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Dr. Oz writes prescription for Law School to Penn alum

As you’ve seen on DT, I continue to focus on juicy alumni journeys in entertainment.  To recap, we’ve covered journeys in acting (from a guy’s and girl’s perspctive), music, TV and Film production and TV writing.  And we even have advice on how to use DT in your entertainment career search. Today, I’ve got an interesting […]

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Liz Banks Talks Penn and TriDelt with Craig Ferguson

If you caught “The Craig Ferguson Show” last night you would have seen that Liz Banks (C’96) was on promoting her latest movie Our Idiot Brother. No, she wasn’t on the show talking about chicks and relationships like this Penn alum did a few years back. But she did talk “Penn”! After the jump, check […]

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William Shatner’s kidney stone is worth what? Find out on his new NBC game show tonight!

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Merv Griffin Entertainment Executive TV producer Roy Bank (C’94) debuts his new NBC game show “It’s Worth What” tonight. If you think you’re good at putting a value on some of those antiques you’ve got lurking in your own attic, you’re going to love this show. And it’s got Cedric the Entertainer as the host! […]

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She’s Gleeking out! Her “Glee” audition callback

The last time we caught up with Penn alum actress Jess Garvey (C’09), she wiped out on her Nickelodeon surfer audition. That’s the biz.. some days are better than others, but in today’s installment of “Starter Actress”,  Jess has had some (more) good news. Today, Jess fills us in about her journey auditioning for “Glee”! […]

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This Penn alum’s Hollywood writing career is anything but cancelled

As we approach year 5 of DT, I continues to expand our arsenal of entertaining “insider-tip”-filled vlogs from Penn undergrads and alumni as they pursue the ups and downs of their entertainment career journeys: Alex taught us the 5 tips any actor should consider before getting into the business.  We’ve been following Jess as she’s […]

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Follow this Penn undergrad as she pursues a career in the biz

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As my readers know, I’ve got tons of stories about established Penn alumni musicians, filmmakers, actors, plus dozens more entertainment professions. I’ve even begun covering stories about new young alumni trying to break into entertainment careers such as acting, more acting, and music. What I haven’t covered are undergrads getting summer internships who are trying […]

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