Adhir Kalyan's Job Hazard: Getting Mistaken for 'Harold & Kumar's' Kal Penn (VIDEO)

He starred in 'Aliens in America,' had a recurring role on 'Nip/Tuck' and is now a regular on 'Rules of Engagement.' But Adhir Kalyan keeps getting mistaken for another actor. He kindly corrects people -- most of the time.

On a recent road trip along the California coast, he stopped off for an afternoon at the beach, he said on 'The Late Late Show' (weeknights, 12:37AM ET on CBS). When he later popped into a local shop, the attendant seemed to know all about him, saying, "You're the guy everyone's been talking about ... We heard today that there was an actor on the beach, and he was Indian and that he was in comedy."

But then "10 minutes into the conversation she says to me, 'Yeah, so I heard you just finished doing the third 'Harold & Kumar','" referring to actor Kal Penn. This time Kalyan took a different approach.