Jansen Panettiere
Panettiere in 2011
Born	(1994-09-25)September 25, 1994 Palisades, New York, U.S.
Died	February 19, 2023(2023-02-19) (aged 28) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York City
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–2023
Relatives	Hayden Panettiere (sister)

Jansen Panettiere (September 25, 1994 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, known for his roles in films The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Perfect Game, The Martial Arts Kid, and How High 2. He has also provided several voice roles, including Periwinkle in the sixth and final season of the Nick Jr. children's live-action/animated TV series Blue's Clues, young Stripes in Racing Stripes, young Rodney Copperbottom in Robots, Truman X in the Nickelodeon animated TV series The X's, and Shovelmouth Boy in Ice Age: The Meltdown.

Early life

Panettiere was born in Palisades, New York, to Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee "Skip" Panettiere, a FDNY lieutenant.^[1]

Career

Jansen had a supporting role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Tiger Cruise, which starred his sister Hayden. This was one the two productions featuring both siblings onscreen, the other being The Forger. Jansen voiced Periwinkle in the Nick Jr. show Blue's Clues for its sixth and final season, replacing Kenny Kim. He lent his voice to Racing Stripes. He portrayed the voice of Truman X in The X's. He starred as Luke Malloy in the made-for-television Nickelodeon film The Last Day of Summer, airing on July 20, 2007. It was released on DVD on August 28, 2007.

His next film, The Perfect Game, was going to be released in theaters on August 8, 2008, but Lionsgate Films decided to push it back to the spring of 2010. The Perfect Game is directed by William Dear, based on the true story of how a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series. Panettiere also co-stars with Gavin MacLeod in The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, a film directed by Rich Christiano about faith and friendship. He appeared with Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christine Lahti, as Elliott Perry in Dustin Lance Black's play 8, a reenactment of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 3, 2012.^[2] The performance was broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.^[3][4] In 2019, Jansen guest starred in the AMC network series The Walking Dead and co-starred in MTV's How High 2.

Death

Panettiere died of aortic valve complications arising from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) on February 19, 2023,^[5][6] at the age of 28.^[7][8] His body is interred at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York City.

Filmography