Christopher Shannon Penn (Chris Penn) was an American actor and the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Their parents are actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan.
How old is Chris Penn? Penn was born on October 10, 1965 and passed away on January 24, 2006 at age 40.
An autopsy revealed the primary cause for his death was “nonspecific cardiomyopathy” (heart disease).
Meet his siblings Michael Penn and Sean Penn;
Michael Penn
Michael Daniel Penn, born on August 1, 1958 is an American singer-songwriter and composer noted for the 1989 single “No Myth”, a top 20 hit in the US and successful in several other countries.
Michael is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and film composer.
Prior to the release of his 1989 debut album March, he was a member of the Los Angeles band Doll Congress.
He was also one of two musical guests, as a solo artist on Saturday Night Live October 24, 1987, with his brother Sean hosting.
Michael had also appeared as an extra on a few television series, including St. Elsewhere.
Michael is the first son.
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn, the second son born on August 17, 1960 is an American actor and director who has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).
Sean began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn.
Sean garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas;
- At Close Range (1986),
- State of Grace (1990), and
- Carlito’s Way (1993).
He also became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival.
He received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen’s comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk.
He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She’s So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003).
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