He was a talented actor. RIP. From IMDB.com:
Biography for
Chris Penn (I)
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Trivia
Brother of Sean Penn
Son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan.
Brother of musician Michael Penn.
Appeared with his brother Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986), in which their actress mother, Eileen Ryan, played their grandmother!
Brother-in-law of Robin Wright Penn
Appeared in Sublime's "Date Rape" video
Brother-in-law of Aimee Mann
Is in three different movies with close-range shootout scenes at the end (Reservoir Dogs (1992), True Romance (1993), and _Corky Romano (2001)_).
Originally had role in American Pie 2 (2001) as Stiffler's dad but the scenes were cut since they were not deemed to fit in with the original movie (Source: Beneath the Crust: American Pie 2 (2001)).
Started acting at age 12 at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles and training under acting guru Peggy Feury.
Has a black belt in karate.
True Romance - was that the movie with Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette? If so, I did see that one. It was OK, but the pillows and couches getting blown up near the end was entertaining.