Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) Dir: Danny Leiner DOP: Bruce Douglas Johnson “The laptop situation really only affects you, whereas the White Castle situation affects us both equally.”
Congratulations to Kal Penn who has publicly announced he is Gay.
He may be best known for the “Harold & Kumar” comedy films, and his role on the “House” TV series.
Penn was born in New Jersey; his parents were immigrants from the Gujarat state of India. His birth name is Kalpen Suresh Modi.
When he embarked on an acting career, he was told that casting directors preferred American-ized names. So as an experiment he put “Kal Penn” on his resume. He said the number of audition callbacks he received increased by 50%.
Penn also has his serious side - he spent 2 ½ years as a volunteer member of Barack Obama’s Office of Public Liaison. While working in Washington he met Josh. They’ve been a couple for 11 years and plan to get married.
“I discovered my own sexuality relatively late in life compared to many other people. There’s no timeline on this stuff. People figure their shit out at different times in their lives, so I’m glad I did when I did.”
Penn explained that he’s been out to family and friends for some time. But he decided this was the right time to announce it to the world.
