Was Chris Penn ever on Seinfeld?

Opinion

Christopher Shannon Penn (Chris Penn), was a talented American actor and brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn best known for roles in the following movies;

  • 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.

Was Chris Penn ever on Seinfeld? Though he worked primarily in films, he also made noteworthy appearances in television. In addition to a recurring rolein the series The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire in 2003, Penn had roles in episodes of Seinfeld, Will & Grace, and CSI: Miami.

Penn began acting at the age of 12 at the Loft Studio and made his film debut in 1979’s Charlie and the Talking Buzzard, starring Christopher Hanks.

Four years later, he was featured in Francis Ford Coppola’s youth drama Rumble Fish and appeared in the high school football drama All the Right Moves as the best friend of Tom Cruise’s character.

  • He also appeared in the hit dance movie Footloose in 1984 as the best friend of Kevin Bacon’s character.
  • He played a villain in the Clint Eastwood western Pale Rider (1985).
  • He also co-starred with his brother Sean Penn and mother Eileen Ryan in At Close Range (1986).

Sadly, he was found dead in his apartment on January 24, 2006, at the age of 40 with an autopsy revealing the primary cause for his death was “nonspecific cardiomyopathy” (heart disease).

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