Kal Penn on his memoir, "You Can't Be Serious"
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How actor Kal Penn, the self-described "skinny Brown kid from New Jersey," became a star in the comedy "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" is as improbable a Hollywood story as was his leaving acting to work in the Obama White House. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Penn about confounding the expectations of his South Asian American family, and about Penn's candid new memoir, "You Can't Be Serious."
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@hamzasyed 2 роки тому
My Gaydar totally missed him! I'm shooketh. Good for him, another fellow gay brown dude! ❤️
@sairamsriram 2 роки тому
Shaken*
@hamzasyed 2 роки тому
@@sairamsriram look up "shooketh" in the dictionary! Just make sure you're looking it up in the "urban dictionary". 😂
@sairamsriram 2 роки тому
@@hamzasyed - will do. But remember, us brown bois shouldn't mess around with Grammar.
@hamzasyed 2 роки тому
Well, I'm not just brown but also queer and we make our own vocabulary which the world steals. WERK. FIERCE. YAS QUEEN. Maybe also watch "Paris is Burning". 😍
@sairamsriram 2 роки тому
@@hamzasyed - you sure do 😊
@jillcnc 2 роки тому
When I saw the first "Harold and Kumar" movie I thought "This guy is going to be the Indian Tom Hanks." He had the same charm, easy relatability, and comfort in his own skin that Hanks has always had. It's a mark of both his own character by taking a break for public service, and the ugly reality of the entertainment industry that made "the Indian Tom Hanks" seem not a viable thing. I'm glad he's working again; by me he's STILL the Indian Tom Hanks. And oh, by the way, if you've never seen "The Namesake", find it. It is a wonderful film, he is great in it and so is the late, great Irrfan Khan.
@ellecaledonia348 2 роки тому
I love that film!!! Irrfan Khan is magnificent!
@sezzyridge 2 роки тому
Ive always loved his work. I'm really happy for him and his husband ♥️
@treek10k 2 роки тому
Ew
@kwonk5298 2 роки тому
@@treek10k What do you mean ew?
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
@@treek10k With a tongue like that, you should be happy. 😘😘
@intheory9772 2 роки тому
Hearing of his engagement makes me very happy for him. I enjoy his comedic roles, but I absolutely love his dramatic roles. He was an amazing staple on "House", and I was actually heartbroken when his character committed suicide. I had no idea he left acting to go and work for The White House. Mad respect. Kal and his partner deserve all the happiness and all the best things that the world has to offer, and I thank him for all the entertainment he has provided me for so many years. Right on! Edit: If you read this comment please read the first comment in this thread for a very nice short story about Kal, from a very nice young lady. Her comment deserves the likes my comment has gotten.
@anavrodriguez2502 2 роки тому
I worked at a caribou coffee by the White House during the Obama administration and he would come in almost daily to get a large darkroast and a blueberry muffin 🙂. Very nice guy but very quiet. One day a customer in line turned to him and said “hey! Ur famous!” He looked down at the floor smiling and said “I used to be”
@intheory9772 2 роки тому
@@anavrodriguez2502 Awe/Aww! What a beautiful and sweet short story, and how lucky you are to have been there to bear witness. Thank you so much for sharing this once in a lifetime experience with me, and may all your days be filled with love and laughter. Edit: You should put your comment out there. It is an interesting story, and you deserve all the likes I'm getting. I'm not a point counter and I don't really care for likes or dislikes. I only speak my mind. It just doesn't seem fair that your wonderful comment is being overlooked.🤍
@vvthetalentlessduo6976 2 роки тому
Yep love kal penn
@untamednme869 2 роки тому
Thanks for spoiling it
@sunshine3914 2 роки тому
His voice is so intriguing to me. I could listen to him nonstop.
@queennoneya601 2 роки тому
I thought he was the actor that played in a movie with issa raye.
@pottergirl287 2 роки тому
I know Kal from Designated Survivor, of which my mom and I were avid watchers all the way from the beginning to Netflix. What a tremendous success story! I wish him happiness in his life and career(s)!
