- Name: Kal Penn
- Date of Birth: April 23, 1977
- Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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Kal Penn (born Kalpen Modi on April 23, 1977) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Where's the Party, Yaar?
Penn was born in Mon...( read more)
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Kal Penn mini-bio: Kal Penn (born Kalpen Modi on April 23, 1977) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Where's the Party, Yaar?
Penn was born in Montclair, New Jersey of Gujarati Indian ancestry. He is a graduate of Howell High School and The Fine and Performing Arts Specialized Learning Center. He is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles where he double majored in Film and Sociology. While at UCLA, Kal was a founding member of the underground intellectual society, "6 South." Due to creative differences the group disbanded but are currently considering a reunion.
Penn's feature film debut came in 1998 in Express: Aisle to Glory. He has since appeared in American Desi, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Malibu's Most Wanted, A Lot Like Love, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Dude, Where's the Party?, Love Don't Cost a Thing and Superman Returns and will be a part of the upcoming The Namesake, Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam, and National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj.
Penn was featured in the The Lonely Island's rejected Awesometown MTV pilot music video, along with his friend Brandon Routh (who played Superman in Superman Returns). Penn also played one of Lex Luthor's Henchmen in Superman Returns.
In January 2007, Penn will appear in a recurring role as a villain in the sixth season of 24.
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shortsweet286posted 11 days ago -
This guy has Got a lot if Talent...his approach is different and is much more creative...
posted 51 days ago -
mister jus a**es actor, he's great, make me get a good laugh. he jus d best.
posted 182 days ago -
I love this guy! i am so glad he is on House now! He isn't that bad looking either... :)
posted 223 days ago -
yo guy u my ideal man you killed in van Wilder2 keep this shit up bra
posted 498 days ago -
Yo Kal Harold and Kumar got to White Castle is like in my top 3 fave movies, and i wanna see van wilder, good work dude, and dont listen to that bitch that says you suck man, the only thing that you're probly suckin is pussy mother fucker!!! lol
posted 512 days ago -
KAL PENN came into my work like a month ago and i didnt think it was him till he said it was and his visa said it. OMG
posted 528 days ago -
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Kal Penn rules...I love most of his movies, especially Harold and Kumar and Van Wilder.
posted 644 days ago -
Go Kal loved you in 24 and Van Wilder, wish you stuck around in 24 for a bit longer disapointing that they killed you off.
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