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Kal Penn

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48 Years Old

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

Born

Montclair, New Jersey, USA on 23rd April 1977

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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House
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The Daily Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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American Horror Story
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Sesame Street
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How I Met Your Mother
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Angel
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
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Designated Survivor
Seth Wright
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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CBS News Sunday Morning
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
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The Soup
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Finding Your Roots
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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Match Game
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To Tell the Truth
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Love Don't Co$t a Thing
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Fancy Nancy
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The $100,000 Pyramid
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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The Girl in the Photographs
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The Girl in the Woods
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Battle Creek
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Name That Tune
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Mira, Royal Detective
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The Sisterhood of Night
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Man About Town
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder
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Son of the Mask
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All About the Andersons
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Deadbeat
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Deck the Halls
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
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Sueno
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Top Gear
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
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Celebrity Weakest Link
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Hot Mess Holiday
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Vandana's Fiancee
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The Underdoggs
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Ball and Chain
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We Are Men
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Kumar Patel
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Bachelor Party Vegas
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The Layover
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Once Upon a Time in Venice
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Where's the Party Yaar?
Mo
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A Lot Like Love
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Malibu's Most Wanted
Hadji
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Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
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Superhuman
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Awesometown
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Freshmen
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Untitled Horror Movie
Mark
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The Big Brain Theory
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The Namesake
Gogol / Nikhil
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Kal Penn Approves This Message
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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
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Regarding Ardy
Fred
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Homeland Security
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American Desi
Ajay Pandya
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Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
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Speech & Debate
James
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The Big Picture with Kal Penn
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
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Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
Kumar Patel
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Dementamania
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Dancing in Twilight
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The Problem with Apu
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Better Off Single
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A Prayer for Rain
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Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
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What the F*ck Is My Password?!
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Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
Kumar Patel
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Contra
Dale Stone
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Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
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Express: Aisle to Glory
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