Hayden Panettiere’s brother Jansen dead at 28: Actor passed away in New York over weekend as cause of death remains unclear
The brother of actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 28.
Jansen Panettiere passed away in New York according to a family source who spoke with TMZ on Monday morning.
No further details have been released at this time as his cause of death remains unclear.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Panettiere for comment.
The Walking Dead actor was the Nashville star’s only sibling. Hayden has not yet publicly addressed her brother’s unexpected passing.
Tragedy: The brother of actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 28; She and Jansen are pictured in January 2019
Only brother: He was the Nashville star’s only sibling. Hayden has not yet publicly addressed her brother’s unexpected passing; Pictured one month before his death on January 24
Law enforcement sources were called to a residence Sunday night around 5:30PM according to TMZ.
There is no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death according to the publication.
The siblings were last seen together less than one month before his death. Jansen shared a picture of Hayden cutting his hair on January 24.
‘Not the first haircut she’s tried to give me,’ he joked in the caption.
He also posted a throwback of the duo from a rafting trip on November 4, 2022.
He shared his last post over the weekend, featuring a new snap of his graffiti artwork.
Jansen, who was five years younger that his sister, followed Hayden’s footsteps into acting.
His IMDb lists the 2022 comedy Love and Love Not as his last role.
Unclear: Jansen Panettiere passed away in New York according to a family source who spoke with TMZ on Monday morning. No further details have been released at this time as his cause of death remains unclear; Pictured in 2013
Career: Jansen, who was five years younger that his sister, followed Hayden’s footsteps into acting. His work includes roles in The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, Even Stevens among other projects; Pictured 2010
His other work includes roles in The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, Shia LaBeouf’s TV show Even Stevens, Blue’s Clues, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and Robots.
He also had a recurring role as Truman X in The X’s on Nickelodeon.
The duo also worked together on Tiger Cruise in 2004, and Racing Stripes in 2005.
Jansen received a nomination for a Young Artist Award in 2008 for his work on The Last Day of Summer.
At the time of his death he was attached to five different projects.
Jansen also had a website for his graffiti art, with his bio reading, ‘I AM a good person. I don’t do anything illegal illegal or at least I don’t do illegal things that hurt people in front of me, if that makes sense.’
‘I’ve done drugs but I don’t steal. Not to say that anyone that’s ever stolen something is a bad person and far from it. Meaning I have my moments like everyone else.’
‘I was frustrated with the whole acting thing so I would take it out on weird things things like clothes.’
His IMDb lists the 2022 comedy Love and Love Not as his last role. At the time of his death he was attached to five different projects; Pictured 2019
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