Actor Kal Penn, Kumar from the Harold and Kumar Do Dumb Things series of films, is off to D.C.:

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Actor and longtime Obama supporter Kal Penn is joining the Obama administration, the White House confirmed to CNN Tuesday.
The actor will be part of the White House Office of Public Liaison, which is run by Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett. Penn will be primarily involved in dealing with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and the arts community.

In other news, President Obama has yet to name a new head for N.A.S.A. I wonder if Edward James Olmos, now that he’s not working, might be interested? He does have extensive experience working with space-ships and robots.