How much did Christopher Penn weigh at death?

Christopher Shannon Penn (Chris Penn), an American actor and brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn reportedly weighed 300 lbs when he was found dead in his Santa Monica condo. Chris was born on October 10, 1965 and died January 24, 2006 at age 40.

An autopsy revealed the primary cause for his death was “nonspecific cardiomyopathy” (heart disease).

Penn was a very talented actor and was often cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role and was known for his roles in such films as;

• Rush Hour,
• Corky Romano,
• True Romance,
• Beethoven’s 2nd,
• Short Cuts,
• The Boys Club,
• All the Right Moves,
• At Close Range,
• Pale Rider,
• Starsky & Hutch,
• The Wild Life,
• Reservoir Dogs,
• The Funeral and
• Footloose.

During his remarkable but short career, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in The Funeral.

He also provided the voice of the corrupt, ruthless cop Edward “Eddie” Pulaski in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.