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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Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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 Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The $100,000 Pyramid
American Horror Story
Deck the Halls
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Daily Show
The Underdoggs
House
Malibu's Most Wanted
Superman Returns
The Layover
Smile
Battle Creek
Designated Survivor
Son of the Mask
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
We Are Men
A Lot Like Love
The Santa Clauses
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Deadbeat
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
The Big Brain Theory
Epic Movie
Sunnyside
The Namesake
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