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* ''Series/{{Deadbeat|2014}}'' (2016) as Clyde (13 episodes)
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* ''WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou'' (2019) as himself (1 episode)
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!!His Film Roles
* ''Film/VanWilder'' (2002) as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
** ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' (2006)
* ''Film/LoveDontCostAThing'' (2003) as Kenneth Warman
* ''Film/MalibusMostWanted'' (2003) as Hadji
* ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' (2004) as Kumar Patel
** ''Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay'' (2008)
** ''Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas'' (2011)
* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' (2005) as Jorge
* ''Film/TheNamesake'' (2006) as Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'' (2006) as Stanford
* ''Film/EpicMovie'' (2007) as Edward Pervertski
* ''Film/TheSisterhoodOfNight'' (2014) as Gordy Gambhir
* ''Film/SpeechAndDebate'' (2017) as James
* ''Film/TheLayover'' (2017) as Anuj
* ''Film/Smile2022'' as Dr. Morgan Desai
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!!His TV Roles
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (1999) as Hunt (1 episode)
* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' (2000) as Prajeeb (1 episode)
* ''Series/SpinCity'' (2000) as Buddy (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (2001) as Fez Boy (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2001) as Narajan (1 episode)
* ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (2001) as Solomon Al-Ramahi (1 episode)
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2007) as Henry Chanoor (1 episode)
* ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2007) as Ahmed Amar (4 episodes)
* ''Series/{{House}}'' (2007-09, 2012) as Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Main role 2007-09; guest 2012)
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2011-14) as Kevin (10 episodes)
* ''Series/BattleCreek'' (2015) as Detective Fontanelle White (11 episodes)
* ''Series/NewGirl'' (2016) as Tripp (2 episodes)
* ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (2016-19) as Seth Wright
* ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'' (2018-21) as Mr. Singh (voice) (3 episodes)
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' (2019) as Dr. Campbell (3 episodes)
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraRoyalDetective'' (2020-21) as Mikku (voice)
* ''Series/{{Clarice}}'' (2021) as Shaan Tripathi
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' (2022-)
** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryNYC'' (2022) as Detective Mac Marzara
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* ''Film/VanWilder'' (2002) as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
** ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' (2006)
* ''Film/LoveDontCostAThing'' (2003) as Kenneth Warman
* ''Film/MalibusMostWanted'' (2003) as Hadji
* ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' (2004) as Kumar Patel
** ''Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay'' (2008)
** ''Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas'' (2011)
* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' (2005) as Jorge
* ''Film/TheNamesake'' (2006) as Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'' (2006) as Stanford
* ''Film/EpicMovie'' (2007) as Edward Pervertski
* ''Film/TheSisterhoodOfNight'' (2014) as Gordy Gambhir
* ''Film/SpeechAndDebate'' (2017) as James
* ''Film/TheLayover'' (2017) as Anuj
* ''Film/Smile2022'' as Dr. Morgan Desai
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!!His TV Roles
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (1999) as Hunt (1 episode)
* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' (2000) as Prajeeb (1 episode)
* ''Series/SpinCity'' (2000) as Buddy (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (2001) as Fez Boy (1 episode)
* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2001) as Narajan (1 episode)
* ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (2001) as Solomon Al-Ramahi (1 episode)
* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2007) as Henry Chanoor (1 episode)
* ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2007) as Ahmed Amar (4 episodes)
* ''Series/{{House}}'' (2007-09, 2012) as Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Main role 2007-09; guest 2012)
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2011-14) as Kevin (10 episodes)
* ''Series/BattleCreek'' (2015) as Detective Fontanelle White (11 episodes)
* ''Series/NewGirl'' (2016) as Tripp (2 episodes)
* ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (2016-19) as Seth Wright
* ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'' (2018-21) as Mr. Singh (voice) (3 episodes)
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' (2019) as Dr. Campbell (3 episodes)
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraRoyalDetective'' (2020-21) as Mikku (voice)
* ''Series/{{Clarice}}'' (2021) as Shaan Tripathi
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' (2022-)
** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryNYC'' (2022) as Detective Mac Marzara
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Kal Penn (full name Kalpen Modi, born April 23, 1977 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an Indian-American film actor well-known for playing Kumar in the ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies and movies, Taj in the ''Film/VanWilder'' movies.
