/630018384X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


he's the one in the center folks.... From then on he has put on some pounds soooooo I guess his death was health related?
But I don't wanna speculate until his cause of death is confirmed.

R.I.P. Chris :(

Must not be a good day for Sean

[Gregorious8]

This is really sad and unexpected.

Rest in Peace Chris.

[jolanar]

Rest in peace!

I will always remember him in one of my favorite movies as a kid. Best of the Best and Best of the Best 2.

[Addi88]

Such a sad loss. He'll always be remembered.

R.I.P.

[eljefe15]

Sad day folks. Chris was on of the finest character actors of our time! I don't think I ever saw a bad performance from him. I'm going to have to do a mini Penn marathon this week:

True Romance
Footloose
Short Cuts
Reservoir Dogs

Anyone have any more suggestions?

Anyway, RIP, Mr. Penn.

He was a good one folks.

Peace...

[paul calf]

fuck thats a shocker rip chris.

[daddiefatsacks]

he didnt really leave out on a high note, and i mean he put on the pounds, but man was be a wicked character actor with roles in reservoir dogs, pulp fiction, rush hour, murder by numbers, the boys club...heck even that voice he played in san andreas..

chris penn was a good dude

RIP

[Asokan]

Well, he did put on some pounds over the years, but he was nowhere as heavy as, say, John Goodman is, and that guy is still alive and kickin', ain't he?

I assume it's drug-related or some sort of depression-caused death or his heart just gave up for no particular reason. It happens.

I always liked the guy, from his thin days (FOOTLOOSE) to his fat days (RESERVOIR DOGS). Too bad his career petered out in the late 90s with forgettable turns in RUSH HOUR et al. My sympathies go out to Sean Penn. It must be really tough to lose a brother. :(

[SAI]

Horrible news and a real shock. RIP

[Digifruitella]

I still cannot get over the fact that he died. I have never felt this shocked and stunned about a death of an actor. But it seems that I am not the only one this time. Gosh man, I rememer watching Footloose 2 weeks ago seeing Chris Penn learning how to dance, then a almost exactly a week ago I watched him in True Romance and now he's dead. Tsk. What a shame. Man, I feel so bad about this. Moreover I feel bad for Sean Penn right now. As someone mentioned above me...must be hard to lose a brother. Sad day indeed.

Shame, such a shame. :(

[riotstarter]

That was him in Footloose! Man I forgot about that role. Either way, the guy oozed a lot of screen presence and will definitely be missed by anyone who loves movies. Has the cause been released yet?

[CheekyShepherd]

That news woke me up more than serious smelling salts and a shot of extra strong Espresso ever could. CP was still so young.

Prayers for his friends & family.

R.I.P

[Superplasmatron]

Originally posted by ChemicalRomance
...

Oh my god.

Rest in peace Nice Guy Eddie, immortal performance.

Let's not forget True Romance as Nicky Dimes.

have you never seen any movie not relating to quentin arse bag, like short cuts pale rider or the funeral, or my fave as karate fighter in best of the best,what did he die off?

[RustyRazor]

The reports say "no signs of foul play".
This is just too unreal for me to accept.
I liked the guy in every movie he was in.

Unbelievable. RIP

[Hannibal21]

Truly one of the most unexpected deaths (not to mention saddest, given his age) in recent memory.

R.I.P :(

[Raoul Duke]

God, this is the last thing I expected to read when coming on here this morning.

I had just recently seen him in Short Cuts, and he was pretty damn good in it.

R.I.P

[gorysnoopy]

Damn.


Rest in peace,Chris:(

[jeo4]

I said it before, but I'll say it here too...God bless him, he will be missed.

[BadCoverVersion]

Talk about a bolt outta the blue...

R.I.P Chris.

[SweetEnLow]

Turned on the tv last night, the ending of Footloose was on. I never thought that Footloose would get me all misty eyed.

:(

[bourahioro]

man, what a terrible loss, for his family, and the movie going community;
A person could say alot of things about Chris Penn.....and the one thing I'd like to say is: You knew you were going to see a quality, and entertaining movie, if you saw Chris Penn's Mug on screen.

R.I.P.

[CuatroDiablos]

Drugs and overweight. = Death.

[Damone]

RIP

[Tony_Montana]

Didn't see this one coming. God damn! RIP, man. :(

[Skellington]

Originally posted by eljefe15
True Romance
Footloose
Short Cuts
Reservoir Dogs

dont forget :
Rush Hour &
Mullholland Falls

[lunatic]

R.I.P.

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

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.

His father was a Jew of Russian and Lithuanian blood and his mother was Irish- Catholic. His grandparents ran a Jewish deli for some time in New York.

[Psychocandy]

Awful fucking news. I loved the guy in Short Cuts. A stunning performance. R.I.P.

[SkyNet]

sad sad fuckin news. I just saw him yesterday when i watched Starsky & Hutch (the movie) (he is the ass hole cop who gives Starsky a hard time)... first movie i saw him in was Best of The Best and that flick remains one of my all time favs. Sad fuckin news

[KillerKlown]

Truly sad news.


R.I.P

[silentasylum]

that fucking sucks, he was a great actor. talk about unexpected.

[ilovemovies]

When I first logged on I saw the headline and I was absolutely shocked. This has to be the most shocking celeb death ever. Certianly close to it.

I read it said he died of natural causes. How does a 43 year old man die of natural causes?! He may have weighed 270, but c'mon. It's not THAT much. Unbelievable.

[Weird_Kitty_Cat]

i teared up when i read this news. somehow, for some odd reason, it seems surreal. i feel like he either isn't or shouldn't be dead.
in any case... Rest in peace.

-meghan

[Lynn7]

Iknow nothing has been officially released yet and so this amounts to just gossip but I heard some people saying on the radio that some of Penn's friends think he might have gotten back into coke again recently. I guess we'll have to wait and see when the tox reports come out. And of course the otehr thing is that when people have used drugs heavily, even when they have stopped for many years, the damage has still been done to the organs and it makes you more vulnerable to something like this. It's very sad either way.