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This Penn Alum is HBO’s Classiest “Pimp” (VIDEO)

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News of another Penn alum actress who you probably have seen on a very popular HBO show and never knew it until now. More on this actress after the jump! If you’ve watched HBO’s “Hung”, you probably have become endeared to “Lenore”, the ruthless pimp who at the end of last season, stole male gigolo […]

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“Slamming” Penn Undergrads on HBO’s “Brave New Voices”

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Over the years on DT, I posted about The Excelano Project, a captivating group at Penn that performs the Spoken Word. Apparently, 4 members of this group have caught the attention of Russell Simmons and will be starring in Simmons’ new HBO show “Brave New Voices” debuting this Sunday night at 11pm ET/PT. Per the […]

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Barbaro documentary premieres Wednesday, June 6 on HBO

HBO’s documentary on Barbaro premieres tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 6 at 10:00 PM. Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby and tragically broke his leg during the Preakness last year. Barbaro was owned by Penn alumni Roy Jackson C’61 and Gretchen Jackson CW’59, and was treated at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center . Click here for […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 23

Welcome back.  Summer’s practically here and as usual we’ve got some juicy news and some great upcoming networking events – so lets jump in! Use these new tabs below to easily navigate between sections of this issue:

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Penn in Pictures 2015 (LA): You Won’t Want to Miss This Panel (6/17)!

The Penn Club of LA, Wharton Club of Southern California and Penntertainment LA invite you to attend our popular Penn In Pictures panel discussion, featuring leaders from film, TV & music industries! PANELISTS: – Max Handelman (C’95) – Film Producer (Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2) – Sonny Lee (C’03) – Writer of HBO’s “Silicon Valley”, […]

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Cee Lo Green encouraged this Penn Alum to focus on her artistry

A few years ago at the Grammy Awards, Penn alum musician Carly Robyn Green sang as a back-up vocalist for Cee Lo Green.  When Carly confided to Cee Lo that it’s the timeless, classic songs that inspire her most as an artist and songwriter, he encouraged her to focus her own artistry on making music that matters […]

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