Christopher Shannon Penn (Chris Penn) was an American actor and brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. He was born on October 10, 1965 and passed away on January 24, 2006 at age 40.
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What happened to Chris Penn? How did Chris Penn die? An autopsy and subsequent toxicology report performed by a Los Angeles County medical examiner revealed his primary cause of death to be “nonspecific cardiomyopathy” (heart disease).
The report also indicated that the prescription drug promethazine with codeine and an enlarged heart were possible contributing factors to his death.
The toxicology report further revealed that Valium, morphine, marijuana and an elevated level of codeine were found in his bloodstream.
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Chris gained considerable weight throughout the 1990s and at the time of death, weighed 300 lbs.
One of his brothers, Sean Penn said publicly in an interview on Larry King Live that his brother [Chris] probably died because of his weight.
Chris was a very talented actor who was often cast tough character and starred mostly as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role.
During his remarkable but short-lived career, he starred in many movies, including;
- At Close Range,
- Pale Rider,
- Starsky & Hutch,
- The Wild Life,
- Reservoir Dogs,
- The Funeral,
- All the Right Moves,
- Footloose,
- Rush Hour,
- Corky Romano,
- True Romance,
- Beethoven’s 2nd,
- Short Cuts and
- The Boys Club.
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