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Kal Penn

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33 %
Movies Counted: 12
Fresh: 4  Rotten:8
Average Rating: 4.3/10
How does the celebrity Tomatometer work?
RT's celebrity Tomatometer measures the percentage of all the rated movies in a celebrity's filmography that are "fresh." [-]
Range of Movie T-meters: 2% - 85%
Number of Movies: 17
Total Box Office: $361.8M
Bio: Kal Penn (born Kalpen Modi on April 23, 1977) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring roles in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and National Lampoon's Van Wilder Penn was born in Montclair, New Jersey of Gujarati Indian ancestry. He is a graduate of Freehold Township High School and The Fine and Performing Arts Specialized Learning Center. He is a [More...]

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Highest Rated
 
 
The Namesake (2007)
The Namesake (2007)
85%
Credit: Actor
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Lowest Rated
 
 
Epic Movie (2007)
Epic Movie (2007)
2%
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Filmography
Rating Title Credit Trailers Photos Box Office Year

54%

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Actor

9

6

$38,087,366

2008

2%

Epic Movie

Actor

4

16

$39,666,075

2007

85%

The Namesake

Actor

0

14

$13,494,515

2007

38%

Man About Town

Actor

0

7

N/A

2006

77%

Superman Returns

Actor

21

101

$200,006,305

2006

8%

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Actor, Executive Producer

2

15

$3,833,762

2006

N/A

Vegas Baby

Actor

0

0

N/A

2006

N/A

Bachelor Party Vegas

Actor

0

0

N/A

2005

N/A

Ball & Chain

Actor

0

0

N/A

2005

N/A

Dancing in Twilight

Actor

0

0

N/A

2005

41%

A Lot Like Love

Actor

0

5

$21,835,784

2005

73%

Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle

Actor

1

7

$18,225,165

2004

N/A

Homeland Security

Actor

0

0

N/A

2004

69%

Dude, Where's the Party?

Actor

0

0

$48,832

2003

13%

Love Don't Cost a Thing

Actor

1

1

$21,718,038

2003

18%

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Actor

0

11

$4,208,429

2002

42%

American Desi

Actor

0

0

$630,133

2001

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