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
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.9475 |
| Birthday | 1977-04-23 |
| Place of Birth | Montclair, New Jersey, USA |
| Also Known As | Kalpen Suresh Modi, Cal Pen, Καλ Πεν, カル・ペン, 凱爾潘, کال پن, |
2006
Superman Returns
5.803/4531
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...
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2006
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
5.107/425
Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and te...
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2023
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
6/2
Black Eyed Peas, Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert, Fortune Feimster, Jason Biggs, Jenny Mollen, Julianne Hough, Kal Penn, The Muppets, NE-YO, Raven Symoné a...
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2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
6.558/2253
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for...
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2003
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
7.58/679
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
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2022
Smile
6.666/4008
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain...
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2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
6.022/1938
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he...
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2003
Where's the Party Yaar?
4.857/14
In a small village in India, Hari Patel visits an astrologer before his big trip to America. Upon his arrival in the U.S., Hari stays with the Bakshi...
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2001
American Desi
5.9/10
College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised...
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American Desi
2005
A Lot Like Love
6.8/1359
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next...
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A Lot Like Love
2007
Epic Movie
3.866/1667
When the Pevensie siblings each follow their own path, they find themselves at Willy's Chocolate Factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover th...
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Epic Movie
2006
Man About Town
5.214/147
A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swi...
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Express: Aisle to Glory
9/1
PBA Films and renowned bagging filmmaker Jonathan Buss bring the heart-pounding action of pro bagging to the screen in the inspiring story of a small...
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Express: Aisle to Glory
2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
6.317/1620
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlan...
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
5.167/285
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to...
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Malibu's Most Wanted
2006
Bachelor Party Vegas
4.91/67
A planned evening of debauchery in Las Vegas to celebrate their best friend's wedding goes horribly -- but hilariously -- wrong for five average guys.
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2006
Deck the Halls
5.603/799
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be...
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Deck the Halls
2004
Ball and Chain
6.333/9
Somewhere in the middle of Texas, Ameet (Sunil Malhotra) and Saima (Lisa Ray) have a problem. They were perfectly happy avoiding each other until thei...
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Ball and Chain
2006
The Namesake
6.763/188
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their tradit...
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The Namesake
2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
5.999/1053
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But...
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2013
Dementamania
4.4/5
A frustrated office worker finds himself caught between the realms of his deranged imagination and the mundane reality of his everyday existence.
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Dementamania
2015
The Sisterhood of Night
6.2/73
When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-...
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The Sisterhood of Night
2003
Regarding Ardy
0/0
In The Lonely Island's second attempt at a sitcom, Ardy breaks his finger, so Kiv and Jorm try to find him a new one.
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Regarding Ardy
2014
A Prayer for Rain
6.3/30
Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and...
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A Prayer for Rain
2011
Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
7/1
Join Harold & Kumar as they sing all of your favorite holiday classics... and some songs they just made up while they were high.
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Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz
2021
Hot Mess Holiday
6/8
A jilted woman and her friends end up with a 35-carat blood diamond during Diwali, but when it goes missing, they must find it before they get their e...
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Hot Mess Holiday
2008
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
6.5/35
Ever wonder what would have happened if Harold & Kumar had not been sent to Guantanamo and simply made it to Amsterdam? Here's a little something dire...
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Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam
2024
The Underdoggs
7.008/199
Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs,...
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The Underdoggs
2015
Emily & Tim
5.6/11
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
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Emily & Tim
2016
Better Off Single
5/27
A comedy that follows a man on a mission of self-discovery that results in hallucinations, flashbacks and fantasies in his quest to find new love and...
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Better Off Single
2017
The Layover
5.37/719
When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends find themselves competing for the same guy during an extended...
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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
0/0
The life of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor was turned upside down when he's implicated in the wrongful death trial of one-time Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smit...
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Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
2006
Awesometown
7.4/13
In May 2005, The Dudes were hired to create a pilot for Fox.
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Awesometown
2015
The Girl in the Photographs
4.9/117
Small-town store clerk Colleen is eager to escape her tedious existence and annoying boyfriend. Then gruesome photos of murdered women start appearing...
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The Girl in the Photographs
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
5.235/707
Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local t...
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Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Speech & Debate
5.9/96
Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make...
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Speech & Debate
2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
4.6/5
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2005
Son of the Mask
4.2/1953
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "bo...
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Son of the Mask
2005
Sueno
4.5/12
A Mexican immigrant new to Los Angeles enters into a love triangle with two very different women.
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Sueno
2003
Cosmopolitan
7.5/2
A single bachelor, an oddly attractive neighbor and a popular women's magazine are the ingredients of this delicious romance that pays homage to class...
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Cosmopolitan
2018
The Ashram
5.6/23
After receiving a cryptic message, American skeptic Jamie travels to the Indian Himalayas to pick up on the trail of his disappeared girlfriend. There...
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The Ashram
2017
The Problem with Apu
4.8/49
In the history of “The Simpsons,” few characters outside the title family have had as much cultural impact as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Springfield...
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The Problem with Apu
2005
Dancing in Twilight
3.833/3
When the wife of Indian immigrant Matt Singh dies suddenly (having kept her illness a secret), the successful businessman suddenly finds himself adrif...
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Dancing in Twilight
2020
The Girl in the Woods
6.1/7
Preteen Carrie as she learns under the mentorship of reclusive Arthur Dean (A.D.) to reclaim her power and defend herself against the monsters that bu...
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The Girl in the Woods
2021
Untitled Horror Movie
4.3/57
Set on computer screens and found footage style content, the movie follows six actors who decide to shoot their own horror movie as their hit TV show...
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Untitled Horror Movie
2004
Homeland Security
4.833/6
Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House informing him that his commander in chief requires...
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Brookfield
4/2
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2021
Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers
0/0
A look at the personal story of FBI agent Clarice Starling, as she returns to the field about a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs (199...
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Patel
0/0
Plot TBA; described as a 'deadpan gangster tragedy' set in the world of Indian American–owned motels.
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Patel
What the F*ck Is My Password?!
0/0
A self-proclaimed failure discovers his drunken Bitcoin investment from over a decade ago is now worth $200 million. He has four password attempts and...
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1999
Freshmen
5/2
Four college freshmen from vastly different worlds navigate identity, ambition, and growing pains in their first chaotic quarter of university life. S...
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Contra
0/0
A young chess prodigy is drawn into a dangerous underground circuit where every move carries life-or-death consequences.
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Contra
Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel
0/0
The fourth installment in the 'Harold & Kumar' film series.
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