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Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

23/04/1977

Age

48 years old

Place of Birth

Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi) is an American actor, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. He is best known for his roles as Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar movie franchise, Taj Mahal Badalandabad in Van Wilder and Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj,

Known For

The Underdoggs

The Underdoggs

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

Smile

Smile

Hot Mess Holiday

Hot Mess Holiday

Untitled Horror Movie

Untitled Horror Movie

Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

The Girl in the Woods

The Girl in the Woods

The Ashram

The Ashram

The Problem with Apu

The Problem with Apu

The Layover

The Layover

Filmography

Cast

2024

The Underdoggs

as Ryan Kauffman

2023

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singa...

as Self

2022

Smile

as Dr. Morgan Desai

2021

Hot Mess Holiday

as Kal Penn

2021

Untitled Horror Movie

as Mark

2021

Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars an...

as Self

2020

The Girl in the Woods

2018

The Ashram

as Nitin

2017

The Problem with Apu

as Self

2017

The Layover

as Anuj

2017

Once Upon a Time in Venice

as Rajeesh

2017

Speech & Debate

as James

2016

Better Off Single

as Brice

2015

The Girl in the Photographs

as Peter Hemmings

2015

Emily & Tim

as Tim (Segment 2)

2015

The Sisterhood of Night

as Gordy Gambhir

2014

A Prayer for Rain

as Motwani

2013

Dementamania

2011

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

as Kumar Patel

2011

Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz

as Kumar Patel

2009

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebrat...

as Self

2008

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

as Kumar

2008

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Ba...

as Kumar Patel

2007

Epic Movie

as Edward

2006

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

2006

Deck the Halls

as Amit Sayid (uncredited)

2006

The Namesake

as Gogol / Nikhil

2006

Superman Returns

as Stanford

2006

Man About Town

as Alan Fineberg

2006

Bachelor Party Vegas

as Z-Bob

2006

Awesometown

as Guy Reading Newspaper

2005

Sueno

as Raj

2005

A Lot Like Love

as Jeeter

2005

Son of the Mask

as Jorge

2005

Dancing in Twilight

as Sam

2004

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

as Kumar Patel

2004

Where's the Party Yaar?

as Mo

2004

Ball and Chain

as Bobby

2004

Homeland Security

as Harrison

2003

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

as Kenneth Warman

2003

Malibu's Most Wanted

as Hadji

2003

Regarding Ardy

as Fred

2003

Cosmopolitan

as Vandana's Fiancee

2002

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

2001

American Desi

as Ajay Pandya

1998

Express: Aisle to Glory

as Jackie Newton

Crew

2006

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

as Executive Producer