In the Know: ‘Party of 5’ star Scott Wolf on Capitol Hill

Actor Scott Wolf will relive his college days Thursday when he visits Capitol Hill.

The actor, who stars in the new ABC series “V,” attended George
Washington University, and one of his best memories is playing softball
blocks away from the Capitol on the National Mall.

{mosads}College was also where Wolf first became interested in hunger
relief. “Once a month, some friends of mine and I would take our
Saturdays and go down to the local food bank and serve meals,” he told
ITK. “It opened my eyes to the importance of helping those less
fortunate.”

He’ll bring that interest to the House Ways and Means Committee for a Thursday hearing on food banks and front-line charities.

The hearing is Wolf’s first appearance before Congress, but it’s not his first foray into politics.

“I first met Sen. John Kerry [D-Mass.] and his daughters at
charitable events, and I really admire them,” said the Boston native.
“So in 2004, my wife Kelley and I went to Iowa and volunteered for
Kerry during the caucuses.”

Wolf became a father for the first time in March of 2009, and the
experience has added to his sense of urgency about hunger relief. “You
put a lot more thought into the world you want to create for your
child,” he said, “and a lot of things are simplified.”

As for his Thanksgiving plans, “it’ll be my son’s first Thanksgiving,
and he’ll have dinner, or some small mashed-up version of a dinner,
with family.”