*** SPOILER ALERT***  If you are like me and DVR-ed last night's episode of House, you might want to stop reading now.

Actor Kal Penn, of Harold and Kumar and House fame, has announced that he's one of the lucky few to have scored a gig at the White House. He's leaving Hollywood to become an Associate Director in the Office of Public Liaison, the office primarily responsible for public outreach. Penn, 31, was a regular on the campaign trail for Obama, campaigning for him as far back as the Iowa caucuses. Indeed some long-time Obama staffers told the Gaggle back in January how fond they were of Penn. "He was there for us when there was hardly any of us," one advance staffer told your Gaggler. Penn tells Entertainment Weekly that he was "incredibly honored a couple of months ago to get the opportunity to go work in the White House. I got to know the President and some of the staff during the campaign and had expressed interest in working there." We wonder if he had to submit his resume on change.gov, along with the 300,000 others wanting to work there.

Penn, whose grandparents marched with Ghandi in the Indian independence movement, says he's been thinking about trading his lab coat for a suit and tie for some time, but described leaving House as "bittersweet." We imagine the "bitter" part of that equation might have something to do with the massive pay cut he'll have to take. (And perhaps with the shocking way his character was written out of the show. Let's just say there'll be no running back to Hugh Laurie's sexy arms for Penn.) Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the actor will likely be able to see him see him showing up to work at the Old Executive Office Building, where his office will be located.