{"id":42012,"date":"2022-12-30T14:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/forrest-gump-actor-bob-penny-dead-at-87\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T14:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:26:08","slug":"forrest-gump-actor-bob-penny-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/forrest-gump-actor-bob-penny-dead-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Forrest Gump&#8217; Actor Bob Penny Dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-25e2d2e6b5bdb0dbbf9e1e1455c45d12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221230_5737a0599a5f4b94bc8d5bf6a12b2f90\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:bbde53db-aaa9-48f4-a52f-39e320c23259\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2022\/12\/30\/5737a0599a5f4b94bc8d5bf6a12b2f90_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25e2d2e6b5bdb0dbbf9e1e1455c45d12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b4a03f4166b5567dc56879f9ddb6a7a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Actor <strong>Bob Penny<\/strong>, who scored minor roles within the movies &#8220;Forrest Gump&#8221; and &#8220;Sweet Home Alabama,&#8221; has died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b4a03f4166b5567dc56879f9ddb6a7a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87861d6634fc6fd9aa3c4bc1241bdc0d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bob handed away in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, in line with a web-based obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His reason behind demise was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87861d6634fc6fd9aa3c4bc1241bdc0d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d0a11683c1c1b78c2fc82cba0f668449\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink canvas-document-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\">\n    <a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/73\/o\/2022\/12\/30\/73bb07b42c2c470cb8b3ead04a370efa.pdf\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20221230_73bb07b42c2c470cb8b3ead04a370efa\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:bbde53db-aaa9-48f4-a52f-39e320c23259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/4by3\/2022\/12\/30\/2f2df126f96b4709be04dd9529935154_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d0a11683c1c1b78c2fc82cba0f668449--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f01fa4b94b5de24ee225dddc79e9b8eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Penny was a bit half actor in dozens of movies and TV reveals throughout his lengthy profession stretching again to the &#8217;80s. Some of his film credit embrace, \u201cMississippi Burning,\u201d \u201cMy Cousin Vinny\u201d and \u201cThe Legend of Bagger Vance.&#8221; He played a \u201ccrony\u201d in \u201cForrest Gump,\u201d and a bumbling, small-town lawyer in \u201cSweet Home Alabama.&#8221; He also landed a role in the TV series \u201cIn the Heat of the Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f01fa4b94b5de24ee225dddc79e9b8eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7fb2c30e6a40e245af783382114c0d95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He started his appearing profession doing TV commercials for an area division retailer and advert campaigns for The United Way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7fb2c30e6a40e245af783382114c0d95--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cde19b5a0b1e46df182e0fe6fe101780\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cde19b5a0b1e46df182e0fe6fe101780--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-af6758bb848ad626c5ceb35de1017d82\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bob was 87.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-af6758bb848ad626c5ceb35de1017d82--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles within the movies &#8220;Forrest Gump&#8221; and &#8220;Sweet Home Alabama,&#8221; has died. Bob handed away in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, in line with a web-based obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His reason behind demise was not disclosed. 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