Kalpen Suresh Modi (Gujarati: born April 23, 1977), best-known by his stage name Kal Penn, is an American film actor and politician.
As an actor, he is known for roles on the television programs House and 24, and for the Harold and Kumar comedy films. Modi also taught at the University of Pennsylvania as a visiting lecturer in the Cinema Studies Program.
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that Modi would join the Obama White House as an Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.[1] This necessitated that his character Lawrence Kutner be written out of the TV series House.[1][2]
As an actor, he is known for roles on the television programs House and 24, and for the Harold and Kumar comedy films. Modi also taught at the University of Pennsylvania as a visiting lecturer in the Cinema Studies Program.
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that Modi would join the Obama White House as an Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.[1] This necessitated that his character Lawrence Kutner be written out of the TV series House.[1][2]
| Kalpen Modi | |
 Kal Penn in 2009 | |
Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
|---|---|
| Born | April 23, 1977 Montclair, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Religion | Hindu |
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