Kal Penn
Born | April 23, 1977 |
Hometown | Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America |
Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
Partner | Josh |
Parents | Suresh Modi , Asmita Modi |
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House star Kal Penn talks teaming up with Tim Allen for The Santa Clauses spin-off - EXCLUSIVE
- Santa Claus isn't the only one coming to town on Disney+. Kal Penn stepped into the North Pole for the streaming service's new series, The Santa Clauses. MORE: Line of Duty star announces exciting new film – and it looks seriously good The series from Disney Branded Television is a "continuation" of the holiday movie franchise, which began in 1994 with the original film, The Santa Clause. Nearly 30 years later, Scott Calvin — played by Golden Globe winner Tim Allen — is ready to retire as Santa
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AWARDS
Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | House | Nominated |
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Kal Penn comes out and reveals he's engaged to partner of 11 years
Kal Penn has come out as gay and revealed he's engaged to his boyfriend, Josh, after a decade together.
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Clarice and Designated Survivor's Kal Penn announces engagement to partner of 11 years
Designated Survivor star Kal Penn has announced his engagement to fiancé Josh in advance of his new autobiography, You Can't Be Serious.
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Kal Penn engaged to longtime boyfriend
Kal Penn is engaged to his longtime partner. During an interview to promote his new memoir, You Can't Be Serious, on CBS News' Sunday Morning, reporter Luke Burbank commented on the "matter-of-fact" way in which the Harold & Kumar actor came out as gay in the book. "I mean, you know, Josh and I've been together for 11 years," he responded. "We had our 11th anniversary in October. So, for me and writing about it, I think the tricky thing was, you're right, it's very matter-of-fact in our lives, a
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Kyle Gallner joins Something's Wrong with Rose cast
Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn and Jessie T. Usher have been added to the cast of 'Something's Wrong with Rose'.
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U.S. TV shows try a new election playbook - making voting part of the story
From "black-ish" to a "West Wing" reunion, television shows are using the power of entertainment in new ways to encourage more Americans to participate in the Nov. 3 election. In "Black Ink Crew," a reality show about a tattoo parlor in Harlem, the Black owner registers to vote for the first time and designs a tattoo to mark the occasion. The Cuban-American family comedy "One Day at a Time" ran an episode about a census worker who comes to their home.
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The Big Bang Theory's final season casts Lord of the Rings actor
And a star of Designated Survivor.
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Dude, Where's My Car? director Danny Leiner dies
Ashton Kutcher is among those paying tribute.
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Danny Leiner dead: Director of Dude Where's My Car and Harold and Kumar, dies aged 57
Danny Leiner, the director of stoner-comedy classics Dude, Where’s My Car and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, has died, aged 57. “If there’s one thing I can say about Danny the professional, it’s that he refused to let us settle for anything less than our best,” Putman wrote on Facebook. Danny the person was sardonic, sharp, and savvy, with a love for culture and comedy of all kinds.
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Designated Survivor is coming to Channel 5 in the UK
Kiefer Sutherland stars as President Tom Kirkman.
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The Simpsons actor 'upset' about claims that Apu character is 'racist'
Last month, comedian Hari Kondabolu made a documentary about the controversial Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, titled The Problem with Apu. For the documentary, celebrities — including Aziz Ansari, Whoopi Goldberg, and Kal Penn — spoke about the fictional Kwik-E-Mart owner and how the character purports racial stereotypes that have ingrained themselves into the American consciousness. Since being broadcast, the white voice actor behind Apu, Hank Azaria, has not spoken about the docu
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