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 $100,000 Pyramid
American Horror Story
Deck the Halls
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Daily Show
The Underdoggs
Superman Returns
Malibu's Most Wanted
Smile
The Layover
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Son of the Mask
We Are Men
Battle Creek
A Lot Like Love
Designated Survivor
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
The Santa Clauses
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Deadbeat
Epic Movie
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
The Big Brain Theory
The Namesake
Sunnyside
Production Credits
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