Tuesday, April 7, 2009

"House" Actor Killed Off to Work for Obama

From "White Castle" to the White House:

"Kal Penn's character was killed off on FOX's medical hit 'House' Monday so that he could leave his post at the doctor drama to work for President Barack Obama's administration, Entertainment Weekly revealed Tuesday.

"Penn's character, Dr. Lawrence Kutner, shot himself to death on Monday's episode of the show. Kutner was one of the three medical interns working under Dr. Gregory House, played by the Emmy-winning Hugh Laurie.

"'Penn, who campaigned heavily for Obama during his presidential run last year, will work as the Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Liaison -- and take a serious pay cut along the way, the magazine reported.

"There's not a lot of financial reward in these jobs. But, obviously, the opportunity to serve in a capacity like this is an incredible honor,' said Penn, who's also starred in comedy hits like 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle' and 'National Lampoon's Van Wilder.'"