Chris Penn (1965 - 2006) was an American actor, producer, director, and soundtrack writer. He appeared in movies such as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves, and Pale Rider. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Penn started 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. In 1983, he was featured in Francis Ford Coppola's youth dr