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Kal Penn Leaves Fox's "House" for White House

April 8, 2009 By WHC Insider

Yes, it’s true — actor Kal Penn (Dr. Kutner on Fox’s “House” as well as the stoner in “Harold & Kumar”) is taking a break from the screen to work in the White House.

Kal Penn campaigns for Obama at the University of Maryland.

Kal Penn campaigns for Obama at the University of Maryland.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Penn said he’d been offered the job of associate director of the Office of Public Liaison. His mission: “do outreach with the American public and with different organizations,” as he told EW. Full story here.

Filed Under: Washington Events Tagged With: Dr. Kutner, Kal Penn, Office of Public Liaison

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