Kal Penn
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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
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
House
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
New Girl
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
Angel
CBS News Sunday Morning
Finding Your Roots
Clarice
24
Hollywood Game Night
Impractical Jokers
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Top Gear
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The $100,000 Pyramid
American Horror Story
Deck the Halls
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Daily Show
The Underdoggs
Malibu's Most Wanted
Superman Returns
Smile
The Layover
We Are Men
Battle Creek
Son of the Mask
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
A Lot Like Love
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Designated Survivor
The Santa Clauses
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Deadbeat
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
The Namesake
The Big Brain Theory
Epic Movie
Sunnyside
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Production Credits
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