What's Kal Penn's birth name?
Kalpen Modi
Kevin Penn
Kalpen Suresh Modi
Kumar S. Patel
Answer
The actor and former White House staffer Kal Penn was born Kalpen Suresh Modi on April 23, 1977, in Montclair, New Jersey, to Indian immigrant parents. He is the son of Asmita and Suresh Modi, his father being a mechanical engineer and his mother being a chemist. Penn's full name is a combination of his parents' names, with "Kalpen" coming from his father's name and "Suresh" from his mother's.
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