Kal Penn to Appear in HBO’s Six Feet Under

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The TV Guide Insider is reporting that Kal Penn has landed a role in Six Feet Under’s final season, that begins airing in June. Penn is slated to enter the show later in the season, and play one of Claire’s (Lauren Ambrose) boyfriends, who, if you don’t watch the show, tend to be of the off-kilter variety.

Turns out, SFU creator Alan Ball loved [Penn’s] his goofy stoner flick, which costarred Off Centre’s John Cho. “You really are offering me something on Six Feet based on the character of Kumar?” Penn asked in disbelief when Ball called. The honcho’s reply? Yup.

But this is my favorite line from the article…

“So far Penn (who’s no relation to Sean)…”

I don’t know how someone would confuse the two.

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  1. “So far Penn (who’s no relation to Sean)…” I don’t know how someone would confuse the two.

    Isn’t Kumar the spiritual descendant of Jeff Spicoli?

    Here’s a related interview:

    I don’t smoke personally, but half the kids in my honors classes always did. I was convinced — based on what stupid TV commercials and teachers told us — that they were all gonna drop out of high school. Then, they all went to Yale. So I thought, “OK, I guess somebody’s lying to me…”

    Dude, I don’t smoke, but John Cho (Harold) and I get offered weed everywhere! And not just weed. Some guy on the street in New York offered me a bunch of drugs. I said, “No, I’m cool.” And he’s like, “It’s on me, dude! I loved your movie!”