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Hayden Panettiere’s brotherĀ JansenĀ Panettiere dead at 28: report

JansenĀ Panettiere, an actor and actress Hayden Panettiere’s brother, has reportedly died. He was 28.

TMZ reported Monday that sources close to the family said Jansen died Sunday at home in New York. His cause of death is unclear at this time, but police say there was no foul play in his death, the outlet reported.

An actor in his own right, Panettiere worked on early 2000s projects such as “Even Stevens,” “Blue’s Clues,” “Robots” and “Ice Age: The Meltdown.”

Jansen, who was five years younger than Hayden, was her only sibling. The duo worked together on ā€œTiger Cruiseā€ in 2004 and ā€œRacing Stripesā€ in 2005. 

In 2008, Jansen was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his role as Luke in ā€œThe Last Day of Summer.ā€

Hayden and Jansen Panettiere arrive at a screening of Freestyle Releasing’s “Sharkwater Extinction” at the ArcLight Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2019. Getty Images
Hayden and Jansen Panettiere are seen at a wedding in an Instagram photo. Instagram/Hayden Pannetiere

He voiced TrumanX in 15 episodes of Nickelodeon’s ā€œThe Xā€™sā€ from 2005 to 2006. He also appeared in an episode of ā€œThe Walking Deadā€ in 2019.

Jansenā€™s most recent credit was in the holiday comedy-drama movie ā€œLove and Love Notā€ in 2022. 

He is credited with four more upcoming projects, according to his IMDb.

Jansen Panettiere, an actor and actress Hayden Panettiere’s brother, has reportedly died. He was 28. Todd Williamson

Hayden, who stars in the upcoming ā€œScream 6ā€ movie, has not yet publicly reacted to Jansenā€™s reported death. 

The Post has contacted reps for both Jansen and Hayden Panettiere for comment.