Kal Penn made his film debut in Express: Aisle to Glory in 1988, launching his career Toto get more roles, and he began going by the stage name Kal Penn, a play on his birth name Kalpe n. He was concerned that his difficult foreign name would put off prospective employers.
Penn changed his stage name to “Kal Penn” to prove to his friends that his Indian surname was not preventing him from finding acting wor k. Instead, every one of his calls was returned, and his callbacks increased by 50%. He still prefers to be addressed by his first name.
Penn was a vocal supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, as well as a member of Obama’s National Arts Policy Committee.
Penn stated in April 2009 that the television writers killed off his character on House (2004) because he requested to leave the show to work as the Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison for the Barack Obama Administration. He agreed to take the position.
Penn was robbed at gunpoint in late April 2010 at 1:20 a.m. in Washington, D.C.
His wallet and other belongings were taken. Penn received an Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Actor for his outstanding performance in the film The Namesake.
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