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Hayden Panettiere's brother, Jansen Panettiere, dies

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Jansen Panettiere, a veteran voice actor who had a role in "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and became the brother of actress Hayden Panettiere, has died,

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according to Kasey Kitchen, a representative for Hayden Panettiere. He reportedly turned 28 years old.

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His cause of death is unknown at this time and an investigation is underway, according to Kitchen.

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Jansen Panettiere made his child acting debut in the early 2000s alongside his sister, famous for her roles on NBC's "Heroes" and ABC's "Nashville."

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Several of his early credits covered an episode of "Even Stevens" and a few other small roles on the sitcom "Wish & Faith."

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As his career developed, Jansen Panettiere began appearing as a voice actor. He voiced roles in various TV shows and movies, 

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including 4 episodes as Periwinkle in "Blue's Clues" in 2004 and the character of Shovelmouth Boy in the 2006 animated film "Ice Age: 

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In 2005 and 2006, Jansen Panettiere became a series regular on Nickelodeon's animated television show 

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"The X's," about a family of merchants who thwart evil. He then appeared in several other titles at some point in the 2010s