Talk:Chris Penn

Contributions to Wikipedia?
According to the article, Penn made contributions to Wikipedia? Is there a source for this? -- MisterHand 03:46, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't have anything about his Wikipedia work, nor do I have a source to confirm his death. google news had nothing as of 2 minutes ago. ZZ 03:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Death
i'm in santa monica... work at the santa monica daily press. we're covering the story right now.. will post info as I get it.. Flunkycarter 03:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks. Google is picking some articles up now, too.ZZ 03:55, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

-Geesh, you guys are acting like your working for CBS moments after 9/11. This is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
 * So what? I'm glad we're setting high standards, even for something that may not seem that important. JackO&#39;Lantern 05:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You tell 'em Mr. JackO'Lantern! StargateX1 17:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Here's the news article... If someone wants to cut/paste/rewrite it to fit the wiki page ... cool... if not just delete this edit.. peace Flunkycarter 05:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC) By Carolyn Sackariason Daily Press Staff Writer

OCEAN AVENUE — Actor Chris Penn, 40, died at his oceanside condominium here Tuesday. Santa Monica Police responded to 1033 Ocean Ave. at 4:02 p.m. and, upon entering Penn’s condo, found him dead. Penn’s body was found inside the four-story condominium complex after police were called by someone from within the building, said SMPD Lt. Frank Fabrega. Preliminary investigation revealed no obvious signs of foul play, and the cause of death will be determined by an autopsy conducted by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, Fabrega said. Just as the sun was setting, several neighbors gathered in front of Penn’s building in response to police cars parked in front. Prior to news of his death being confirmed, many of them suspected that their neighbor Penn had died and weren’t surprised once the news was released. “I just knew it,” said one neighbor, who declined to give her name. “I had a feeling.” Many neighbors said they had been watching Penn’s health decline for several months. “There was a lot of erratic behavior, and I would see him in the middle of the day totally wasted,” said a neighbor, who only identified himself as Mike. “He’d get pretty amped up.” The neighbor added that Penn, the younger brother of actor Sean Penn, had gained a lot of weight and was barely recognizable. “I never saw him healthy,” said a neighbor who lives next door. “You knew he was hurting.” An employee at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, located just a block away from Penn’s oceanview condo, said he saw Penn frequently at the hotel in the morning drinking. Another passerby who heard the news said he was shocked and saddened by Penn’s death. “That sucks, he was fun to watch,” he said. At about 6:30 p.m., Penn’s mother, Eileen Ryan, pulled up in front of the building. As she walked to the front door, she covered her face as paparazzi snapped photos of her. An unidentified friend of Penn’s immediately came to her aid and pushed a cameraman away, knocking his equipment to the ground. “You don’t stick cameras in a woman’s face whose child just died,” Penn’s friend said. “You’re a f--ker.” Sean Penn’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement saying that “the Penn family would appreciate the media’s respect of their privacy during this difficult time.” For more than an hour, Ryan and Penn’s friends and family were seen sitting in the building’s lobby as onlookers and the media watched from the sidewalk. Ryan finally moved to a location where she couldn’t been seen. Later the complex’s glass doors were shielded with papers that had been taped up. Sean Penn was not seen at the building on Tuesday night, nor was his other brother, Michael Penn, a musician. The coroner removed Penn’s body through the building’s back door shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the alley between California and Idaho avenues. Born on June 10, 1962, Penn began acting at 12 years old, according to Wikipedia. In 1983, he made his feature film debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish. He also had a small role in the high school football drama All The Right Moves, starring Tom Cruise. Penn appeared in the hit dance musical Footloose in 1984 and a played a villain in the Clint Eastwood western Pale Rider in 1985. In 1986, Penn co-starred with Sean Penn and Ryan in At Close Range, according to Wikipedia. Penn had starred in several other films, including the role of Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in the 1992 Quentin Tarantino crime drama “Reservoir Dogs,” and roles in True Romance, Starsky & Hutch and After the Sunset. Penn also was featured on the 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as the voice of officer Eddie Pulaski, according to Wikipedia. His late father, Leo Penn, directed television shows. His mother, Ryan, is an actress whose credits include “I Am Sam,” “Magnolia” and “Parenthood.” Chris Penn’s latest film, “The Darwin Awards,” was scheduled to premiere Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival.

