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KAL PENN is becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors. He is perhaps best known for his MTV Movie Award-nominated performance as Kumar in the indie hit Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.
His more recent film credits include the drama, The Namesake, based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri and directed by Mira Nair; the comedy feature Vegas Baby; Mike Binder’s Man About Town, with Ben Affleck; Sueño, starring John Leguizamo and Elizabeth Pena; A Lot Like Love, with Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet; Dancing in Twilight, with Mimi Rogers and Erik Avari; Arrangement, starring Lisa Ray; Love Don’t Cost a Thing, with Nick Cannon, Christina Milian and Steve Harvey; the festival-winning political indie drama American Made; Malibu’s Most Wanted, opposite Jamie Kennedy; Van Wilder, starring as ‘Taj’ opposite Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid and Tim Matheson; the cross-cultural romantic comedy American Desi; director Tom Huang’s Freshmen; and the Emmy-winning HBO Films comedy Express: Aisle to Glory. Kal’s next scheduled project is the action film, Crash Bandits, with Hayden Christensen, directed by John McTiernan, to be shot in South Africa this summer.
Penn’s notable television appearances include episodes of Spin City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The Steve Harvey Show. During the 1999-2000 TV season, he was a series regular on the ABC/Touchstone pilot Brookfield, and during the 2001-2002 TV season, he had guest spots on NYPD Blue, The Agency, Angel and ER. Penn has also appeared in several shorts created by The Lonely Island, a filmmaking collaborative formed by SNL writers Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer. Penn was born and raised in New Jersey which allowed him to train extensively in theatre across the New York metropolitan area. His most memorable experiences include working with the George Street Playhouse, The Atlantic Theatre Company, The New Jersey Governor’s School of the Arts and Rutgers University Summer Arts Institute.
When he graduated from the Freehold Regional High School District’s Performing Arts High School, Penn was accepted into the prestigious School of Theater, Film and Television at the University of California Los Angeles. During his time at UCLA, he continued to build his body of work in film and television both inside and outside of the classroom. Penn currently resides in New York City.
Filmography: A Lot Like Love, Bachelor Party Vegas, Epic Movie (2006), Harold & Kumar 2, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Man About Town (2006), National Lampoons Van Wilder, Superman Returns, The NameSake,
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