Celebrity gossip site TMZ is reporting that White House staffer Kalpen Modi, aka actor Kal Penn, was the victim of an armed robbery somewhere in D.C. early this morning. A mugger allegedly made off with his wallet and other personal property at about 1:20 a.m., according to the site. Not a lot of other details were immediately available. What a bummer for Modi, who is prepping to leave D.C. fairly soon to head back…

It was just about a year ago that news broke that Kalpen Modi, aka Kal Penn, was leaving his role on TV’s House to take a job as associate director of public engagement in the Obama administration. Now, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the actor will be resigning from his position and returning to Hollywood. Penn is reportedly set to star in a Christmas-themed sequel to Harold & Kumar. Modi kept a fairly low…

All day I’ve been trying to think of an angle for a quick post on the news that actor Kal Penn (The Namesake, Harold & Kumar) is leaving Hollywood in favor of D.C. and a job inside the White House Office of Public Liaison. We could speculate where he should probably live (Dupont seems the most likely candidate, close enough to walk to work but still young and fun and overpriced), or something like…