Kal Penn is an actor who you would likely recognize if you've seen The Namesake (2006), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), or the Fox Network's television series House M.D. Today it was announced that he has been hired to work at the White House, according to The Associated Press.
Working in Hollywood as an actor means unpredictable hours, but Penn has been able to enroll in an international studies program and complete most of his classes online. Taking online courses helped him manage his acting schedule and progress in his studies at Stanford. Penn has been studying at Stanford since 2006, according to an interview published on Entertainment Weekly's Web site.
Read his interview with Entertainment Weekly and read about his White House job offer at USA Today.