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Kal Penn
Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, author, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. He is best known for his role as Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar movie franchise. He is also known for his roles as Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, White House staffer Seth Wright on Designated Survivor, Kevin in How I Met Your Mother and Nikhil Ganguli in the film The Namesake (2006). In early 2009, Penn was offered the position of Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, which he accepted, necessitating his character Lawrence Kutner being written out of the TV series House. In 2020, Penn wrote a memoir called "You Can't Be Serious". While promoting this memoir, Penn announced that he and his boyfriend of 11 years, named Josh, were engaged
As actor
The Underdoggs
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Smile
Hot Mess Holiday
Untitled Horror Movie
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
The Girl in the Woods
The Ashram
The Layover
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Speech & Debate
The Problem with Apu
Better Off Single
The Sisterhood of Night
Emily & Tim
The Girl in the Photographs
A Prayer for Rain
Dementamania
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
Epic Movie
Superman Returns
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Man About Town
Bachelor Party Vegas
Deck the Halls
The Namesake