The Many Lives of Kal Penn
Tue, May 07
|Zoom Event
Join us for an interview with Kal Penn. Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
Time & Location
May 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Zoom Event
About the Event
The Many Lives of Kal Penn
Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and the Christmas comedy The Santa Clauses for Disney+. His first book You Can’t Be Serious was released on November 2, 2021 from Simon and Schuster/Gallery Books. He also narrates the audiobook.
He was a national co-chair for the Obama/Biden re-election campaign in 2012 and served on the President’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities, focusing on arts education and cultural diplomacy, including the first-ever US Government arts delegation to Cuba. Penn taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles. Originally from New Jersey, he received his undergraduate degree in sociology, theater, film, and television at the University…