Lawrence Kutner

Lawrence Kutner was one of the new fellows hired by House at the end of the episode Games in Season 4. 
He was portrayed by actor Kal Penn. He was a specialist in sports medicine and rehabilitation.
In the Season 5 episode "Simple Explanation," Kutner was found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. Police deemed his shooting a suicide, but Gregory House felt that his suicide made no sense and, despite all the evidence to the contrary, believed at first that Kutner had been murdered. However it was clear that Kutner was shot with a gun he owned which had his fingerprints on it. He worked for House for about a year and a half.
Kutner returned as House's hallucination in the Season 8 finale.
During his season and a half on House M.D., Kutner became one of the most popular characters and at the time of his death appeared to be the brightest and most talented of the fellows in the field of diagnostic medicine, coming up with numerous good ideas and correct diagnoses during his tenure.
== Biography ==
Born as "Lawrence Choudray", he is a sports and rehabilitation medicine specialist, as well as a member of House's fellows during seasons 4 and 5. Of Indian descent, Kutner was orphaned at the age of six, following his parents' shooting in a burglary attempt. He was subsequently adopted by another family, leading to his decisively non-Indian name. Despite this, he is generally cheery, and displays an honest enthusiasm for what he does.
==Personality==
If the mirror patient is any indication, Kutner was a bit of a masochist and an iconoclast. Early on, it was discovered that he enjoys magic and that he makes friends easily, with Jeffrey Cole being a good friend before Cole was fired. In addition, Kutner has a tendency to try to please people and make them like him. This was probably the personality trait that led House to believe he used to be in foster care.
Kutner is also the only fellow who seems to not only not mind but to enjoy the crazy tasks that House sends him on. 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. He is a friendly, fun-loving guy always trying to come up with the next wacky, experimental procedure and thinking up some off-the-wall treatments. However, his parents were murdered when he was six, which appears to have given him the perspective needed to help his colleagues through their personal drama.
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