Actor Jansen Panettiere, Hayden Panettiere's younger brother, passes away at 28

According to the confirmation from Hayden Panettiere's publicist, actor Jansen Panettiere, her younger brother, passed away. He was 28.

According to the representative of his sister, the reason for his death is unknown, and an investigation is under progress.

Hayden Panettiere is well-known for voice work in "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and "The X's," as well as for on-screen appearances in "The Last Day of Summer" for Nickelodeon and "The Walking Dead" for AMC.


Lesley R. Vogel, an actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a fireman, welcomed him in 1994. He tried acting, following in the footsteps of his elder sister, and landed his first television role in the popular Disney Channel series "Even Stevens."

Afterwards, Hayden Panettiere had other TV appearances, including one with his sister in the Disney Channel film "Tiger Cruise" from 2004.

He made his acting debut as Periwinkle in the sixth season of "Blue's Clues."



After that, he continued to lend his voice to a number of additional characters, including a youthful Stripes in the animated feature "Racing Stripes" from 2005 and Shovelmouth Boy in "Ice Age: The Meltdown" from 2006. He also gave the voice to Truman X in "The X's," a Nickelodeon television series.

In the Nickelodeon television movie "The Last Day of Summer" from 2007, Panettiere portrayed Luke Malloy, an incoming middle school student who dreads the start of the school year and wishes the final day of summer would never end.

He portrayed Casper, a Hilltop Colony inhabitant, in episode 15 of season 9 of "The Walking Dead" in 2019. This was his final televised appearance. In the aftermath of his passing, his sister is requesting solitude.

FAQs:

1. How old was Jansen Panettiere?
   28-years-old.
2. How did Hayden Panettiere get famous?
   As Claire Bennet in the NBC series Heroes, Panettiere rose to wider recognition.