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Jansen Panettiere

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Jansen Panettiere
Panettiere in 2011
Born(1994-09-25)September 25, 1994
DiedFebruary 19, 2023(2023-02-19) (aged 28)
Burial placeKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York City
OccupationActor
Years active2002–2023
RelativesHayden Panettiere (sister)

Jansen Panettiere (/ˌpænətiˈɛər/ PAN-ə-tee-AIR; September 25, 1994 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, known for his roles in films The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Perfect Game, The Martial Arts Kid, and How High 2. He has also provided several voice roles, including Periwinkle in the sixth and final season of the Nick Jr. children's live-action/animated TV series Blue's Clues, young Stripes in Racing Stripes, young Rodney Copperbottom in Robots, Truman X in the Nickelodeon animated TV series The X's, and Shovelmouth Boy in Ice Age: The Meltdown.

Early life

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Panettiere was born in Palisades, New York, to Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant.[1]

Career

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Jansen had a supporting role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Tiger Cruise, which starred his sister Hayden. This was one of two productions featuring both siblings onscreen, the other being The Forger. Jansen voiced Periwinkle in the Nick Jr. show Blue's Clues for its sixth and final season, replacing Kenny Kim. He lent his voice to Racing Stripes. He portrayed the voice of Truman X in The X's. He starred as Luke Malloy in the made-for-television Nickelodeon film The Last Day of Summer, airing on July 20, 2007. It was released on DVD on August 28, 2007.

His next film, The Perfect Game, was going to be released in theaters on August 8, 2008, but Lionsgate Films decided to push it back to the spring of 2010. The Perfect Game is directed by William Dear, based on the true story of how a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series. Panettiere also co-stars with Gavin MacLeod in The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, a film directed by Rich Christiano about faith and friendship. He appeared with Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christine Lahti, as Elliott Perry in Dustin Lance Black's play 8, a reenactment of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 3, 2012.[2] The performance was broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.[3][4] In 2019, Jansen guest starred in the AMC network series The Walking Dead and co-starred in MTV's How High 2.

Death

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Panettiere died of aortic valve complications arising from cardiomegaly in Nyack, Rockland County, New York, U.S. on February 19, 2023,[5][6] at age 28.[7][8] His body is buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Filmography

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Television and film roles
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Even Stevens Kupchack's Son Episode: "The Big Splash"
2003 Hope & Faith Justin Shanowski Episode: "Pilot"
Third Watch Billy Episode: "Payback"
2004 Tiger Cruise Joey Television film
Blue's Clues Periwinkle Voice role; Season 6
2005 Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party Robby Hobbie Voice role; TV special
Racing Stripes Young Stripes Voice role
Robots Young Rodney Copperbottom
2005–2007 The X's Truman X
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Shovelmouth Boy
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes Robby Hobbie
Everybody Hates Chris Peter Episode: "Everybody Hates Kris"
2007 Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures Robby Hobbie Voice role
The Last Day of Summer Luke Malloy Television film
The Babysitters Mikey Beltran
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever Robby Hobbie Voice role
2009 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Dustin
2010 The Perfect Game Enrique
2011 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Huko
2012 The Forger Aram
2013 Shadow on the Mesa Young Boy
2015 Summer Forever Broom
The Martial Arts Kid Robbie Oakes
2019 How High 2 Hayes
The Walking Dead Casper Episode: "The Calm Before"
2021 Bart Bagalzby and the Garbage Genie Fizz
2022 Love and Love Not Robin
TBA Aaah! Roach! Martin Jones Posthumous release
American Game
Horse Isaac
Justice Angel Allen

References

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  1. ^ "Hayden Panettiere bio". people.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "West Coast Premiere of "8"". American Foundation for Equal Rights. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ American Foundation for Equal Rights (March 3, 2012). "8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality (YouTube). Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Gray, Stephen (March 1, 2012). "YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live". pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Evans, Greg (February 27, 2023). "Jansen Panettiere Family Reveals Actor's Cause Of Death". Deadline. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Osborne, Mark (February 27, 2023). "Panettiere family remembers late actor Jansen, says he died from enlarged heart". ABC News.
  7. ^ Wynne, Kelly (February 20, 2023). "Hayden Panettiere's Younger Brother Jansen Dead at 28". People. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Evans, Greg (February 27, 2023). "Jansen Panettiere Family Reveals Actor's Cause Of Death". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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