Lawrence Kutner killed himself on the latest episode of "House: MD," it was the beginning of a new career for actor Kal Penn. The demise of Penn's character cleared the way for the actor to move on to another "House," the White House.
Penn, 31, will be an associate director for the Obama administration's Office of Public Liaison. He's not retiring from acting, just pursuing a longtime desire for public service that was rekindled when he campaigned for Barack Obama's election, Penn said. Penn played a teen terrorist on Fox's "24" before joining the network's "House" two years ago.
The White House job likely ends his Kumar roles, he said. House , who first lashes out at his consultants and blames them for missing the signs, and then thinks that Kutner must have been murdered.
Ultimately, however, he has to accept that Kutner committed suicide and there may never be a real explanation for it. Off-screen, there actually was a simple explanation for why Penn left the show.
At the time Penn had read Obama's book but wasn't interested in getting involved in politics. Attending the event, however, changed his mind:. So I'll do three days in Iowa before the caucuses And then he won! And there was an opportunity to serve in the White House, and President, I have another stoner movie to make? This was probably the personality trait that led House to believe he used to be in foster care. Kutner is very much a geek, as a dedicated Trekker and fan of Star Wars he was astounded when he realized a person who converted to Hasidism would never be able to watch it again.
Kutner is also the only fellow who seems to not only not mind but to enjoy the crazy tasks that House sends him on. In " Guardian Angels ", he not only enthusiastically dug up a grave, but broke into the casket and expressed dismay when he realized the deceased had been buried the wrong way around.
In his interactions with patients, Kutner is understanding and kind towards others. In " The Itch ", Kutner's advice on being honest with patient caused the patient to allow the team into his house. In " Emancipation ", Kutner was able to identify with the patient when he believed that she had lost her parents.
Kutner's kindness was further shown when House cheats in Secret Santa, he states "I'm still getting him a present. His parents, Karamchand and Niki Choudhary, were shot dead during an armed robbery of their convenience store.
The six-year-old Kutner was a witness to the shooting as he often worked at the store after school. He was placed with a foster family, Julia and Richard Kutner who later adopted Lawrence. He later adopted their last name, reportedly of his own accord. However, his adoptive parents continued to encourage him to explore his Indian heritage. He showed an aptitude for science at an early age and his favorite Christmas present was a chemistry set that he received when he was nine.
He showed great promise in high school, winning a Westinghouse Science award for an experiment involving dark matter. His adoptive parents mused that he showed a freethinking, inventive streak from a young age.
However, Kutner did have a dark side, bullying a boy named Jonathan , although it appeared to be more in the nature of social ostracism rather than physical violence. He apologized to Jonathan after seeing the results of the bullying of one of his patients in " Joy to the World ".
Before becoming a doctor, one of his jobs was selling men's fragrances in a department store. He admitted it was a miserable job, but he wasn't miserable doing it. Kutner received a full scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Physics. Chris Taub recalled that "He wanted to be a doctor since seeing 'M. I think he modeled himself a little bit after Hawkeye Pierce.
Kutner's girlfriend Nicole Brewster remembered that Lawrence, being adopted and of Indian ancestry, always felt like an outsider. Despite this, she said he didn't resent it - instead, he felt the experience gained him added insight and perspective. They take out all of the red tape that falls between the general. Will you actually be working in the White House? The White House has two. But, obviously, the. But probably from the time I was. They marched with.
Gandhi in the Indian independence movement, and that was always in the. Stanford, where they actually let you do most of the course work online. The ultimate irony, of course, is that I love being on House. PENN: We had a very long discussion. PENN: Not necessarily. I still have. How did you react when you found out how they were writing Kutner out?
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