'Harold and Kumar' Star Kal Penn Robbed at Gunpoint

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 20th 2010 01:40PM

Actor Kal Penn was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday while walking in Washington, D.C., TMZ reports. Penn, who is best known for his role in 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,' was walking at around 1:20AM when a man with a gun approached him.

Penn told police that the man took his wallet and other personal property. Penn was unharmed, and police have launched a full investigation.

Penn, whose real name is Kalpen Suresh Modi, has been working in D.C. as an associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement. His focus was on connecting President Barack Obama with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Penn was also an advocate for Obama's presidential campaign.

FOX handled Penn's decision to work for President Obama by killing his character on 'House.'

In April 2010, it was confirmed Penn would leave his post in D.C. to return to his acting career.

Penn has starred in several films, including 'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,' its sequel 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay' and 'Van Wilder.'

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Kal Penn uses his Blackberry as he helps organize an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. More photos of Kal Penn. >>

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Kalpen Suresh Modi, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, who went by Kal Penn when he was an actor, uses his Blackberry as he helps organize an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009 to celebrate Diwali. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kalpen Suresh Modi, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, who went by Kal Penn when he was an actor, talks to White House staffers as he helps organize an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009 to celebrate Diwali. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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HOUSE House (Hugh Laurie, second from L) treats a patient (Paul Rae, second from R) he believes is just too nice in the episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Also pictured: Kal Penn (L) and Chad Morgan (R). Airs Monday, April 28, 2009.

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HOUSE House assignes Foreman (Omar Epps, L) to give the team performance reviews in the episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Also pictured: Kal Penn (C) and Peter Jacobson (R). Airs Monday, April 28, 2009.

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HOUSE Kutner (Kal Penn) treats a patient who House believes is too nice in the HOUSE episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Airs Monday, April 28, 2009.

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LOVE DON'T COST A THING Kevin Christy as Chuck Mattock, Kal Penn as Kenneth Warman, Nick Cannon as Alvin Johnson and Kenan Thompson as Walter Colley

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Actor Kal Penn arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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Tuesday 20 April

By Kathy

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Listen...I have worked and lived in Washington DC..there are times that you are walking the streets at that time of the morning. Most people walk or ride public transportation in DC, Because driving in that city s a nitemare. So don't go projecting why he is walking in that town at that time in the morning -- I even hadd been known to """gasp""""" walk to the CVS Drugstore or to a restaurant/bar at that time of am..or just to corner to get a paper.

By Frankie D

I thought handguns were illegal in D.C....

Wednesday 21 April

By Curt

Handguns are illegal...only criminals have them now

By lloydbonifide

I wouldnt walk in that area after dark.This guy is either crazy or stupid.

By lmart97

No surprise here!! EVERY American is being mugged and robbed in Washington DC, and until the Socialists are removed from congress it will keep getting worse. November voting will signal the return of this once great country back to that run by the Consitution of the United States.

By Bri

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Don't you hate it when people use–well, anywhere–as a forum to spew silliness about concepts they barely understand, like socialism.

By Panama Red

You took the words right out of my mouth !!!

By csi8299

You don't have to agree, Bri. Fact is what's going on in DC is unconstitutional. Doesn't matter they're the best bunch of ideas ever thought up....they're still ILLEGAL and therefore unacceptable.

By Dan

Kumar robbed on 4/20? Sounds like the start of a wild and crazy adventure in Washington D.C., scrambling to get that munchie money back!

By Lisa

Well...only criminals have guns in DC. Law abiding citizens do not.

By george

better check the white house and see if everone was in

By OhLori

Probably a pissed off fan of House, he shouldn't have killed himself.....glad he wasn't hurt.

By PatrickPain

Take a cab! If he had a gun he wouldnt have been robbed and we would have one less criminal. Duh!

By rosematt

So, how is that strict gun control working in DC? One more liberal lie exposed. You would be far safer at a Tea Party rally, which the media and the politicians love to try to incite and call racist, angry, etc. than you are in the hometown of the politicians who enforce the stupid gun control on you. Imagine that.

By Jan

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I guess it was a case of 'karma' for this guy...

By What?!

Been living in DC for years and I wouldnt walk out at night. I only walk quickly to the car. That's it. The last famous person that I know got mugged was Justice Souter. I think he jogged before got mugged. Many years ago.

By fishiee

Im sure they have bigger problems than control.Thats pretty stupid to take the guns out of the hands of people who follow the law.But nobody should have to live were it is that off the hook another thing Oboma ignores.

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I new guys like him in Iraq there really no scared but there not violent either.Than they get in deep by burnning somebody and get scared there weird lol

By John

Cutie, hopefully you are cute because you're definitely not smart. The people that got their gun rights back are the law abiding citizens that own a gun to protect themselves, not to rob others. Wow, you really don't have a clue!!!!

By OU812IC?

I think he was looking to get directions to "C" Street. Someone informed him that they have great parties there and that Gov Sanford and Ensign party there regularly. Maybe someone gave him wrong directions as a joke coz they don't let people with middle eastern backrounds in "C" street.But then again they let Bobby Jindal in and we all know what his backround is even though he talks like Adam Sandler in the movie The Waterboy.

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