Chris Penn death mystery

The cause of actor Chris Penn's death is still unknown, despite an autopsyperformed yesterday (26.01.06).

Toxicology tests were ordered on the 'Reservoir Dogs' star, who was founddead in his Santa Monica home on Tuesday (24.01.06) .

It is still not clear how he passed away, but Los Angeles police are nottreating the death as suspicious.

Los Angeles county coroner's spokeswoman Brenda Shafer said: "An autopsy isjust normal procedure for someone who's 40 and has not seen their doctor."

Penn's latest film - 'The Darwin Awards' - premiered at the Sundance FilmFestival on the day of his autopsy.

Writer-director Finn Taylor paid his respects to the actor after thescreening.

He said: "Chris gave an incredible performance in the film.

"I think he is going to be remembered for years to come and we will misshim."

Penn was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn.

He appeared in numerous films, including 'Starsky & Hutch', 'Rush Hour' and'True Romance'.

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