Talk:Kal Penn

message: Given the White House position, it would seem more suitable for the article's title and URL to be his real name "Kalpen Modi" instead of his stage name "Kal Penn". "Kal Penn" should redirect to this article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.109.96.247 (talk) 15:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have moved the page. --Stalfur (talk) 11:09, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Article Name

message: This article lists two different years of birth: 1978  (in the infobox) and 1977 (at the beginning of the article). Does anyone know for sure which one is right? IMDb says 1977, but I'm not sure that I should automatically go with that since they've been wrong about birthdays before.
kane2742 (talk) 15:49, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthdate 

message: At the beggining of the article there's a link to the character page of House M.D when there is an entire wikipedia article devoted exclusively to Penn's character. Should it not directly link to the latter page?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.33.193.107 (talk) 16:22, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Role in House link 

message: really?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.17.42 (talk) 20:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marlboro Middle School? 

message: In house he plays as one of Dr. House's new fellowship applicants (correct right?) while he played a Med school applicant student in Harold & Kumar go to white castle, somewhat of a coincidence or am I reading into this too much
*Lots of Indian people are encouraged to become doctors. Part of the reason I (as an Indian) was against it so much. :P --V2Blast (talk) 23:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coincidence? 

message: I am almost positive that he went to Howell High School. I knew he lived in Howell, and Howell HS has the Fine and Performing Arts Center. (FPAC) 
Also, 
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671980/bio
I will change it to Howell High School.
Hal06 22:12, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember him (very vaguely) from forensics when he went to Freehold, and my recollections support Stevehim's yearbook. However, just to be pedantic, none of these sources are Reliable Sources in the wikipedia sense, not even IMDB. Freehold is well attested, and if you want to add anything else, you'll need to cite a source. 131.96.47.17 (talk) 20:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  High School 

message: there are a load of movies not in this article. just check his imdbc71.62.10.130 23:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  wtf 

message: I'm pretty sure I saw him in another movie, though I can't remember which. He spoke with a British accent and played some kind of scientist or researcher that was working at tracking station and giving updates on conditions. I really can't remember anything else, but I'm sure I saw him in this type of role. Does anyone know which movie I'm referring to? Please tell me if you know. Thanks 209.244.30.43 18:07, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Movies 

message: Filmography is in ascending order by year while tv appearances is in descending order by year. inconsistent — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.78.142.219 (talk) 04:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And you please indent your posts when responding to someone.  They are now consistent, but almost all of the filmography tables on Wikipedia are in descending chronological order (oldest at the top).  This makes more sense, and the tables should be inverted to match the standard.  Dfsghjkgfhdg (talk) 01:01, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistent 

message: The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- KrakatoaKatie 01:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: Ok, so he's of Indian descent, but he was born here in the USA. Is it appropriate to have the Hindi version of his name given? I'm of Italian, Scots, German and Swedish ancestry, but if there was a Wikipedia article about me, I'd expect it to show my name only in English. Wilybadger (talk) 02:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Where are you guys getting a Hindi version of his name? It's written in Gujarati and checked the previous edits and it's always been in Gujarati.
I'm putting the Gujarati spelling of his name in the article again, because Gujarati is written in a non-Latin script. To Wilybadger, Italian, Scots, German and Swedish are all written in the Latin script, so it is redundant to do so. You should check out other articles like Jolin Tsai's and complain there on why she has her Chinese name written in the article. That would be great. Signed, kotakkasut 03:16, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hindi Name 

message: Note how the words '2007' 'Epic Movie' and 'The Namesake' have been placed in the wrong columns.
I looked at the Edit page but I'm not very sure how to edit tables like that so if someone could correct it...?
--Eviltimmehempire (talk) 20:45, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in Filmography 

message: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/04/07/2009-04-07_actor_kal_penns_surprise_suicide_on_hous.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.240.64.130 (talk) 02:12, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actor Kal Penn's surprise suicide on 'House' opens way to job with Obama White House 

message: It's false. Look at the reference, 3. It mentions only:
"N.J., Penn received his B.A. in sociology with a specialization in theater, film and television from the University of California, Los Angeles"
In consequence, only one qualification, not 2 diploma qualification, with only specialization. No reference to his place.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.128.33.207 (talk) 07:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  He didn't major from UCLA 

message: Kal Penn had a bit part in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, season 4, episode 5, titled "Beer Bad". The character he played was named "Hunt", in the credits. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 01:30, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  appeared on Buffy 4x05 

