Hayden Panettiere (L) and Jansen Panettiere arrive for a screening of Freestyle Releasing’s ‘Sharkwater Extinction’ at the ArcLight Hollywood on January 31, 2019 in Hollywood, California.
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Hayden Panettiere’s brother, Jansen Panettiere, has died at the age of 28, PEOPLE have confirmed.
Jansen died in New York City over the weekend. Jansen’s cause of death was not immediately known, with a source telling TMZ no foul play was suspected.
Jansen was five years younger than Hayden and followed in her footsteps in Hollywood. His film and television roles from the early 2000s included appearances in Even Stevens, The X’s, Tiger Cruise, Racing Stripes, The Martial Arts Kid, The Walking Dead, Perfect Game and How High 2. In 2022 he appeared in the holiday film Love and love not
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Although best known for his time in Hollywood, Jansen was also passionate about art. The actor’s Instagram is full of colorful portraits and abstract pieces. His latest upload appeared to be a portrait of his girlfriend, Catherine Michie. He captioned a photo of Michie next to the artwork with a blue heart emoji.
Just three weeks ago, Jansen shared a playful photo of herself and Hayden, 33, cutting her hair in mid-January with the caption, “Not the first haircut she’s tried to give me.”
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Jansen is survived by his and Hayden’s parents Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.
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