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* ItsPersonal: He devoured the book ''Literature/TheNamesake'' by Jhumpa Lahiri, and immediately set about acquiring the film rights so that Indian-American director Mira Nair could make it. He was ''devastated'' to learn that someone else had already bought the film rights. Until he learned that it was Mira Nair. He then begged to be part of the production and was given the lead role.
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Kal Penn (full name Kalpen Modi, born April 23, 1977) 1977 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an Indian-American film actor well-known for playing Kumar in the ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies and Taj in the ''Film/VanWilder'' movies.
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Kal Penn (full name Kalpen Modi, born April 23, 1977-) 1977) is an Indian-American film actor well-known for playing Kumar in the ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies and Taj in the ''Film/VanWilder'' movies.
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'''Kal Penn''' (full name Kalpen Modi, April 23, 1977-) is an Indian-American film actor well-known for playing Kumar in the ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies and Taj in the ''Film/VanWilder'' movies.
In January 2007, Penn appeared in the first four episodes of the sixth season of ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Ahmed Amar, a teenage terrorist. Penn says he nearly turned down the role due to personal ethics, stating, "I have a huge political problem with the role. It was essentially accepting a form of racial profiling. I think it's repulsive. But it was the first time [[AwesomeDearBoy I had a chance to blow stuff up]] and take a family hostage. As an actor, why shouldn't I have that opportunity? Because I'm brown and I should be scared about the connection between media images and people's thought processes?"
Also in January 2007, he appeared in the spoof comedy ''Film/EpicMovie''. In May 2007, Penn received the Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Actor for his performance in ''Film/TheNamesake''.
In Fall 2007, Penn joined the cast of the Fox medical drama ''Series/{{House}}'' as fellowship applicant Lawrence Kutner.
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that he would join the UsefulNotes/BarackObama White House as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. This caused mixed reactions from fans as this necessitated that his character be written out of the show. Not by being PutOnABus, but by having him [[spoiler:[[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed off-screen]]]].
Prior to his political engagement, Penn taught at the University of Pennsylvania as an adjunct member in the Cinema Studies Program.
In April 2010, it was confirmed Penn will leave his post as Obama's associate director of public engagement to return to his acting career.
He has [[CreatorBacklash nothing nice to say]] about ''Film/SonOfTheMask''.
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'''Kal Penn''' (full name Kalpen Modi, April 23, 1977-) is an Indian-American film actor well-known for playing Kumar in the ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' movies and Taj in the ''Film/VanWilder'' movies.
In January 2007, Penn appeared in the first four episodes of the sixth season of ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Ahmed Amar, a teenage terrorist. Penn says he nearly turned down the role due to personal ethics, stating, "I have a huge political problem with the role. It was essentially accepting a form of racial profiling. I think it's repulsive. But it was the first time [[AwesomeDearBoy I had a chance to blow stuff up]] and take a family hostage. As an actor, why shouldn't I have that opportunity? Because I'm brown and I should be scared about the connection between media images and people's thought processes?"
Also in January 2007, he appeared in the spoof comedy ''Film/EpicMovie''. In May 2007, Penn received the Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Actor for his performance in ''Film/TheNamesake''.
In Fall 2007, Penn joined the cast of the Fox medical drama ''Series/{{House}}'' as fellowship applicant Lawrence Kutner.
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that he would join the UsefulNotes/BarackObama White House as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. This caused mixed reactions from fans as this necessitated that his character be written out of the show. Not by being PutOnABus, but by having him [[spoiler:[[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed off-screen]]]].
Prior to his political engagement, Penn taught at the University of Pennsylvania as an adjunct member in the Cinema Studies Program.
In April 2010, it was confirmed Penn will leave his post as Obama's associate director of public engagement to return to his acting career.
He has [[CreatorBacklash nothing nice to say]] about ''Film/SonOfTheMask''.
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* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: Kal has said that his real-life persona is the opposite of the loose, freewheeling stoner Kumar.
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