Christopher Shannon Penn (Chris Penn), an American actor and brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn had an esimated net worth of $5 million at time of death.
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Born on October 10, 1965, Chris was found dead in his Santa Monica condo on January 24, 2006 at age 40.
An autopsy revealed the primary cause for his death was “nonspecific cardiomyopathy” (heart disease).

Penn, a very talented actor 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;
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- 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.


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