Chris Penn

Born Oct 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Christopher Shannon Penn made his onscreen debut in Charlie and the Talking Buzzard. He was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class thug, or in a comic role and had roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, Beethoven's 2nd, The Boys Club, All the Right Moves, At Close Range, Pale Rider, and Starsky & Hutch. He received Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chez in The Funeral.