Hayden Panettiere’s brother, Jansen Panettiere, died on February 19 at age 28 — get to know the late Disney Channel, Nickelodeon actor
Jansen Panettiere, Hayden Panettiere’s younger brother who got his start on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the early 2000s, died on Sunday, February 19. He was 28 years old.
The actor, who was found by a friend “sitting upright in a chair unresponsive” at his home in Nyack, New York, was pronounced dead on arrival by first responders after CPR was administered, according to the police report obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, February 21.
Jansen, an artist who frequently displayed his bold and colorful work via Instagram, was supposed to have a business meeting earlier that day, the police report stated. His friend grew worried after he didn’t show up and went to his house, calling 911 after finding the Last Day of Summer actor “unresponsive.”
While a cause of death is pending, the document stated that there were “no obvious signs of trauma.