@USA50_ 2 роки тому
Congrats man ❤️ 👬 Happy 11th anniversary! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@minigiant8998 2 роки тому
why the flags?
@Timotimo101 2 роки тому
Charming man! Congratulations on everything so wonderful in your life!
@manlymen552 2 роки тому
The first time I saw this dude was in Van Wilder.....then he became the legend that is Kumar
@supermilkguy 8 місяців тому
He’s so handsome!
@danielveiga7909 2 роки тому
His role on the SVU episode was one of his best acting roles
@devilish2565 7 місяців тому
This is the guy who got Apu removed from the Simpsons, He does take things seriously.
@pridan94 2 роки тому
Am i the only gay guy who was surprised by his relationship. I honestly never saw this.
@D4n1t0o 2 роки тому
Dude, he totally bypassed my gaydar. Still struggling to see it, honestly.
@nickbarcheck1019 2 роки тому
Nope. I'm a gay dude and had no clue. Which is a good thing.
@Nozverah2 2 роки тому
You free to txt? I'm straight looking to dabble
@pridan94 2 роки тому
@@Nozverah2 lol. Ok
@pridan94 2 роки тому
@@D4n1t0o yeah.
@owingsmillss 2 роки тому
Nice :I know many people have been impacted by his Sucess his work and his choices
@andressamarielima9241 2 роки тому
I got a REAL STRONG gaydar and I totally didn’t get this one!!!! Lol!!! What in the world!!!! Hahah. I love him.
@Jemz35 2 роки тому
SAME lol. I was shocked
@ZeeshanJamal-dm9jy 2 роки тому
His way of facial expression, the way he talks is so straight that there's no way to know if he is gay.
@vvthetalentlessduo6976 2 роки тому
Yep me too but happy for him
@TheKayaklover 2 роки тому
@@ZeeshanJamal-dm9jy YOU are an IDIOT!!!!
@minigiant8998 2 роки тому
@@vvthetalentlessduo6976 "Yep me too *BUT* happy for him"
@MrMelgibstein 2 роки тому
It's great Kal Penn found the man he always wished for.
@willybellido4342 Рік тому
Hello I just read this please do not paste my username because it will stay forever I agree I am glad Kal Penn found the man he wanted he deserves being happy being with a man I love Kal Penn he is an attractive handsome homosexual hot gay man.
@tyleryoung9063 2 роки тому
I realized that when he was in that high school, that is my school!!!
@yvmz 2 роки тому
He’s actually my Nephew
@TheExperiencedMonkey_ 2 роки тому
What grade are you in
@EagleRockers 2 роки тому
Bravo!
@curtismichael4703 2 роки тому
I had no ideal but I wanna read his book!
@jordan12118 2 роки тому
Congratulations to Kal
@artbyamitabhakta 2 роки тому
Like his work.👏🏼
@Biofan813 2 роки тому
He’s Phenomenal on Designated Survivor.
@marmac83 2 роки тому
Good for him
@andrewhavens5685 2 роки тому
The memoir is great by the way, super down to Earth
@ilovecomplicated9018 2 роки тому
I'm just glad Kutner got his happy ending in the end but also that title reminds me of John McEnroe book
@vkar1907 2 роки тому
Congrats on the engagement! Happy for every gay person to come out! However honestly, this was a shocker!:) With him it seems like a straight guy is having a phase in his life... As other gay people said here.. he passes 100% as straight. So it is VERY surprising to say the least:) But it is his life so happy for him if he is happy.
@nickbarcheck1019 2 роки тому
He said it was a later in life discovery which is cool. Everyone's different. I knew I was gay when I was 11 lol.
@23sexycutie 2 роки тому
I'm very proud of him coming out. I never knew he ever had a boyfriend.
