The Resume

(June 10, 1962-January 24, 2006)
Acted in 'Footloose (1984),' 'At Close Range (1986),' 'Reservoir Dogs (1992),' 'True Romance (1993),' 'Beethoven's 2nd (1993),' 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995),' 'Rush Hour (1998),' 'Corky Romano (2001),' 'Murdered By Numbers (2002)' and 'Stealing Harvard (2002)
Died at 40

Why he might be annoying:

He was nowhere near as well known as his brother Sean Penn.
He came from a whole family of performers.
He gained a lot of weight.
At the beginning of his career he went by the name Christopher Penn, then shortened his first name to Chris.
He wore a Nike jacket in 'Reservoir Dogs' because Nike paid him to.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's appeared in music videos for Jay-Z and Sublime.
His other brother is musician Michael Penn.
He said that he's never aware of the camera when he's filming a movie, and that adds to the quality of his performance.
He was the youngest of the Penn brothers.
Roger Ebert described him as 'quietly powerful.'

Credit: Dangdangdillio

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amateur Wrestlers
• American Pie [Series]
• Bears
• Butter Faces [Male]
• Diseased Initials
• Green Bagels [Irish Jews]
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended Chris Penn's Funeral [February 4, 2006]
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 43)
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Live in My Sibling's Shadow
• I Portrayed a Gangster
• I'm Buried at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery [Culver City, Ca]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• Paul Mazursky Films
• Paul Thomas Anderson Films
• Penn Family
• Pizza and Brew [Irish Italians]
• Pizza Bagels [Italian Jews]
• Profiles 8251-8500 (Ranked: 8490)
• Quentin Tarantino Films
• Victims of the Hollywood Star Whackers (According to Randy and Evi Quaid)
• Voices on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 4.76% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 34 Votes: 32.35% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 63 Votes: 49.21% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 97 Votes: 47.42% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 67 Votes: 40.30% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 87 Votes: 45.98% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 217 Votes: 58.99% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 38.78% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 34.48% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 110 Votes: 43.64% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 856 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 262 Votes: 45.80% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 323 Votes: 51.70% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 290 Votes: 57.59% Annoying