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Kal Penn

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Known For

48 Years Old

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,

Born

Montclair, New Jersey, USA on 23rd April 1977

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Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
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The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Henry Chanoor
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House
Lawrence Kutner
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hunt
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Impractical Jokers
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Image
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
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Independent Lens
Vandana's Fiancee
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Independent Lens
Jagdesh
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Mira, Royal Detective
Mikku (voice)
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How I Met Your Mother
Kevin Venkataraghavan
American Horror Story Image
American Horror Story
Mac Marzara
24 Image
24
Ahmed Amar
Spin City Image
Spin City
Buddy
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Angel
Young Man in Fez
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The Big Bang Theory
Kevin Campbell
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Prajeeb
ER Image
ER
Narajan
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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Match Game Image
Match Game
Self - Panelist
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Ventakish (voice)
Designated Survivor Image
Designated Survivor
Seth Wright
New Girl Image
New Girl
Tripp
Tamron Hall Image
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots Image
Finding Your Roots
Self
Fancy Nancy Image
Fancy Nancy
Mr. Singh (voice)
CBS News Sunday Morning Image
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Hollywood Game Night Image
Hollywood Game Night
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid Image
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
Tru Calling Image
Tru Calling
Steven
All About the Andersons Image
All About the Andersons
Doctor George
Sunnyside Image
Sunnyside
Garrett Modi
To Tell the Truth Image
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
The Santa Clauses Image
The Santa Clauses
Simon Choksi
Top Gear Image
Top Gear
Deadbeat Image
Deadbeat
Clyde
Clarice Image
Clarice
Shaan Tripathi
We Are Men Image
We Are Men
Gil Bartis
Superhuman Image
Superhuman
Self - Host
Smile Image
Smile
Dr. Morgan Desai
Superman Returns Image
Superman Returns
Stanford
Battle Creek Image
Battle Creek
Detective Fontanelle
The Big Picture with Kal Penn Image
The Big Picture with Kal Penn
Himself - Host
Love Don't Co$t a Thing Image
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Kenneth Warman
The Big Brain Theory Image
The Big Brain Theory
Self - Host
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Lie Detector
Self
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Kal Penn Approves This Message
Self - Host
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Image
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Son of the Mask Image
Son of the Mask
Jorge
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Image
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Kumar Patel
Epic Movie Image
Epic Movie
Edward
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Image
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Kumar Patel
Deck the Halls Image
Deck the Halls
Amit Sayid (uncredited)
The Layover Image
The Layover
Anuj
A Lot Like Love Image
A Lot Like Love
Jeeter
The Underdoggs Image
The Underdoggs
Ryan Kauffman
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Image
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Kumar Patel
Once Upon a Time in Venice Image
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Rajeesh
Malibu's Most Wanted Image
Malibu's Most Wanted
Hadji
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj Image
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Man About Town Image
Man About Town
Alan Fineberg
The Namesake Image
The Namesake
Gogol / Nikhil
Better Off Single Image
Better Off Single
Brice
The Problem with Apu Image
The Problem with Apu
Self
Bachelor Party Vegas Image
Bachelor Party Vegas
Z-Bob
Untitled Horror Movie Image
Untitled Horror Movie
Mark
The Girl in the Photographs Image
The Girl in the Photographs
Peter Hemmings
Speech & Debate Image
Speech & Debate
James
Hot Mess Holiday Image
Hot Mess Holiday
Kal Penn
The Ashram Image
The Ashram
Nitin
Sueno Image
Sueno
Raj
Emily & Tim Image
Emily & Tim
Tim (Segment 2)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Image
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
The Sisterhood of Night Image
The Sisterhood of Night
Gordy Gambhir
Homeland Security Image
Homeland Security
Harrison
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam Image
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Kumar
American Desi Image
American Desi
Ajay Pandya
A Prayer for Rain Image
A Prayer for Rain
Motwani
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong Image
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Self
Ball and Chain Image
Ball and Chain
Bobby
Regarding Ardy Image
Regarding Ardy
Fred
Awesometown Image
Awesometown
Guy Reading Newspaper
Where's the Party Yaar? Image
Where's the Party Yaar?
Mo
Dementamania Image
Dementamania
No Image
Jodie
Sandeep (voice)
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers Image
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
Self
No Image
Cosmopolitan
Vandana's Fiancee
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Image
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
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Brookfield
Kumar Zimmerman
Dancing in Twilight Image
Dancing in Twilight
Sam
Express: Aisle to Glory Image
Express: Aisle to Glory
Jackie Newton
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz Image
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
Kumar Patel
The Girl in the Woods Image
The Girl in the Woods