Kal Penn Starts Job at White House

Penn and his new co-workers

Kal Penn, best known for his pot-smoking antics in the Harold and Kumar films, is officially working at the White House.  Monday was his first day of being an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, where he will be focused primarily on working with Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.  He’ll also be working with groups affiliated with the arts.

Penn was offered the job after President Obama’s victory in November.  Before Obama’s win, Penn spent a lot of time on the campaign trail stumping for him.  After accepting the position, Penn vowed not to do any movies or television until he was done working for the Obama administration.  In fact, he left a full-time gig on House to work at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  I gotta say, that’s a pretty good trade.

Penn also said he’ll use his birth name, Kalpen Modi, instead of his stage name while working in Washington.

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This post was written by Brandon on July 7, 2009 Write a Comment

Iron Man 2 Rumor to Cast Harold & Kumar’s John Cho

John Cho

Rumor has it that ‘Harold and Kumar’s’ John Cho has been cast in the new Iron Man 2!

Cho has been cast as the ‘Mandarin‘.

Another Iron Man 2 casting rumor, is that ‘Cheech and Chong’s’ Tommy Chong might be playing Cho’s Father!

Tommy Chong

IF this ends up being true, this sequel will definitely be smoking! pot smoking! Just like the theme of Cho and Chong’s past movies!

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This post was written by Lisa Mason Lee on December 20, 2008 Write a Comment