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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-04-23 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Kal Penn

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

Acting

2024

The Underdoggs as Ryan Kauffman

2023

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong as Self

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Ventakish (voice)

2022

Smile as Dr. Morgan Desai

The Santa Clauses as Simon Choksi

2021

Hot Mess Holiday as Kal Penn

Untitled Horror Movie as Mark

Clarice as Shaan Tripathi

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant

2020

The Girl in the Woods

Mira, Royal Detective as Mikku (voice)

Kal Penn Approves This Message as Self - Host

2019

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

Sunnyside as Garrett Modi

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2018

The Ashram as Nitin

Fancy Nancy as Mr. Singh (voice)

Lie Detector as Self

2017

The Layover as Anuj

Once Upon a Time in Venice as Rajeesh

Speech & Debate as James

The Problem with Apu as Self

Superhuman as Self - Host

2016

Better Off Single as Brice

Designated Survivor as Seth Wright

Match Game as Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

The $100,000 Pyramid as Self

2015

The Sisterhood of Night as Gordy Gambhir

Emily & Tim as Tim (Segment 2)

The Girl in the Photographs as Peter Hemmings

Battle Creek as Detective Fontanelle

The Big Picture with Kal Penn as Himself - Host

The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2014

A Prayer for Rain as Motwani

Deadbeat as Clyde

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

2013

The Big Brain Theory as Self - Host

We Are Men as Gil Bartis

Hollywood Game Night as Self

2012

Finding Your Roots as Self

2011

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Kumar Patel

Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Kumar Patel

Impractical Jokers as Self

New Girl as Tripp

American Horror Story as Mac Marzara

2010

2009

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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

2008

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Kumar Patel

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam as Kumar

2007

Epic Movie as Edward

The Big Bang Theory as Kevin Campbell

2006

Superman Returns as Stanford

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

Man About Town as Alan Fineberg

Bachelor Party Vegas as Z-Bob

Deck the Halls as Amit Sayid (uncredited)

The Namesake as Gogol / Nikhil

Awesometown as Guy Reading Newspaper

2005

A Lot Like Love as Jeeter

Son of the Mask as Jorge

Sueno as Raj

Dancing in Twilight as Sam

How I Met Your Mother as Kevin Venkataraghavan

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self

2004

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Kumar Patel

Where's the Party Yaar? as Mo

Ball and Chain as Bobby

Homeland Security as Harrison

House as Lawrence Kutner

2003

Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Kenneth Warman

Malibu's Most Wanted as Hadji

Regarding Ardy as Fred

Cosmopolitan as Vandana's Fiancee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Tru Calling as Steven

All About the Andersons as Doctor George

2002

National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Taj Mahal Badalandabad

2001

American Desi as Ajay Pandya

24 as Ahmed Amar

1999

Angel as Young Man in Fez

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Henry Chanoor

Independent Lens as Jagdesh

Independent Lens as Vandana's Fiancee

1998

Express: Aisle to Glory as Jackie Newton

1997

The View as Self - Guest

Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Hunt

1996

Spin City as Buddy

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Prajeeb

The Daily Show as Self - Guest Host

1994

ER as Narajan

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning as Self

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Jodie as Sandeep (voice)

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor

Brookfield as Kumar Zimmerman

Production

2006

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Executive Producer

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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Producer

Creator

2019

Sunnyside as Creator