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Chris Penn

1965 - 2006

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Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006), credited as Chris Penn after 1991, was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor, he was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role. Penn had notable parts in such films as All the Right Moves (1983), The Wild Life (1984), Footloose (also 1984), Pale Rider (1985), At Close Range (1986), Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), Short Cuts (also 1993), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Penn is the 2,677th most popular actor (down from 2,403rd in 2019), the 4,646th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,815th in 2019) and the 1,296th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Chris Penn ranks 2,677 out of 13,578. Before him are Colm Meaney, Penny Marshall, Mitchell Ryan, Irène Jacob, Mayim Bialik, and Paul Adelstein. After him are Josiane Balasko, Jean Servais, Julieta Serrano, Stuart Wilson, Frédéric Mitterrand, and Dennis Haysbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Chris Penn ranks 131. Before him are Svetlana Medvedeva, Mario Lemieux, Robert Bilott, Marlee Matlin, José Tolentino de Mendonça, and Damien Hirst. After him are Quique Sánchez Flores, Mazinho Oliveira, Ulf Kirsten, Stéphane Peterhansel, Ingo Schwichtenberg, and Aljoša Asanović. Among people deceased in 2006, Chris Penn ranks 165. Before him are Gerard Reve, Rudi Carrell, Mariam Aslamazian, Vera Aceva, Bruno Kirby, and Caspar Weinberger. After him are Pío Leyva, Mickey Hargitay, Larry Black, David Gemmell, Naushad, and Rocío Jurado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Penn ranks 4,646 out of 20,380. Before him are Penny Marshall (1943), Mitchell Ryan (1928), James Nachtwey (1948), Mayim Bialik (1975), Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844), and Paul Adelstein (1969). After him are John Neumeier (1939), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Robert Morris (1931), Andrew M. Gleason (1921), Dennis Haysbert (1954), and R-Truth (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chris Penn ranks 1,296. Before him are Lesley Ann Warren (1946), Christina Ricci (1980), Penny Marshall (1943), Mitchell Ryan (1928), Mayim Bialik (1975), and Paul Adelstein (1969). After him are Dennis Haysbert (1954), Joe Spinell (1936), Fred Willard (1939), Michael McKean (1947), Michael Jai White (1967), and Theresa Russell (1957).

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