Kal Penn

Kal Penn just before death in Superman Returns

Kal Penn (1977 - )

Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for Barack Obama's Administration.

Film Deaths

• Superman Returns (2006) [Stanford]: Crushed to death, along with Ian Roberts and Vincent Stone, when a giant crystal column falls on them after Brandon Routh lifts Kevin Spacey's artificially-created island out of the water. (Thanks to Mathew and Fortza)
• Epic Movie (2007) [Edward]: Crushed to death (along with Adam Campbell, Faune A. Chambers, and Jayma Mays) when a runaway water-wheel rolls over them. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to ND)
• The Girl in the Photographs (2015) [Peter Hemmings]: Throat slashed and stabbed in the back repeatedly by Corey Schmitt as Kal is taking photos of Miranda Rae Mayo in the hot tub; his body is seen again when Corey and Luke Baines among the bodies for a photoshoot with Claudia Lee.

TV Deaths

• Angel: That Vision Thing (2001) [Young Man in Fez]: Impaled when David Boreanaz throws a metal rod through Kal's car window. (Thanks to Neil)
• 24: Day 6: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (2007) [Ahmed Amar]: Dies (off-screen) after being shot by a CTU agent; we learn of his death afterwards when Marisol Nichols informs James Morrison. (Thanks to Neil)
• House, M.D.: Simple Explanation (2009) [Dr. Lawrence Kutner]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself in the face; his body is shown afterwards when Omar Epps and Olivia Wilde discover him. Kal would later appear in a few episodes as part of Hugh Laurie's hallucination. (Thanks to Tommy)