CHRIS PENN – HEART DISEASE

Chris Penn caught viewers’ attention for his performances in Rush Hour, The Funeral, All The Right Moves, and Reservoir Dogs, to name a few. At the age of 12, he already started acting at the Loft Studio. His debut film was Charlie and the Talking Buzzard in 1979. He also starred in Footloose alongside Kevin Bacon. Chris, brother of actor Sean Penn, was going through treatment for heart disease.

He is one of the most remarkable American TV actors at the time and his characters are mostly tough, including a villain, a comic role, and a working-class lug. Aside from his illness, the other Penn also struggled with vices such as substance intake, which made his condition worse. In 2006 and at 40 years old, he did not survive complications due to his heart disease. His toxicology report indicated that his enlarged heart caused his death, but it was also believed that the substance in his system escalated his condition to a threatening degree.