@BiggieSmalls946 2 роки тому
I'm proud of him. I loved Watching him in comedy movies in the 2000s. Reminds me of Seth Rogan
@Whiteboytripping 2 роки тому
I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.
@nickbarcheck1019 2 роки тому
Congrats man. Happy for you. And jealous. Your fiance is fine af.
@AxeKick80 2 роки тому
Wait, Kalpen is JUST his first name?! 🤯
@robbibubnj 2 роки тому
Yes. I’ve known that for decades. His name is Kalpen Moda ( there’s a middle name in there too). He shortened it for the entertainment industry as soooo many others have. He’s still the kid from Montclair NJ who made it big. :-)
@shalinikr280 2 роки тому
@@robbibubnj it's Modi
@marcorios186 2 роки тому
Who still has the escape from Guantanamo Bay movie on dvd with the extended edition where u can change the plot lol.
@remained1 2 роки тому
The cockmeat sandwich scene is funnier now !
@romstar 2 роки тому
He has Nick Offerman’s voice!!🙏😘😝
@kevinmcguire5696 2 роки тому
If Harold and Kumar were in Hoboken, how they did they miss the WhiteCastle in Jersey City on JFK Boulevard??
@maxtheknife 2 роки тому
Congratulations! Always happy to see men of color who are out & proud! You will save many lives!
@MrAllmightyCornholioz 2 роки тому
SHIVA BLESS KAL PENN!
@jackjames1 2 роки тому
Kumar wrote a memoir...😄
@OwlCapone8630 2 роки тому
Coming out was the way to promote/sell his book.
@JWCreatesArt 2 роки тому
So happy to count this handsome, talented man among my gay brothers...totally slipped under my gaydar! Now THAT's great acting!! 😍
@Orangeflava 2 роки тому
3:21 how do they speak “without accents”? Everyone who speaks has an accent, don’t they?
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
I think we're to infer they meant South Asian accents.
@Orangeflava 2 роки тому
@@MarcosIsABaritone presumably, yup
@stephaniereed3248 2 роки тому
@@MarcosIsABaritone Indians are South Asian
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
@@stephaniereed3248 Thank you! Corrected.
@MK-uw8qt 2 роки тому
I would have never in a million years thought he was gay. I feel like he came out later because all of the conservative talk of diminishing the importance of coming out got to him. One of the biggest fear of homophobes is a LGBTQ person coming out of the closet and discussing their sexuality.
@armandoucles5346 2 роки тому
Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think Kal Penn would ever be gay. I don't care what he does in his personal life, it's none of my business. But it's still kinda shocking to see that. But congratulations on his engagement.
@MK-uw8qt 2 роки тому
@@armandoucles5346 yeah congrats to Kal, and I'm happy he came out gay too :) I would've never guessed he was gay either, that's why coming out is important.
@nvkulk 2 роки тому
I never thought Liberace was gay either !
@minigiant8998 2 роки тому
@@nvkulk and i never thought you were gay, either!
@steveconn 2 роки тому
The Harold and Kumar movies got tedious but bet he has great stories from inside the Obama WH.
@ellenmuseum 2 роки тому
Asking if it was surreal where he is today, does he ask other actors that?
@excxmoody 2 роки тому
Who cares he was great in those movies.
@graffiti9145 2 роки тому
Who cares, he was great in those movies* ONE single comma can much such a big difference
@excxmoody 2 роки тому
@@graffiti9145 ever since years ago or trying to come out to an ex...have been struggling at times when it comes to grammar, punctuation. Not easy to settle down after all I went through in court. He was however great in those movies.
@masonstarship56 2 роки тому
No big deal that he is gay no big deal live your life that’s what matters live your life
@lonestarfriend 2 роки тому
I didn’t know he was gay until today. 🙂 Nice.
@autumnphillips151 2 роки тому
Not necessarily gay. Why do people always say that someone must be gay as soon as they find out about a same-sex partner? Bi erasure is disgusting. Kal has not identified himself as gay. How do you think it makes bi people feel when you always assume that someone is straight or gay?
