Podcasts Culture Now What? With Carole Zimmer A Conversation with Kal Penn

A Conversation with Kal Penn

Published: July 20, 2022, 5 a.m.

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His breakthrough movie was\\xa0Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, the buddy film where the stoners ride a cheetah in New Jersey to get burgers. Penn\\u2019s parents came to the U.S. from India and the actor is a long time vocal advocate for more diversity in Hollywood. Penn played a doctor on the TV series\\xa0House\\xa0and the son of Indian immigrants in the film\\xa0The Namesake. When he took a break from acting, Penn served in the Obama administration as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He\\u2019s written a memoir about his adventures in Hollywood and Washington called\\xa0You Can\\u2019t Be Serious. \\xa0\\u201cNow What\\u201d is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Annika Hoeim and Alex Wolfe. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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