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Kal Penn

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Biography

Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, author, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. He is best known for his role as Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar movie franchise. He is also known for his roles as Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, White House staffer Seth Wright on Designated Survivor, Kevin in How I Met Your Mother and Nikhil Ganguli in the film The Namesake (2006). In early 2009, Penn was offered the position of Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, which he accepted, necessitating his character Lawrence Kutner being written out of the TV series House. In 2020, Penn wrote a memoir called "You Can't Be Serious". While promoting this memoir, Penn announced that he and his boyfriend of 11 years, named Josh, were engaged

Films Featuring Kal Penn

Superman Returns

20065.8

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj

20065.1

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

20236.0

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

20046.6

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

20037.7

Smile

20226.7

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

20026.0

Where's the Party Yaar?

20034.9

American Desi

20015.9

A Lot Like Love

20056.8

Epic Movie

20073.9

Man About Town

20065.2

Express: Aisle to Glory

19989.0

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

20086.3

Malibu's Most Wanted

20035.4

Bachelor Party Vegas

20064.9

Deck the Halls

20065.6

Ball and Chain

20046.3

The Namesake

20066.8

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

20116.0

Dementamania

20134.4

The Sisterhood of Night

20156.2

Regarding Ardy

2003

A Prayer for Rain

20146.3

Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz

20117.0

Hot Mess Holiday

20216.0

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

20086.5

The Underdoggs

20247.0

Emily & Tim

20155.6

Better Off Single

20165.0

The Layover

20175.4

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

2026

Awesometown

20067.4

The Girl in the Photographs

20154.9

Once Upon a Time in Venice

20175.2

Speech & Debate

20175.9

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

20094.6

Son of the Mask

20054.2

Sueno

20054.5

Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan

20037.5

The Ashram

20185.4

The Problem with Apu

20174.8

Dancing in Twilight

20053.8

The Girl in the Woods

20206.6

Untitled Horror Movie

20214.4

Homeland Security

20044.8

Brookfield

Brookfield

4.0

Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

2021

Patel

Patel

What the F*ck Is My Password?!

What the F*ck Is My Password?!

Freshmen

19995.0

Contra

Contra

Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel

Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel