The rumors of the tragic Kal Penn death. There was no Kal Penn death. The character he plays on the T.V. show House, Dr. Lawrence Kutner, died, but the actor is fine. It’s called a TV show.

In Monday night’s episode of House, Kal Penn’s character Dr. Kutner didn’t show up for work and he was found in his apt. in a pool of blood from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gun shot wound. There was speculation as to whether he killed himself or was murdered, but most of the episode centered around suicide and Dr. House figuring out why Dr. Kutner would kill himself.

Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977), known by his stage name Kal Penn, is an American actor and film producer, as well as the incoming Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Liaison
So here he has films -

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Bhopal: Prayer for Rain TBA filming
2008 Under New Management Wheeler in-production
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Kumar Patel
2007 Epic Movie Edward
The Namesake Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli
2006 National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj Taj Badalandabad
Deck The Halls Amit Sayid
Superman Returns Stanford
Bachelor Party Vegas Z-Bob
Man About Town Alan Fineberg
2005 Sueño Raj
A Lot Like Love Jeeter
Son of the Mask Jorge
Dancing in Twilight Sam
2004 Ball & Chain Bobby
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Kumar Patel
2003 Dude, Where's the Party? Mo (Mohan Bakshi)
Malibu's Most Wanted Hadji
Love Don't Cost a Thing Kenneth Warman
Cosmopolitan Vandana's fiancé
2002 Badger Sanjay
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Taj Badalandabad
Hector Kendal Cunningham
2001 American Desi Ajay Pandya
1999 Freshman Ajay
1998 Express: Aisle to Glory Jackie Newton

Television roles

Year Title Role
2007 House (2007-2009) Dr. Lawrence Kutner
24 Ahmed Amar
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Henry Chanoor
2006 The Danny Comden Project Max
2004 Homeland Security Harrison
2003 Tru Calling (Haunted) Steven
All About the Andersons George
2001 The Agency Malek
NYPD Blue Solomon Al-Ramai
ER Narajan
Angel Fez Boy
2000 Spin City Buddy
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Prajeeb
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Hunt
Brookfield Kumar Zimmerman