Jansen Panettiere, Hayden Panettiere’s brother, has died, according to multiple sources. He was only 28 years old.
Hayden, who is 33, has a representative who said that the family does not have a statement right now because “an investigation is still going on.” A source said that the cause of his death is still unknown. However, another source now says that he died in New York on Sunday night, February 19.
Jansen Panettiere was in a lot of US movies and TV shows in the early 2000s. He worked with Shia LaBeouf in Even Stevens and played Caspar in The Walking Dead, which has been on for a long time. He even acted with his older sister Hayden in two movies, Tiger Cruise (2004) and Racing Stripes (2005).
His most recent role was in the holiday movie Love and Love Not, which came out in 2022.
Just three weeks ago, Jansen Panettiere posted a cute picture of his sister giving him a haircut on Instagram with the caption:
Not the first haircut she’s tried to give me.
The biography on Jansen Panettiere’s website says that in recent years, he has been open about his decision to leave Hollywood and move to New York so that he can focus on his art.
Jansen Rane Panettiere is a New York based artist who started painting his problems,
it began.
Despite having been introduced to paint brushes and a canvas at a young age by his father who was an amateur artist at the time, Jansen grew up in the entertainment industry, alongside his sister, actress Hayden Panettiere, and played roles in The Perfect Game, The Last Day of Summer, The Walking Dead, and more,
the bio continued.
After spending time in LA as an adult he was ridden with terrible anxiety and depression; this period in his life eventually produced a spiritual clarity that drove him to start painting his problems, one by one. With more than 50 pieces, Jansen continues to heal himself as well as others with his visceral and emotive work,
it concluded.
During this hard time, our thoughts are with Jansen Panettiere’s family, friends, and fans.
