Chris Penn

Birth Name:

Christopher Shannon Penn

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

He received an award at the Venice Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "The Funeral․"
He won a Volpi Cup at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "The Funeral․"
He studied acting at age 12 with his older brother, actor Sean Penn at the Loft Theater with teacher Peggy Feury
Quote: "(On "The Funeral") ''I've always been seen as Sean's younger brother, and I probably still am, but that's O․K․ This movie has brought to the surface what I already know: I'm a legitimate actor on my own․""
Quote: "(On becoming an actor coming from a film industry family) "I think it was always apparent that I would eventually become involved because I wanted to․""
Quote: "(On winning at the Venice Film Festival) ''Winning at Venice was a big surprise․ I'm not a stroke-me, stroke-me guy, but it was nice․''"
He appeared in the music video for Jay-Z's "Can I Get A․․․," playing a bartender
He is best known for his roles in the movies "Footloose," "Reservoir Dog" and "Rush Hour․"
In high school, he didn't make the first string football team so he got into wrestling and then into kick-boxing when he left school, and continued kick-boxing on a semi-professional level

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