Kumar goes to the White House?
That’s right!
Actor Kal Penn, better known as the weed-smoking ladies man Kumar in the Harold and Kumar series (Harold and Kumar go to White Castle and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), will be departing from his regular role on the television series House to take a job in Barack Obama’s White House Office of Public Liaison.
Kind of ironic since his role in the second film featured the two boys making nice with former president George W. Bush.
I didn’t think much of this actor until I started tuning into the newer seasons of House (mostly I was watching syndicated reruns when I couldn’t sleep).
He was quite the scene-stealer and played the smart doc role to a T. He quickly became one of my favourite characters on the series (…even behind that hawt aussie surgeon. Crikey!)
I’ll be sad to see him go. In fact, I think I missed his dramatic departure this week. Apparently it aired on Monday evening and *spoiler alert*, his character committed suicide.
His new role as associate director of liaison for Obama may look terrific on a resume, but the new gig means a considerable pay cut for Kumar dearest. Apparently he’ll only be earning a measly $90,000 now.
How will he survive?????
When asked if he thinks his past character roles will interfere with his new ‘real-life’ role, the actor quipped:
“You know, Superman flies and Anthony Hopkins eats people in Silence of the Lambs, but I think we’re all rational enough to know that those are both fictitious and the same goes with television.”
Good luck Mr. Penn!
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hopefully he can sort out a job for Harold too