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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 21
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Penn Alumni You Should Know About, where we feature the eye-popping, mind-blowing exploits of Penn Alumni in the entertainment industry. Before you read this edition, let’s welcome comedy writer Rafael Friedan (C’04, Phi Kap) to our Penntertainment blogger community. Rafael writes absurd, over-the-top comedy for film, TV, and […]
Penn Alum Hollywood power couple’s Pitch Perfect film
I’m sure you’ve heard all about it by now, but today, Pitch Perfect, the hot, rotten-tomatoes highly rated film by Penn film producers Elizabeth Banks (C’96) and husband Max Handelman (C’95, AEPi) comes out! If you recall, in an interview she did promoting the film, Liz had referenced a Penn a capella group from her […]
Penn alum’s promo with Ben Stiller, Mark Sanchez and LaDainian Tomlinson
I cover lots of traditional entertainment career pursuits from alumni on DT like acting, filmmaking, and writing, but equally creative can be that of Marketing. After the jump, check out a promo spot for ESPN that Universal Media Promotions and Marketing manager Melisa Kirkup (C’01) worked on for the new movie Tower Heist (in theaters […]
He’s Our October Contest Winner!
For our October contest, Melisa Kirkup (C’01) at Universal Marketing, was kind enough to donate a Forgetting Sarah Marshall gift package including a Forgetting Sarah Marshall DVD, beach bag, beach towel, cd and t-shirt. …And because he suggested a whole bunch of Penn friends to me, Jeremy Saxton (C’97, ENG’97) was randomly selected as the winner […]
October Contest: Suggest a Penn Friend To Me!
Thanks to Melisa Kirkup (C’01) at Universal Marketing, for our DT October Contest, we will be raffling off a Forgetting Sarah Marshall gift package including a Forgetting Sarah Marshall DVD, beach bag, beach towel, cd and t-shirt! To enter, all you need to do is “SUGGEST A (Penn) FRIEND ” to me using the link on […]
Tuesday Tips: Advice for an Undergrad Looking for a Job in Entertainment Marketing (Los Angeles)
(l to r:) Melisa Kirkup (C’01) & Ashley Berger Woodall (C’06) The other day I got an email from undergrad senior Ryan Townsend (C’08) who was interested in moving out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Entertainment Marketing and/or Publicity. Penn alumni Melisa Kirkup (C’01, Universal Marketing) and Ashley Berger Woodall (C’06, Warner […]