@JunKurosu 2 роки тому
@@autumnphillips151 he said himself he's gay so shout your homophobic trapp
@rencaplizor9041 2 роки тому
@@autumnphillips151 I don’t think that was the intention here. They probably meant to use the term gay in general sense to describe someone being attracted to the same gender. I wouldn’t necessarily call that bi erasure. Calm down. If someone mentions bi-lesbian tho then that would be a different story.
@autumnphillips151 2 роки тому
@@JunKurosu No, he didn’t, so shut your biphobic trap.
@autumnphillips151 2 роки тому
@@rencaplizor9041 Intention doesn’t matter. Actions matter. Assuming that someone couldn’t be bi even though they’ve never identified as straight or gay or anything else is bi erasure.
@HHH-ye1ro 2 роки тому
Wonderful story, and I’m glad that it wasn’t all about his sexuality. Hopefully, we will come to a day when a persons sexuality is not even a portion of the story. His journey was interesting enough without that.
@ronnyofthenorthsky595 2 роки тому
I think he's doing Method
@myopinion4724 2 роки тому
The host said the reality of Hollywood set in 🤣😂 or is it more like the reality of racist people sat in? 🤣🤣🤣
@pMcgov56 2 роки тому
He looks.like a guy who liked and ate too much White Castle.
@jenshiersemann9328 2 роки тому
You are a C you Next Tuesday
@pMcgov56 2 роки тому
@@jenshiersemann9328 In keeping with the fast food theme I will gladly pay you next Tuesday for a hamburger today.
@gourd88888 2 роки тому
Enough for spicy curry it's time for white tangy sauce.
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
?
@christinacascadilla4473 2 роки тому
This must be the week they decided to do stories that were advertisements for their own products. All hail synergy!
@davanmani556 2 роки тому
As long as it’s Jane’s.
@clinthammer965 2 роки тому
Is 'coming out' the same as the sun coming up every day? Because I saw the face that the sun was going to come up, too.
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
This needs to be rewritten.
@ArthurCSchaper 2 роки тому
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle…. That film made Kalpen a movie star? Give me a break! That was a crappy movie!
@Slice2099 2 роки тому
Yeah you’re on drugs
@lewstone5430 2 роки тому
That’s why it was referred to as a ‘cult’ classic.
@OzoneGamerStation 2 роки тому
Lol someone’s mad
@ArthurCSchaper 2 роки тому
@@lewstone5430 Nah, at this point it's just a cult.
@ArthurCSchaper 2 роки тому
NAILED IT!
@RAINBOWNATE 2 роки тому
Sorry ladies I know you thought he was 100 percent straight. but he gay. but his voice don’t sound gay he sound more straight.Look I’m gay. I sound straight look straight but I’m gay. I support him. all the way.
@hpb5495 2 роки тому
Well isn't that special..
@queennoneya601 2 роки тому
What's this coming out business? It implies he was hiding something.
@gregXxo 2 роки тому
He didn't come out, he announced his engagement
@queennoneya601 2 роки тому
@@gregXxo Thanks.
@kylegrunden1191 2 роки тому
Your implying they implied they were hiding somthing . Not everything has to be taken so offensively. Like his book said don't be so serious .
@kingsnake23 2 роки тому
Kumar, I'm a little disappointed in you.
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
Tough. 😘😘
@trapez77 2 роки тому
So you audition for a role of someone with an accent and instead of requesting that they give it to someone with the accent you get mad that they don’t change it to your normal accent and your so upset about that then you go audition for and play Taj in van wilder the most offensive stereotypical Indian and then do a spin-off sequel. He didn’t try to avoid stereotypical roles at all he specifically went after them and proudly played those offensive roles . Take some responsibility and stop blaming others.
@violetjebraily9120 2 роки тому
Who cares why we should know anyway why he is proud of that ? 😎😎😎😎
@shalshah 2 роки тому
Gujus aren't supposed to be gay!! It's a shame what Hollywood does to people!
