Kal Penn Recalls Having to Audition Against a ‘White Dude in Brown Face’ for ‘Van Wilder’ Role

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Kal Penn Recalls Having to Audition Against a ‘White Dude in Brown Face’ for ‘Van Wilder’ Role https://t.co/BdG7z9ecvn
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) July 30, 2024

Ryan Reynolds also helped Penn land the “Van Wilder” role to begin with during the final callbacks.
The college comedy stars Penn in a supporting role of an Indian exchange student.

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[jearsinsears]

a white dude in brown face
oh shit didn't know Ashton Kutcher auditioned!

[automaticpeople]

When did Justin Timberlake start acting?

Fo shiz, fo shiz.

[syvlie0o0]

How would 2004 Ryan Reynolds have been a high-profile cameo? He was literally only known for Two Guys and Girl at that point. What is this Ryan Reynolds propaganda?

[violue]

NAME THE BROWN FACE DUDE

[hotdoggoz]

our boy Justin Trudeau

[anterrabre]

I love those damn movies (especially the Christmas one).

[war_machine_rox]

Van Wilder came out in 2002 and totally not my style but my high school loved it so yeah. I can see how he was pretty big name for Harold and Kumar.