Kal Penn
Kal Penn called his new job at the White House "the greatest reward."
Following an abrupt departure from House this spring, the actor finally reported for his first day of work as associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement on Monday.
He'll work as a liaison within the arts and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Review season-finale cliffhangers from House and other shows
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Kal Penn
Kal Penn, who famously stepped away from his role on Fox's top-rated House to go work for the White House, has not stood up President Obama.
Though one entertainment blog has intimated that the actor's gig as an associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement has failed to materialize, the fact is that Penn, from the day he announced his new opportunity, has described his start date as "up in the air."
A spokesperson for Penn tells TVGuide.com the actor is currently ...
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House
Well beyond the immediate aftermath, Kutner's shocking suicide will have lasting repercussions for House, the remainder of his team, and others in the brilliant doc's orbit. But who will be affected, and how? In a conference call with reporters, House creator David Shore, executive producer Katie Jacobs and Kutner's portrayer, Kal Penn, answered burning questions about the latest episode of Fox's hit drama.
Was Kal Penn — who asked off the show to take a job with the White House — taken aback by Kutner's suicide?
"Everyone is always taken aback with every episode of our show," Penn told TVGuide.com. "But obviously yeah, you're connected to the character you play ... so there was more than a little bit of shock and loss when I found out. I was probably as shocked as the audience."
Were other exit storylines batted around?
"We considered many ways to have [Kutner] leave," says David Shore. "Ultimately, this was the story that allowed us to ...
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Kal Penn on House
Shed tears for Lawrence Kutner né Choudhurry, sure, but don't feel bad for Kal Penn. Although his character has been written off of Fox's House, it was at his request — and for a very good reason. Penn soon will be setting up shop across the street from the White House, in the Old Executive Office Building. Read about the actor's drastic career change, after the jump.
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This week on House, the team labored to stay focused on a case while reeling from a tragedy that hit very close to home. Read the full recap after the jump.
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John Cho courtesy New Line Cinema
In the second installment of his latest film Harold Kumar 2 Escape from Guantanamo Bay John Cho reprises his character as the straitlaced-but-lovable Harold The film reprises the stoner duo in yet another adventure in which Harold and Kumar Kal Penn are on the lam and encounter everything from the KKK to a Texas whorehouse as they flee from the evil pursuit of a government official played by Rob Corddry Theres no shortage of commentary on race and politics in America teen humor and gags not to mention the requisite appearance of Neil Patrick Harris playing of course Neil Patrick HarrisAs the cult-fave stoner flick gets a redux Cho is already feeling the heat of the spotlight for his next role as Sulu in the upcoming Star Trek film In a recent interview Cho described how hes reacting to all the fandom saying Im discovering how much of a basic building block of American citizenship it is he said Everyone knows something about Star T
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Kal Penn and his fave presidential candidate, Barack Obama
Kal Penn, best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Fox's House, now has a new role — campaigner extraordinaire. The actor has made several appearances in Iowa and elsewhere to support Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Here's TV Guide's exclusive interview with Penn from the campaign trail.
TV Guide: How's the world of politics different than Hollywood?Kal Penn: I certainly can't speak for the entire political world, but one of the greatest differences seems to be the sheer numbers of people who have sacrificed a lot in their lives to do something good. It's really inspiring to see — medical and law students taking a year or two off, high school and college students volunteering and interning for Ba
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Anne Dudek by Chris Haston/NBC Universal/Fox
Dr. House's little game of "Survivor Princeton Plainsboro" came to an end last night when Anne Dudek's Cutthroat Bitch became the 37th and final doc voted off his diagnostics team, leaving Kutner (Kal Penn), Taub (Peter Jacobson) and Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) as the final three standing. Although CB's dismissal didn't come as a complete surprise — news of Penn, Jacobson and Wilde's permanent status leaked out last month — it was nonetheless a crushing blow to those of us (yours truly included) who found Dudek's ruthless doc enormously intriguing, not to mention a major gas. So, why did the bitch get the boot? And what was behind the decision to keep Kutner, Taub and Thirteen? In this exclusive interview, House executive producer Katie Jacobs reveals the method to the mad scheme that recharged the show and called for the firing of 37 actors in the span of three months. Why'd you cut the Cutthroat Bitch! I loved her!Katie Jacobs: I can tell you that it was a phenomenally diffi...
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How does being beautiful — or deformed — make others treat you differently? That was the central theme in tonight's episode, and it brought out some unexpected twists and revealing moments for House, as well as the POTW.Kenny is on his way to Princeton-Plainsboro for surgery to correct the major congenital facial deformity that keeps him from being "just another face in the crowd." The catch is that the entire experience is being filmed (and bank-rolled) by a documentary crew. Everything's set to go in the OR and Chase is about to perform the surgery when the kid has a heart attack, followed by a host of other symptoms that seem to jeopardize his facial surgery.Meanwhile, Dr. Terzi (Michael Michele) has shown up for "class" with the rest of the Wannabes, who immediately start trying to figure out whether she's guaranteed one of their coveted spots. House, who clearly has the hots for her, can't stand the fact that he's sort of hired her, and has a little heart to heart wit...
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Kal Penn and Hugh Laurie by Adam Taylor/Fox
It's going to take more than one supergruff doc to scare off some of the new, impressionable faces serving under TV's House. Kal Penn, Olivia Wilde and Peter Jacobson, three of the newbies brought on to fill the "vacancy" left by the departures of House's previous assistants (played by Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer and Omar Epps), are staying on as series regulars, sources tell the Reporter. The original plan was for just two of the new arrivals to be keepers, but have you seen the ratings?! It must be raining greenbacks at Princeton-Plainsboro!
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