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Great.

When Dr. Lawrence Kutner killed himself on the latest episode of “House: MD,” it was the beginning of a new career for actor Kal Penn.

The demise of Penn’s character cleared the way for the actor to move on to another “House,” the White House.

Penn, 31, will be an associate director for the Obama administration’s Office of Public Liaison.

“It seemed like something I would enjoy doing,” Penn said. “I figured it was something to do.”

He’s not retiring from acting, just pursuing a longtime desire for public service that was rekindled when he campaigned for Barack Obama’s election, Penn said.

Penn played a teen terrorist on Fox’s “24” before joining the network’s “House” two years ago. He’s also known as Kumar Patel in the “Harold & Kumar” movie series.

Posted by Owen at 2018 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

1. When his character died on House last night, I wondered if Obama had nominted him to be Surgeon General. He could pass for a “Epic Movie” version of Dr. Sanjay Gupta. And hey, maybe he’s not a doctor, but he played one on TV!

   I wonder if Kal Penn has been paying his taxes.

   Posted by Josh Schroeder on April 07, 2009 at 2110 hrs
   
   
   

2. Does Larry   Sinclar know about Kal Penn? How does Larry feel about Kal Penn? Is it really true?

   Posted by wondering on April 08, 2009 at 0843 hrs
   
   
   

3. The real question is….

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

   
   did Taub do it? 

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 08, 2009 at 1538 hrs
   
   
   

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