House , who first lashes out at his consultants and blames them for missing the signs, and then thinks that Kutner must have been murdered. Ultimately, however, he has to accept that Kutner committed suicide and there may never be a real explanation for it. Off-screen, there actually was a simple explanation for why Penn left the show.
At the time Penn had read Obama's book but wasn't interested in getting involved in politics. Attending the event, however, changed his mind:. So I'll do three days in Iowa before the caucuses And then he won!
And there was an opportunity to serve in the White House, and President, I have another stoner movie to make? Penn was offered a position as associate director in the White House office of public engagement in early The job offer meant that he couldn't continue with his role on House MD , which led to a difficult conversation with the showrunners.
Speaking in an interview with EW , Penn recalled:. But because I loved the job and. The contrast of knowing that. To be part. When did you first learn Kal was thinking of leaving House? He has been involved in a. He worked very. And then we. So why not just have Kutner take a new job at a different hospital? It gets under his skin. He is the. So the idea that he. But also, oddly enough, we wanted it to be a.
I like the fact that Kutner is almost the least likely guy to do this. You work with. Episode Recaps Hugh Laurie, House, Hugh Laurie, House, Hugh Laurie, House. In " Guardian Angels ", he not only enthusiastically dug up a grave, but broke into the casket and expressed dismay when he realized the deceased had been buried the wrong way around. In his interactions with patients, Kutner is understanding and kind towards others.
In " The Itch ", Kutner's advice on being honest with patient caused the patient to allow the team into his house. In " Emancipation ", Kutner was able to identify with the patient when he believed that she had lost her parents.
Kutner's kindness was further shown when House cheats in Secret Santa, he states "I'm still getting him a present. His parents, Karamchand and Niki Choudhary, were shot dead during an armed robbery of their convenience store. The six-year-old Kutner was a witness to the shooting as he often worked at the store after school. He was placed with a foster family, Julia and Richard Kutner who later adopted Lawrence. He later adopted their last name, reportedly of his own accord. However, his adoptive parents continued to encourage him to explore his Indian heritage.
He showed an aptitude for science at an early age and his favorite Christmas present was a chemistry set that he received when he was nine. He showed great promise in high school, winning a Westinghouse Science award for an experiment involving dark matter. His adoptive parents mused that he showed a freethinking, inventive streak from a young age. However, Kutner did have a dark side, bullying a boy named Jonathan , although it appeared to be more in the nature of social ostracism rather than physical violence.
He apologized to Jonathan after seeing the results of the bullying of one of his patients in " Joy to the World ". Before becoming a doctor, one of his jobs was selling men's fragrances in a department store. He admitted it was a miserable job, but he wasn't miserable doing it.
Kutner received a full scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Physics. Chris Taub recalled that "He wanted to be a doctor since seeing 'M. I think he modeled himself a little bit after Hawkeye Pierce. Kutner's girlfriend Nicole Brewster remembered that Lawrence, being adopted and of Indian ancestry, always felt like an outsider. Despite this, she said he didn't resent it - instead, he felt the experience gained him added insight and perspective.
This drew him to take atypical paths in his career and personal life. One such example is when he decided to break the world record for distance crawling. After a grueling 43 hours, he managed to crawl 20 miles, and earn himself a place in Guinness Book of World Records in During his free time, Lawrence played water polo and swam competitively.
He enjoyed science fiction and was a frequent participant in the Clarion Science Fiction Workshops. After being introduced to Star Trek, Lawrence aggressively pursued a position in Klingon culture and reached the rank of Dahar Master. Kutner sent his resume to House, who eventually called him in for an "interview" at the end of " Alone ". However, he found himself in a room with 39 other applicants competing for the three open positions. He was assigned "Number 6" in the fellowship application process and in " The Right Stuff " he was assigned to accompany the patient to the hyperbaric chamber but when she started to have a heart attack he, against the advice of Jeffrey Cole , decided to use the defibrillator in the oxygen rich environment, starting a small fire and setting off the sprinkers in the process.
However, this incident merely earned him the attention of House. He nearly lost out when he snitched on another applicant and House fired him, but he turned his card over to become "Number 9" and when House tried to fire him again, he saved himself by coming up with the idea of using alcohol tolerance as a way of testing the patient's liver without having to chart it.
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