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
LMAO, you think Hollywood can change a person’s sexual orientation? 🤣🤣🤣 Bad news for you, pookums. 😘😘
@hanssolos3699 2 роки тому
kinda strange that he became gay while working at white house.
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
So silly.
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
Actually, he became gay when he was in the womb. 😋
@naveenkachhap 2 роки тому
with the way women are these days, no wonder every other guy is falling in love with another guy. 😂
@gregXxo 2 роки тому
Lot less drama
@charmy001 2 роки тому
There will be drama with most people. Regardless of gender.
@ericvil600 2 роки тому
Hahahaa
@kylegrunden1191 2 роки тому
What a cleaver way to advertise a book in today's day and age. I might just do a reverse in the closet. I'll pretend to be gay and once I milk it online, I'll come out as straight. That would probably be the biggest decrease in followers ever in the history fo Instagram 💀
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
We should always be wary of being too pleased with what we think is clever.
@misterkrogan8837 2 роки тому
Nooooooooooo. Not kumar!!!! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
Cry, homophobe. 😋
@misterkrogan8837 2 роки тому
@@LucareonVee 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Disgusting.
@LucareonVee 2 роки тому
@@misterkrogan8837 😘😘
@OwlCapone8630 2 роки тому
Came out to use the being crooked thing to sell/promote his book.... pathetic!!!
@christianpethukov8155 2 роки тому
Another celeb giving into an insatiable urge for 🐓. Disappointing. Might be a calculated career move. 😉
@goinggoinggone535 2 роки тому
Ahh, yes. First, be in a b list movie. Then stop acting to go work in the White House. Then meet the love of your life there and announce 11 years later you're getting married, that old tired Hollywood schtick... Idiot.
@christianpethukov8155 2 роки тому
@@goinggoinggone535 Sorry I don't share your enthusiasm! What was the point of anything you said?? It was a joke. Reeeeeee......
@goinggoinggone535 2 роки тому
@@christianpethukov8155 Apology accepted.
@ralphrodgers353 2 роки тому
ha ha KNEW IT.. sad
@MarcosIsABaritone 2 роки тому
Why sad?
@brenthaugen1270 2 роки тому
LETS GO BRANDON!
@skymcmillan165 2 роки тому
He don't strike me as gay
@neptunesism 2 роки тому
I pray that everyone come to Jesus Christ to repent and be saved.
@CB-kw9we 2 роки тому
I’ll never watch any movie with him again. Not even American. That’s why our healthcare is so expensive. Then spreading aides. Omg
@leohaddad6106 2 роки тому
Troll
@goinggoinggone535 2 роки тому
Does it hurt being that stupid?
@nwilson120 2 роки тому
He is American; he was born in New Jersey.
@josephmendoza5806 2 роки тому
he was born in New Jersey so yes he is American.
@robbibubnj 2 роки тому
Good. Don’t. That’s your right. Bye.
@JessicaTheEngineer 2 роки тому
I really don’t think straight men exist anymore. So sad for straight women just wanting a nice husband to have a family with. 😥😥😥
@JunKurosu 2 роки тому
Lol so not true
@Squeakypickles619 2 роки тому
Lmfao Straight men are alive and damn well Don't let the media fool you into thinking otherwise We never went anywhere.
@nickbarcheck1019 2 роки тому
Gay men are something like 2% of the entire population. What are you talking about?
@JessicaTheEngineer 2 роки тому
@@nickbarcheck1019 surveys have been done every Decade and it’s been increasing every year as it’s become more acceptable. Last one performed said 12% of young men. The girls in my neighborhood that babysit for me (14 and 15 years old) said it’s like about half the boys in their grades. They both looked so sad when telling me about it. Its trendy at this point and It just keeps rising.
@nickbarcheck1019 2 роки тому
@@JessicaTheEngineer Maybe you're right. You don't become gay because it's trendy. Either you are attracted to someone or you aren't.
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