Actor Kal Penn to speak at Mem. Union

Actor Kal Penn, made famous for his roles in “Harold and Kumar” and “House”, has always balanced his entertainment career with an interest in politics. Friday, he is taking his act to Memorial Union Terrace to campaign for President Barack Obama.

While most people know Penn for his acting, he was heavily involved in Obama’s successful 2008 campaign and accepted an Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement position in 2009. This election cycle, he was named a co-chair for Obama’s reelection campaign.

The event, hosted by the UW-Madison chapter of Young Americans for Obama, begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Madison room at Memorial Union.