Crime | Kal Penn 'Kumar' Robbed at Gunpoint Actor Kal Penn wasn't hurt in DC incident By John Johnson Posted Apr 20, 2010 2:00 PM CDT Copied In this image provided by New Line Cinema, John Cho, left, and Kal Penn, are shown in a scene from "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." (AP Photo/New Line Cinema, Jaimie Trueblood) Actor Kal Penn—much better known as "Kumar" from the Harold and Kumar flicks—was robbed at gunpoint this morning in Washington, DC, reports TMZ. The incident happened as he was walking around 1:20am. He was unhurt. Penn has been in DC working for the Obama administration of late, but he's reportedly on his way out to resume his film career. Read These Next President warns Exxon over its wary response to Venezuela. Golden Globes ends with an upset. Fed's Jerome Powell usually holds his fire. But no more. Nikki Glaser jokes about Epstein files at the Golden Globes. Report an error