'House' Casting News: Kal Penn and Olivia Wilde Join the Cranky Doctor This Fall

At the end of last season, Dr. House had lost his entire staff, as Chase (Jesse Spencer) was fired, and Foreman (Omar Epps) and Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) showed themselves to the door. Well, it looks like the cranky doc (played geniusly by Hugh Laurie) won't be too lonely, because a slew of new faces are joining the hit medical drama.

E! Online is reporting that Kal Penn (The Namesake, 24), Olivia Wilde (The Black Donnelly's, The OC), Peter Jacobson (In Justice, Transformers) and Anne Dudek (Big Day) will be joining the cast for a minimum of 8 episodes this fall. While it is unclear exactly how the new blood will play into the show, both E!'s Kristin Veitch and TVGuide's Michael Ausiello have repeatedly stated that Spencer, Epps, and Morrison will be back, though likely not working under the Vicodin-addicted physician.

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