message: It says in the article: Modi is a non-smoker, teetotaler and strict vegetarian since birth. Can I please have the source of this? I can't find it anywhere. 77.165.218.101 (talk) 13:22, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  smoker or non smoker 

message: Kal will be leaving his post at the White House to return to acting. He is set to star in Harold and Kumar 3 which is slated to start filming in late June of this year. Feel free to add this information to the article.  AcePuppy (talk) 18:09, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd propose that the article be moved back to Kal Penn.  If acting is again his primary career he'll almost certainly be using the stage name more.Bjones (talk) 17:47, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:Crystal Just wait until Penn confirms he'll leaving the White House. TbhotchTalk C. 19:55, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Confirmed. Requesting a move back to Kal Penn. Why in the world did they even switch it in the first place?  Tktru (talk) 03:09, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Because "There were proper for a government worker". TbhotchTalk C. 03:12, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

text: Have any of you confirmed that he's switching back to his old stage name? Unless you have, WP:CRYSTAL still applies. And even if he does resume the old name when working on films, what if he spends the rest of his life making occasional films under the name Kal Penn but also engaged in serious work as Kalpen Modi? In that case, I think the article should be under his real name. —Largo Plazo (talk) 16:02, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Was confirmed by Reuters, and is his stage name, always was and always will be, and his next work will be on H&K series. TbhotchTalk C. 16:08, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: "Always was an always will be"? You mean, like the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, or Roseanne Barr/Roseanne Arnold/Roseanne, or John Cougar Mellencamp/John Cougar/John Mellencamp? :-) —Largo Plazo (talk) 16:21, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep. He has over 30 years perhaps at his 50th years he would change his name to one "more serious". TbhotchTalk C. 16:34, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

text: That's because he's resumed his post.Angry Mustelid (talk) 08:17, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, thanks!  I didn't see that.  DFS (talk) 08:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leaves White House to return to Acting 

message: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/04/20/2010-04-20_harold__kumar_star_kal_penn_held_up_at_gunpoint_in_washington_dc.html heres the link that says he was robbed at gun point  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.176.63.140 (talk) 19:12, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is this notable?  People get mugged all the time.  DFS (talk) 02:51, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

text: He's notable. What you're worried about is undue weight. A sentence is more than enough to devote to this factoid unless it someday becomes some kind of Defining Moment. 131.96.47.17 (talk) 20:40, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robbed at gun point 

message: This should be deleted.  It is not notable.  The reason listed for undoing the edit is original research and based purely on a hunch.  "I find it notable - such a traumatic event may have triggered hiatus"  It doesn't matter if you find it notable because it may have caused something.  You need to provide a reason why this information should be included in this article.  
I also deleted the section Personal Life as the mugging is the only aspect of his personal life listed.  Normally, sections on Personal Life talk about where they live, who they date, and who their family is.  Getting mugged is insignificant detail compared to that kind of information. DFS (talk) 00:57, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The 4th citation states that he left his position to fulfill his contract to appear in the third Harold and Kumar film.  There is no evidence that the mugging had anything to do with his hiatus. DFS (talk) 22:09, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleting the section on Personal Life (Robbed at Gunpoint) 

message: The cutline for the top photo is ambiguous. Whose inauguration is it referring to? Where is he? If these details can be found, the cutline will be much stronger. fdsTalk 17:12, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo cutline

message: The ad's narrator sounds a little like Kal Penn, but he doesn't appear, or receive credit. This can go in the article with a better source.
:In 2012, Penn narrated a television commercial for Amazon."We're the People with the Smile on the Box" (Amazon TV Commercial).  Amazon.com Kindle YouTube channel. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
--Lexein (talk) 23:50, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not ''defiinitively'' sourced, moved here for discussion 

message: Many political advisors of Barack Obama were chosen to tranish his reputation, eg actors which would be used politically to ridicule him  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.49.157.227 (talk) 03:26, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  barrack obama/ dnc  

message: Kal Penn just sent a letter to Trump yesterday on behalf of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, which just disbanded itself.  How should the article be updated? 98.14.15.215 (talk) 17:00, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to update article 

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message: He mentions his "Husband" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWR_VZClO5I
Date is uncertain.--KimYunmi (talk) 05:22, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Article says Kal Penn and his fiance are engaged, but he says on Daily SHow he's married?