Personal Info
Birth date
1977-04-23 (48 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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
Kal Penn
Biography
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,
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.136
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.The Daily Show
6.363
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.355
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watchThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.785
Overview:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.312
Overview:
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.477
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.333
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.6
Overview:
The comedian, actress, social media sensation, producer and author of "How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life," Lilly Singh brings her unique perspective to late night as she hosts celebrity interviews, talks current events, performs musical and sketch comedy, plays games, and more.Impractical Jokers
7.9
Overview:
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.407
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.641
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.How I Met Your Mother
8.143
Overview:
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.Independent Lens
6.467
Overview:
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.CBS News Sunday Morning
6.8
Overview:
The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.American Horror Story
8.111
Overview:
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.The Big Bang Theory
7.909
Overview:
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.809
Overview:
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8.119
Overview:
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.Spin City
7.1
Overview:
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.24
7.791
Overview:
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.Tamron Hall
5.1
Overview:
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.Angel
7.885
Overview:
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.ER
7.828
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.New Girl
7.35
Overview:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.Finding Your Roots
6.2
Overview:
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.Acting
TBABrookfield as Kumar Zimmerman
TBATrust Me, I'm a Doctor as Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
TBAJodie as Sandeep (voice)
2024The Underdoggs as Ryan Kauffman
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (1 Episode) as Ventakish (voice)
2023Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong as Self
2022The Santa Clauses (6 Episodes) as Simon Choksi
2022Smile as Dr. Morgan Desai
2021Hot Mess Holiday as Kal Penn
2021Untitled Horror Movie as Mark
2021Clarice (10 Episodes) as Shaan Tripathi
2021Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers as Self
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2020Kal Penn Approves This Message (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2020The Girl in the Woods as Unknown
2020Mira, Royal Detective (104 Episodes) as Mikku (voice)
2019Sunnyside (11 Episodes) as Garrett Modi
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh (3 Episodes) as Self
2019Tamron Hall (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (4, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest Host
2018Fancy Nancy (123 Episodes) as Mr. Singh (voice)
2018The Ashram as Nitin
2018Lie Detector (1 Episode) as Self
2017The Problem with Apu as Self
2017The Layover as Anuj
2017Superhuman (8 Episodes) as Self - Host
2017Once Upon a Time in Venice as Rajeesh
2017Speech & Debate as James
2016Better Off Single as Brice
2016Designated Survivor (53 Episodes) as Seth Wright
2016The $100,000 Pyramid (2 Episodes) as Self
2016Match Game (2 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2016To Tell the Truth (4 Episodes) as Self - Panelist
2015The Girl in the Photographs as Peter Hemmings
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Unknown
2015Emily & Tim as Tim (Segment 2)
2015The Sisterhood of Night as Gordy Gambhir
2015The Big Picture with Kal Penn (12 Episodes) as Himself - Host
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2015Battle Creek (13 Episodes) as Detective Fontanelle
2014A Prayer for Rain as Motwani
2014Deadbeat (13 Episodes) as Clyde
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2013We Are Men (11 Episodes) as Gil Bartis
2013Dementamania as Unknown
2013Hollywood Game Night (1 Episode) as Self
2013The Big Brain Theory (8 Episodes) as Self - Host
2012Finding Your Roots (1 Episode) as Self
2011Impractical Jokers (1 Episode) as Self
2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Kumar Patel
2011Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Kumar Patel
2011American Horror Story (5 Episodes) as Mac Marzara
2011New Girl (2 Episodes) as Tripp
2010Top Gear (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
2008Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam as Kumar
2008Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Kumar Patel
2007The Big Bang Theory (3 Episodes) as Kevin Campbell
2007Epic Movie as Edward
2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
2006Deck the Halls as Amit Sayid (uncredited)
2006The Namesake as Gogol / Nikhil
2006Superman Returns as Stanford
2006Man About Town as Alan Fineberg
2006Bachelor Party Vegas as Z-Bob
2006Awesometown as Guy Reading Newspaper
2005Sueno as Raj
2005How I Met Your Mother (10 Episodes) as Kevin Venkataraghavan
2005A Lot Like Love as Jeeter
2005Son of the Mask as Jorge
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 Episode) as Self
2005Dancing in Twilight as Sam
2004House (40 Episodes) as Lawrence Kutner
2004Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Kumar Patel
2004Where's the Party Yaar? as Mo
2004Ball and Chain as Bobby
2004Homeland Security as Harrison
2003Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Kenneth Warman
2003Tru Calling (1 Episode) as Steven
2003All About the Andersons (1 Episode) as Doctor George
2003Malibu's Most Wanted as Hadji
2003Regarding Ardy as Fred
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Cosmopolitan as Vandana's Fiancee
2002National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Taj Mahal Badalandabad
200124 (4 Episodes) as Ahmed Amar
2001American Desi as Ajay Pandya
1999Angel (1 Episode) as Young Man in Fez
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Henry Chanoor
1999Independent Lens (1, 1 Episode) as Jagdesh, Vandana's Fiancee
1998Express: Aisle to Glory as Jackie Newton
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1 Episode) as Hunt
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 Episode) as Prajeeb
1996Spin City (1 Episode) as Buddy
1996The Daily Show (8 Episodes) as Self - Guest Host
1994ER (1 Episode) as Narajan
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (5 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1979CBS News Sunday Morning (1 Episode) as Self
Production
TBATrust Me, I'm a Doctor ... Producer
2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj ... Executive Producer
Creator
2019Sunnyside ... Creator