Adelphi University will host “An Evening with Kal Penn” on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center at Adelphi University. Penn has a wide range of experience spanning the arts, politics and education.
Penn is best known for his various roles in film and television. He has had recurring roles on “House,” “24,” and “How I Met Your Mother,” and is currently filming “Battle Creek,” a new detective show premiering March 1 on CBS. He hosts “The Big Brain Theory,” a reality competition to find the nation’s brightest engineer, on the Discovery Channel. Penn is also known for his role as Kumar in the Harold and Kumar franchise and films such as “The Namesake.”
Although many celebrities have supported politics in various ways, Penn is one of the only actors in recent memory to put his film career on hold to work full time in politics. In 2009, Penn began working full time as the associate director at the White House Office of Public Engagement. During his time, he served as the liaison to Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities and worked on a number of other social initiatives, including ones related to “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and increasing financial aid.
Tickets are available at the Lucia and Stephen N. Fischer Box Office in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC). Tickets are free for students with a valid Adelphi University ID; all other tickets are $10.
