Penn, who was previously seen in the Harold and Kumar movies, shocked fans with his character's unsuspected suicide, recently left the show because he was offered (and accepted) a job with the White House as the new associate director of the Office of Public Liaison. Though acting is one of his life loves, this career change allows Penn the opportunity to pursue his other love: public service.
We wish Kal Penn a very happy birthday, and success in his new career.
Other celebrities who share the same birthday include:
Actor David Birney (70)
"The Six Million Dollar Man" actor Lee Majors (70)
Actress Blair Brown (61)
"Three's Company" actress Joyce DeWitt (60)
Actor James Russo (56)
Director Michael Moore (55)
Actress Judy Davis (54)
Actress Jan Hooks (52)
Actress Valerie Bertinelli (49)
Comedian George Lopez (48)
Drummer Gen (of Jesus Jones) (45)
Actress Melina Kanakaredes (42)
Sugar Ray drummer Stan Frazier (41)
Sons of the Desert guitarist Tim Womack (41)
Actor Scott Bairstow (39)
Actor Kal Penn (32)
"Slumdog Millionaire" actor Dev Patel (19)
"Zoey 101" actor Matthew Underwood (19)
