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Kal Penn Biography (3)

Kal Penn has been incredibly busy with both television and movie projects. Penn was most recently seen in the feature Malibu's Most Wanted starring Jamie Kennedy, and in the comedy Van Wilder starring Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid. On the small screen, Penn had a supporting role in the Emmy Award winning HBO Film Comedy Express: Aisle to Glory. He also has a part in the two-hour pilot for NBC's potential mid-season add Homeland Security. Penn's string of guest-starring appearances also include ER, The Agency, NYPD Blue, Angel, and That's Life to name a few.

Penn studied at UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He has extensive theatre credits that include The Dining Room with the George Street Playhouse, and well as several productions with the FPAC Theatre that include King Henry V, Boy Next Door and Runaways.

Penn can next be seen in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle in the starring role of Kumar, and will join Jamie Kennedy in the highly anticipated sequel to The Mask, currently named The Untitled Mask Project, to be released in 2004.


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