Actor Kal Penn comes out as gay, reveals he’s engaged

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Actor Kal Penn has travel retired arsenic gay.

The “Harold & Kumar” prima revealed successful an interrogation with People magazine that he’s successful an 11-year narration with a antheral named Josh and the 2 are engaged to beryllium married.

The 44-year-old disclosed details astir his narration with the mag up of the Tuesday merchandise of his book, “You Can’t Be Serious."

In the book, Penn reportedly shares however helium and his spouse met and fell successful emotion erstwhile the histrion was surviving successful Washington, D.C. During that time, helium was moving arsenic a unit subordinate successful the Obama administration.

Penn told the mag that he’s grateful that his friends and household person ever supported him successful each aspects of his life, particularly his narration with Josh.

He added that helium discovered his sexuality comparatively precocious successful beingness and said there’s nary timeline for it. People fig things retired astatine antithetic points successful their lives, helium said.

For now, Penn said he’s preoccupied with promoting his publication and readying a wedding.

Along with his recurring relation arsenic Kumar Patel, you whitethorn cognize Penn from TV shows similar “Designated Survivor,” “House,” and “How I Met Your Mother.”