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Kal Penn (born Kalpen Modi on April 23, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and National Lampoon's Van Wilder.

Early life

Penn was born in Montclair, New Jersey to an engineer father and a mother who worked as a fragrance evaluator for a perfume company; both of his parents were immigrants of Gujarati Indian ancestry. Penn is an alumnus of Howell High School and The Fine and Performing Arts Specialized Learning Center for three years. He graduated at Freehold Township High School where he attended for his senior year only. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he double majored in Film and Sociology. While at UCLA, he was a founding member of the underground intellectual society, "6 South." Due to creative differences the group disbanded but are currently considering a reunion. He also played a big role in the on-campus club, Sangam, which has also disbanded.

Career

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, Superman Returns and National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, Epic Movie, The Namesake, and will be a part of the upcoming Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam. 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 appeared in the first four episodes of the sixth season of 24 as Ahmed Amar, a villain. Also in January 2007, he appeared in the spoof comedy Epic Movie as well as the television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where he played a recognition-starved rapist and murderer.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Express: Aisle to Glory Jackie Newton
1999 Freshmen Ajay
2001 American Desi Ajay Pandya
2002 National Lampoon's Van Wilder Taj Mahal Badalandabad
Hector Kendal Cunningham
2003 Love Don't Cost a Thing Kenneth Warman
American Made (as Kalpen Modi) Jagdesh
Malibu's Most Wanted Hadji
Where's the Party Yaar? Mo (Mohan Bakshi)
2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Kumar Patel
Ball & Chain Bobby
2005 Sueño Raj
A Lot Like Love Jeeter
Son of the Mask Jorge
Dancing in Twilight Sam
2006 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj Taj completed
Superman Returns Stanford
Bachelor Party Vegas Z-Bob
Man About Town Alan Fineberg
2007 The Namesake Gogol Ganguli Releasing March, 2007
Epic Movie Edward January 26, 2007
2008 Under New Management Wheeler pre-production
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam Kumar Patel announced

TV Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2007 24 Ahmed Amar
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Henry Chanoor
2006 The Danny Comden Project Max completed
2004 Homeland Security Harrison
2003 Tru Calling (Haunted) Steven
All About the Andersons George
Cosmopolitan Vandana's Fiancee
2001 The Agency Malek
NYPD Blue Solomon Al-Ramai
ER Narajan
Angel Fez Boy
2000 Spin City Buddy
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Prajeeb
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Hunt
Brookfield Kumar Zimmerman

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