Kal Penn Biography (1977-) (original) (raw)

Original name, Kal Penmodie; born April 23, 1977, in Montclair, NJ. Addresses: Agent: Harry Gold, Gold/Liedtke Agency, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite1400, Burbank, CA 91505.; Manager: Daniel Spilo, Evolution Entertainment, 7720 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046.; Publicist: Mia Hansen, Guttman and Associates, 118 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

April 23, 1977

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Jackie Newton, Express: Aisle to Glory, PBA Films, 1998
Ajay, Freshmen, Stoddard Temple, 2000
Ajay Pandya, American Desi, Eros International, 2001
Taj Mahal Badalandabad, Van Wilder (also known as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Van Wilder: Party Liaison, and Party Animals--Wilder geht's nicht), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Sanjay, Badger, 2002
Mohan "Mo" Bakshi, Where's the Party Yaar?, Music Masala Films, 2002
Kendal Cunningham, Hector, Platinum Point Pictures, 2002
Bobby, The Arrangement, Awaaz Productions, 2003
Hadji, Malibu's Most Wanted (also known as Suckaz), WarnerBros., 2003
Kenneth, If You Were My Girl, Warner Bros., 2003
Television Appearances
Episodic
Nerdy kid, The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1998
Kurt Hunt, "Beer Bad," Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The WB, 1999
Prajeeb, "You Can't Twin," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The WB, 2000
Buddy, "The Spanish Prisoner," Spin City, ABC, 2000
"Larva," That's Life, ABC, 2001
Fez boy, "That Vision Thing," Angel, The WB, 2001
Narajan, "The Longer You Stay," ER, NBC, 2001
Solomon Al-Ramai, "Baby Love," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001
Malek Siham, "Rules of the Game," The Agency, CBS, 2001
Pilots
Kumar Zimmerman, Brookfield, ABC, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Bibi, July, 2001, pp. 36-42
Rolling Stone, October 3, 2002, p. 70

Electronic

Kal Penn, http://www.kalpennonline.com, December 9, 2002