Good for him!
Though his character was just killed off on 'House,' fans of Kal Penn can expect to see the actor-turned-government employee around --in his new job as a public liaison with President Obama's White House.
Penn, who did some campaign stumping for Obama in 2008, told Entertainment Weekly of his decision to voluntarily leave the show after he was offered a position under Obama Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett as an associate director in the White House's Office of Public Liaison."I was incredibly honored a couple of months ago to get the opportunity to go work in the White House," Penn revealed to EW. "I got to know the President and some of the staff during the campaign and had expressed interest in working there."
Penn explained his new job will consist of outreach efforts to the general public and various organizations."
They're basically the front door of the White House," he said of the Office of Public Liaison. "They take out all of the red tape that falls between the general public and the White House. It's similar to what I was doing on the campaign."
A White House spokesman confirmed to The Chicago Sun-Times that Penn will be working for the Obama administration.
Penn, who first rose to fame through turns in stoner comedies like "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," said he isn't giving up acting for good but that working for the Obama administration is something he really wants to do for now.
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2 comments:
Smart young man and the White House is lucky. It's good to see the face of America in the White House again. Just don't ask for a burger from Kumar.
He was the most interesting character on "House." The cat will miss him but wishes him luck in doing something more meaningful.
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