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My worst moment: Kal Penn and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad audition

The movie that thrust Kal Penn into the realm of household name status was 2004's "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," which spawned a number of sequels. In the 15 years since, Penn's acting career has bridged comedy and drama, pausing in 2009 when he served as associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.

More recently he is the co-creator and star of the NBC comedy "Sunnyside," and although the network has pulled the sitcom off the regular schedule, new episodes continue to be available on nbc.com and Hulu.

"It's about a disgraced city councilman who needs to get his life back on track and he's seeking redemption," said Penn. "And he

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