Kal Penn

Split his first name in two to form his professional moniker.  Made his film debut in the 1999 drama Freshmen . Is a vegetarian and ate veggie burgers during the filming of his hit comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle . In addition to guest spots on shows such as Six Feet Under, Spin City and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, he appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel . In 2007, joined the cast of the Fox drama House, but he left the series in 2009 to take a position… Show more in the Obama administration as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. In February 2012, was named a co-chair of the re-election campaign for Barack Obama. ~ Rovi

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