Chris Penn Autopsy In
According to the coroner's report, actor Chris Penn died accidentally.
"There is absolutely no indication that this is anything but an accident," said the chief coroner investigator. The primary cause of death was "nonspecific cardiomyopathy," an enlarged heart, with the "effects of multiple medication intake."
Apparently he was on several medications -- all of them prescription.
The 40-year-old was found dead by his housekeeper in his Santa Monica condo on January 24. Though he's best known for being Sean Penn's younger brother, his numerous acting credits include Footloose, Rush Hour, Starsky & Hutch and Reservoir Dogs. His latest film, The Darwin Awards, premiered at Sundance last month.
At his Feb. 3 funeral, a fight broke out between actor Mark Ruffalo and a photographer. When the shutterbug "crashed" the service -- greatly upsetting a grieving Sean -- Mark confronted him, snatching the memory card from his camera.
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so sad
RIP Chris Penn.
It's in very poor taste and even ballsy to interrupt a family funeral, especially when the brother is Sean Penn. I would bet he would rip off someone's head for intruding on something that momentus. Idiot paparazzi.
Yet another reason to love Mark Ruffalo.
My mom has cardiomyopthy and it is a scary, sometimes silent heart disease! My heart goes out to his family and friends! The most sad thing about it all is that cardiomyopthy if detected is treatable with meds. Although there is no cure, people with it can live normal lives, for the most part!
This is truly some sad news...though he was mostly remembered for being Sean Penn's younger brother, I remember him as one of my favorite actors in the movie Resevoir dogs, I still to this day can't understand why "shudderbugs" (paparrazi) get off on this kind of stuff...it's really sickening. My heart goes out to the Penn family and friends.
I suffer from cardiomyopathy and it can be a silent killer. While most people think it comes from being overweight it has many ways to happen from high blood pressure, too absolutely no reason, to mine which is inherited. Cardiomyopathy can be treated if it is found but, it changes one's life pretty drastically.