(CNN)The histrion and erstwhile President Obama advisor Kal Penn has travel retired arsenic gay, and revealed that he's engaged to beryllium married.
The 44-year-old star, who roseate to fame successful the "Harold & Kumar" movies, opened up astir his sexuality publically for the archetypal clip up of Tuesday's merchandise of his caller tell-all memoir, which is called "You Can't Be Serious."
In an interrogation with People magazine, published Sunday, Penn said that helium is engaged to Josh, his spouse of 11 years. He besides told the work that helium felt "very supported" erstwhile helium came retired to his loved ones.
Recalling the conversations, Penn said: "I shared things with my parents and adjacent friends first. I cognize this sounds jokey, but it's true: When you've already told your Indian parents and the South Asian assemblage that you mean to beryllium an histrion for a living, truly immoderate conversations that travel aft that are ace easy."
He continued: "They're conscionable like, 'Yeah, okay.' ... That's a fantastic thing. I cognize everybody has antithetic experiences with that and truthful I decidedly consciousness precise fortunate."
Penn told People that portion helium was excited to stock details of his longterm narration with readers, Josh and different adjacent household members "don't emotion attraction and shy distant from the limelight."
He added that helium discovered his sexuality comparatively precocious successful life. Speaking of the couple's wedding plans, Penn said helium wants a large Indian wedding but his spouse would similar a "quick 20-minute happening with our families and that's it." The histrion said the brace would person to "meet halfway successful the middle."
In summation to the "Harold & Kumar" franchise, Penn's acting credits besides see appearing successful "House," "Designated Survivor," "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory."
In 2009, helium took a hiatus from acting to service successful the President Barack Obama's administration arsenic portion of the White House Office of Public Liaison, dealing with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and the arts community.
Last twelvemonth helium told CNN's Becky Anderson astir his ngo to get young Americans to vote.
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