The lovely Kal Penn of Harold and Kumar fame has jumped ship on the most loveable grouch since Oscar to serve at the pleasure of The President. Initially I was crushed by the sudden suicide death of one of my favorite House characters, my mouth hanging open for most of the hour the show played. But come noon-time the next day, I was relieved to see reports from E! to NPR to The Wall Street Journal that Kal Penn would continue to be in the public eye. Thankfully in his new role as associate director in the White House Office of Public Liason, we get to see him in a public service capacity, a role that he genuinely feels a calling for. I, for one, am excited to see what he can contribute to the execution of the Obama Administration’s already inspiringly ambitious plans for the nation. I love when an actor gives us some insight into how they tick, and with Kal Penn, it couldn’t be more obvious than it is right now.
2 Comments
April 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm
When will I learn not to read spoilers? I think you must be a series ahead of us in the UK!!!
April 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Oh no! Heather, that hadn’t even occurred to me! Sorry to spoil that on you, especially because I sent you right into it! Well, I suppose you would have eventually seen something about Kal Penn getting a new and very different job. Do you watch LOST? I’ll either have to watch what I say or warn you in advance if I start to ruin anything about that! :)
Though, I’d be very jealous because you’d get to delay the inevitable end of the show for longer than I!