Why does it list these movies?
Aftermath (2007) Holly (2006) King of Sorrow (2006)

Birth date?
Some sources say he was born in 1962, others (including IMDB) say 1965. Anything concrete? -- MisterHand 12:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The Guardian writes: "He was 40, according to police, although most reports put his age as 43." David Sneek 15:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * It is possible we will have to wait for the actual family-published obituary for confirmation either way, as there are sources citing both ages as correct. ZZ 16:11, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Obviously, there are sources citing the date of birth for Chris Penn as 6/10/1962 and 10/10/1965. Reuters corrected their original story to reflect the 1965 date, and thus that Mr. Penn died at the age of 40. Other articles seem to have been corrected in similar fashion. Authoritative, it isn't - but Reuters is a good enough source for me, for now. I would ask that, unless some other source of information comes forward, that we quit reverting the birthdate and age at death. There will be an obituary issued by the family, and I presume that an official date will be confirmed by that document; We have evidence that 1965 is correct, I recommend we leave that date for now. Reference [] ZZ 19:08, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

His gravestone says he was born in 1965. See http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13114981 — Preceding unsigned comment added by David.dillard (talk • contribs) 00:50, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Current event tag necessary?
This is a sad story and clearly it's being updated, but is a current events tag really necessary? There isn't really a lot of precedent for it to be used in the case of an actor's death. It's more for (and no disrespect intended to Mr. Penn) major, ongoing news stories, I thought. 23skidoo 13:00, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and added it to the current events queue, though I doubt it will meet the criteria. The main point of interest is that his last film debuts at an international film festival on the day after his death. If it's denied, then the tag will probably come down, I would think. ZZ 13:11, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * After reading through the criteria a little more closely, this death does not meet the criteria for a news story or breaking current event on the main page. I pulled it from queue. I still think the tag should stay up for the morning, in case additional information comes to light - but it could probably be removed after that. (This article IS linked under the notation for Chris Penn on the Recent Deaths page.) - ZZ 13:16, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the tag, as no new information on his death is expected for six weeks. -- MisterHand 14:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Corrections
According to imdb.com, "The Darwin Awards" was a 2005 movie, not 2006 - So I changed it
 * The premiere is today, so it should be 2006. David Sneek 15:05, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
his 2000 film kiss kiss bang bang links to a 2005 film of the same name, so i got rid of the link. i don't know if there is a page about the kiss kiss bang bang he was in.


 * kiss kiss (bang bang) and kiss kiss bang bang are different! (GerwynJames)

Copyvio?
In the last paragraph is a two-sentence verbatim quote from the AP story. The story is cited but the text isn't introduced as a quote. The text is "Police said they discovered the 40-year-old actor's body around 4 p.m. Lt. Frank Fabrega said there were no obvious signs of foul play." Shouldn't this be repharased?―BenFrantzDale 15:19, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Check me, but I think the rewording I did should cover it. ZZ 16:10, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Middle name
According to his funeral card, his middle name was Shannon, so I am changing it. Source = http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/p/chrispenn/penn.htm Panastasia 16:43, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds reasonable... Michael 08:10, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

American Pie 2
I know it doesn't count as part of his filmography, but there was an alternate story line for American Pie 2 where Chris Penn was cast in the role of Stifler's Dad. These scenes were shot but then the producers rethought the story line and cut it, and had the mysterious relative that Stifler kept talking to be his little brother. The scenes were on the DVDs for the film. So, my long overdue question: shouldn't this be added, albeit in a more condensed form? CyberTrini 23:23, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

"Heavy-set"
There's repetition of this term in consecutive lines in the career section when describing characters he's played. It doesn't read very well stylistically and I wonder if better descriptions might be used? Icosahedron (talk) 13:44, 16 January 2009 (UTC)Icosahedron

Movies
I am removing Aftermath from his filmography, as it is not listed on imdb, on his page nor the movie's page, that he had anything to do with the film. 205.209.67.82 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:05, 7 January 2011 (UTC).

Happy Birthday Chris 10-10
Alot of fun movies; he will be missed! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.207.154 (talk) 02:11, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

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Movies
You forgot one of his best roles. Travis in best of best one and two Drailly12 (talk) 17:44, 17 March 2018 (UTC)