Kal Penn

Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977), known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, comedian, and former White House staff member in the Obama administration. As an actor, he is known for his role portraying Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, as well as the character Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar film series. He is also recognized for his performance in the film The Namesake. Penn has taught at the University of Pennsylvania in the Cinema Studies Program as a visiting lecturer. He stands at 6’0”
On Nickelodeon, he plays Fred in It's Pony, and guest-starred in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" and the Blue's Clues & You! episode "Happy Birthday Blue".
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