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Actor Born: June 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA Death: January 24, 2006 in Santa Monica, CA Biography:Although "Chris Penn" has achieved little of the critical acclaim and none of the notoriety of his older brother, "Sean", the rotund actor has become a familiar supporting player and character actor who hasn't had to rely on "Sean", either. The brothers have appeared together only once, in the 1986 film "At Close Range"; in the meantime, Chris has made a name for himself in projects ranging in tone and purpose from "Footloose" (1984) to "Reservoir Dogs" (1992).
The son of director "Leo Penn" and actress "Eileen Ryan", and the brother of singer "Michael Penn" in addition to actors "Sean" and Matthew, "Chris Penn" was born on June 10, 1962, in Los Angeles. The actor, sometimes credited as Christopher Penn, started out in the profession at age 12, under the tutelage of "Peggy Feury" at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles. His film breakthrough came in "Francis Ford Coppola"'s teen gang movie "Rumble Fish"... Full Biography
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