Basic Information About Chris Penn
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Voice Actor, Film Producer |
| Net worth | $5,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1965-10-10 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles |
| Date of death | 2006-01-24 (aged 40) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Often played violent criminals with short fuses (examples include 'Nice Guy' Eddie in Reservoir Dogs (1992), Chez in The Funeral (1996), David Loach in Stealing Harvard (2002), Peter Romano in Corky Romano (2001), and Clive in Rush Hour (1998)) or law enforcement officials (such as Detective Phillip Braxton in Liar (1997), Sheriff Dolard in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), FBI Agent Jason Enola in Papertrail (1997), and Manetti in Starsky & Hutch (2004)) Gravelly smoke burnished voice |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Chris Penn win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Penn awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Award - | Winner | Short Cuts | 1994 |
Chris Penn roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| True Romance | Nicky Dimes |
| Reservoir Dogs | Nice Guy Eddie |
| Rush Hour | Clive |
| At Close Range | Tommy (as Christopher Penn) |
| Pale Rider | Josh LaHood (as Christopher Penn) |
| To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | Sheriff Dollard |
| Footloose | Willard (as Christopher Penn) |
| Mulholland Falls | Arthur Relyea |
| Rumble Fish | B.J. Jackson (as Christopher Penn) |
| After the Sunset | Rowdy Fan |
| Murder by Numbers | Ray |
| Short Cuts | Jerry Kaiser |
| Beethoven's 2nd | Floyd |
| Best of the Best | Travis Brickley (as Christopher Penn) |
| Starsky & Hutch | Manetti |
| All the Right Moves | Brian (as Christopher Penn) |
| The Wild Life | Tom Drake (as Christopher Penn) |
| Mobsters | Tommy Reina (as Christopher Penn) |
| Will & Grace | Rudy 1 episode, 2003 |
| Everwood | Frank Sullivan 1 episode, 2005 |
| CSI: Miami | Pete Wilton 1 episode, 2003 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tommy Onerato 1 episode, 2005 |
| Entourage | Chris Penn 1 episode, 2005 |
| Chicago Hope | Kevin Fitzpatrick 1 episode, 1995 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Will Tussenbrook 1 episode, 1987 |
| The Young Riders | Brad 1 episode, 1990 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 1993-1996 |
Chris Penn's Quotes
- You have to believe that you are the character or the thing or whatever the hell you're playing.
- They offer me a lot more money to do something that was successful before than to take a risk. More power to the people who get to choose their roles. I don't.
Interesting Facts about Chris Penn
- Younger brother of Sean Penn and Michael Penn.
- Son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan.
- He and his brother Sean Penn also appeared as brothers in At Close Range (1986). In addition to that, their actress mother, Eileen Ryan, played their grandmother.
- Brother-in-law of Robin Wright and Aimee Mann.
- Uncle of Dylan Penn and Hopper Penn.
- Had appeared in three 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.
- Had a black belt in karate.
- Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, 5835 Slauson Avenue, Culver City, California (Los Angeles County). Section CC Tier 54 near father Leo Penn's site.
- In attendance at his funeral were Robin Wright, Sean Penn, Mark Ruffalo, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Nicholson, James Gandolfini, Charlie Sheen, Tim Robbins, Tom Sizemore, Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Madsen.
- Drank only Bookers bourbon. Liked to drink in the afternoon at burlesque great Betty Rowland's 217 bar in Santa Monica, California.
- Former brother-in-law of Madonna.
- Vicki Roberts hosted a private screening of the movie Vice (2008), which was dedicated to the memory of Chris Penn and which was attended by his mother, Eileen Ryan.
- Was good friends with Adrian Pasdar and Don Wilson.
- Had been slated to play the role of Danno Hanks in the WB series "Vermin & Pestilence" before the project was canceled when AOL/Time Warner stock tanked.
- Chris and his brother Sean were high school friends with Rob Lowe, Chad Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. They would frequently make short films together.
- Had appeared with Christopher Walken in three movies: At Close Range (1986), True Romance (1993) and The Funeral (1996).
- At the time of his death, he lived in condo #104 at 1033 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California.
- Aftermath (2013), Penn's final movie, was released seven years after his death.
