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Title: Chris Penn---R.I.P.
Post by: Clarkwork on Jan 25, 2006, 10:31 AM

Great underated actor. Was sorry to hear he passed away.

Title: Re: Chris Penn---R.I.P.
Post by: vielfras on Jan 25, 2006, 02:52 PM

"Stop pointing that gun at my dad!"

He was awesome, what happened to him?

Title: Re: Chris Penn---R.I.P.
Post by: LaurieBlue on Jan 25, 2006, 03:49 PM

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001606/

Title: Re: Chris Penn---R.I.P.
Post by: dragonboy on Jan 25, 2006, 07:23 PM

I was really shocked when I heard this yesterday. He was only 40, right? He did put a lot of weight on very suddenly...
Man that's a real shame.
I think I remember him best in Footloose trying to learn to dance.

Title: Re: Chris Penn---R.I.P.
Post by: Jaimoe on Jan 25, 2006, 11:07 PM

He's been really fat since the late 80's. If it was a weight issue, then his heart could have just given out. Heart disease starts at a younger age (if unchecked) then most people would believe. Of course, if he had a past or present drug problem, then his heart could have finally worn out too. Here's hoping he wasn't a doper.

Edit:

There it is, Chris was over 300 pounds at the time of his death and had a history of drug abuse. Here's a report from Reuters: http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2006-01-26T065905Z_01_N24223443_RTRUKOC_0_US-PENN.xml

My Morning Jacket

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