Kal Penn

Kal Penn ( born April 23, 1977 in Montclair, New Jersey; actually Kalpen Suresh modes ) is an American actor and democratic politician who was known in particular by the Harold & Kumar movies and series through various roles.

Life

Penn was born in 1977 as son of Indian immigrants in New Jersey, where he also grew up. Later he studied at the University of California at Los Angeles Film Studies and Sociology. His film career began in 1998 with Express: Aisle to Glory. He then had some minor roles in television series, among other things, he played in 1999 in the buffy episode Beer Bad a student who turns into a Neanderthal by enchanted beer. In the stoner comedy Harold & Kumar 2004 he played the lead role of Kumar, presented the role Penn in the two sequels dar.

In 2007, he starred in several episodes of the series 24 as an Arab terrorist. He also worked as a sports medicine specialist Dr. Lawrence Kutner member of the main cast of the series Dr. House, which, however, he left after two seasons.

After retiring from the television series House MD Penn worked as an Associate Director in the Office of Public Liaison at the White House. The Indian-born actor should be in the order of the President take care of the contacts of the government to Asian immigrants and artists. The position was offered to him after he supported Barack Obama during the election campaign in 2007 and 2008. June 1, 2010 Penn gave up his post at the White House and worked again as an actor. After the third installment of the Harold & Kumar series finished filming, but he returned and is now back in the White House Office of Public Engagement. Despite his work for the U.S. government played Penn from 2011 recurring the role of Kevin in the seventh and ninth season of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2000: Buffy - The Vampire Slayer ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV series, episode 4x05 )
  • 2001: Emergency Room - The emergency room (ER, TV series, episode 8x02 misdiagnosis )
  • 2002: Party Animals - Wild as it gets! ( National Lampoon's Van Wilder)
  • 2002: Sabrina - totally bewitched! ( Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, TV series, episode 5x04 )
  • 2003: Malibu 's Most Wanted
  • 2003: Love Do not Cost a Thing
  • 2004: Harold & Kumar ( Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle )
  • 2005: The Mask 2: The Next Generation ( Son of the Mask )
  • 2005: A Lot Like Love (A Lot Like Love )
  • 2006: Man About Town
  • 2006: Party Animals 2
  • 2006: Superman Returns
  • 2006: Namesake - Two worlds, one trip ( The Namesake )
  • 2007: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 8x12 failure )
  • 2007: 24 (TV series, four episodes)
  • 2007: Epic Movie ( Epic Movie)
  • 2007-2009: Dr. House ( House, TV Series, 37 episodes)
  • 2011: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
  • 2011-2012, 2014: How I Met Your Mother (TV series, ten episodes)
  • 2013: We Are Men ( TV series)
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