Kal Penn
Kal Penn: Plays Dr. Lawrence Kutner
| Birth Name: |
Kalpen Suresh Modi |
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| Birth Date: |
April 23, 1977 |
| Astrological Sign: |
Taurus |
| Birth Place: |
Montclair, New Jersey |
| Education: |
University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Awards: |
- MTV Movie Awards
- 2005 Best Musical Performance for: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) – Nominated
Shared with: John Cho For “Hold On”.
- 2005 Best On-Screen Team for: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) – Nominated
Shared with: John Cho
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2009 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: “House M.D.” (2004) – Nominated
Shared with: Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Peter Jacobson, Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Olivia Wilde
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2005 Choice Movie Rockstar Moment for: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) – Nominated
Shared with: John Cho For singing “Hold On”.
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| Fast Facts: |
- Split his first name in two to form his professional moniker.
- Is a vegetarian and ate veggie burgers during the filming of his hit comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
- In addition to guest spots on shows such as Six Feet Under, Spin City and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, he appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel.
- When he was in 8th grade he was in a school production of the musical, The Wiz.
- Kal penn majored in Film and Sociolgy while he was at UCLA.
- Kal Penn attended the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Howell High School in Farmingdale, New Jersey.
- Kal Penn is 5 feet 11 inches tall.
- Kal Penn is of Gujarati Indian descent.
- Kal volunteered extensively for the Barack Obama presidential campaign and left the cast of House to work for the president in the White House.
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