Nyhed: Kal Penn dropper skuespil

Kal Penn dropper skuespil

Får arbejde hos Barack Obama.

Kal Penn har forladt TV-serien "House" for at arbejde for USAs præsident, Barack Obama. Den 31-årige skuespiller har accepteret et jobtilbud i Det Hvide Hus', hvor han blandt andet skal stå for forbindelsen med offentligheden.

Penn, der også er kendt for sin rolle som et pothoved i "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", blev skrevet ud af serien i en episode, der blev vist i mandags i USA. Det lader dog til, at Penn tager sit nye arbejde seriøst, og at han ikke har et problem med at forlade Hollywood.

Han fortæller: "(The Office of Public Liaison & Intergovernmental Affairs) do outreach with the American public and with different organizations. They're basically the front door of the White House. They take out all of the red tape that falls between the general public and the White House."

Han fortsætter: "I love what I do as an actor. I couldn't love it more. But probably from the time I was a kid, I really enjoyed that balance between the arts and public service. I thought this might be the right time to go off and do something else. There's not a lot of financial reward in these jobs. Obviously, the opportunity to serve in a capacity like this is an incredible honor."

Penn studerer lige nu hos Stanford University, men han har allerede erfaring i det politiske efter et samarbejde med Barack Obama sidste år under hans valgkampagne.