An image from Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, one of the productions that also features Kal Penn.

Kal Penn

April 23, 1977 — Montclair, New Jersey, USA

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,

House

2004

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Superman Returns

2006

Smile

2022

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008

A Lot Like Love

2005