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Jon Zucker (W’98) performing “I’ve Loved These Days” with Billy Joel

Posted on by in 1998

I’ve started to share this site with more and more alumni and the feedback thus far has been extremely positive. Jon Zucker (W’98, Pennfest 2006) just uploaded a fantastic video of him performing “I’ve Loved These Days” with Billy Joel at Irvine Auditorium in Philadelphia in 1996. …You have to see Jon’s opportunity of a […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 17

[ssba]The weather isn’t the only thing that’s getting hot. Check out these Penn alums who are heating up in entertainment! FILM Marc Platt (C’79) is about to produce what could be one of his biggest projects to date. Platt has signed on to produce feature Ricki and the Flash, a rock ‘n’ roll film starring Meryl Streep, […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 10

[ssba] It’s that time again for some more Penn Alumni You Should Know About! These alums are so cool that it’s spooky. So grab some candy and enjoy this treat of a post. No tricks required.

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Get a 2 year writing deal with FOX like this Penn Alum

Posted on by in 1997, TV

Recently, I reported that Penn alum Joe Port (C’97) and his writing partner Joe Wiseman had their TV pilot “Family Album” most likely scheduled for a mid season slot on Fox. Now, more good news.  Yesterday it was announced that Fox has signed a two-year overall deal with them. (source) Fantastic news, and the inspirational […]

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Penn alum Whitney Cummings gets BOTH of her TV pilots picked up (watch preview!)

Posted on by in 1993, 1997, 2003, TV

Back in February, a bunch of Penn alumni got their TV pilots ordered up by several TV networks. After the jump find about BOTH shows from Whitney Cummings (C’03) that got the green light …and watch a preview!This fall, be on the lookout for Whitney’s new show, “Whitney” on NBC’s Thursday night lineup.  The show will be […]

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These Penn alumni got their TV Pilots picked up

Over the past couple of months I wrote a few posts about some alumni who had TV pilots in development with the networks. Recently, all the networks have been announcing which pilots they’ve picked up and so far, it looks like 3 separate Penn alumni have TV shows with the big networks. After the jump, […]

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