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This Penn Alum Directed a Groundbreaking Episode of TV
Did you see last week’s episode of “Ugly Betty”? If you didn’t, it was packed full of Penn! As I was watching the credits, I noted that not only was Penn alum actress Becki Newton (C’00) featured but also Penn alum Andy Wolk (C’70, DP, 34th Street) directed this episode! …Then just last night Debbie […]
From Buried in the Closet to Gay Activist, His Inspirational Story
In November of 2008, after the passage of Proposition 8 in California, one very inspirational (and good looking!) Penn alum decided to become quite the activist and model in all regards… You may remember Andrew Oldershaw (C’02 Phi Delt, DP) from a story I did on him last year on how he and some other […]
From the Barones to the Goldbergs: Everybody Loves Lew
Lew Schneider (C’83, Mask and Wig, Friars) is one of our Penn alum favorites here at Penntertainment. He was a writer and producer on Everybody Loves Raymond, co-executive producer of Men of a Certain Age and most importantly, our go-to MC for many a Penn event (watch him speak to a bunch of Penn alumni here) […]
So you wanna be a Hollywood agent? Listen to this Penn alum’s advice
Recently at a Los Angeles Penn event, I bumped into Penn alum Rob Golenberg (W’87, ZBT). Rob has been in the Hollywood biz now for over 20 years now and is currently the VP and Head of TV Literary and Packaging at the Gersh Agency. (I’ve known about Rob for years now because some Penn […]
Oprah and Spielberg Posed for This Penn Alumnus Photographer
Despite racial tension in the early 1970s, Michael Abramson (W’70) shot photos in the Chicago Southside nightclub scene which fueled his career as a successful photographer for numerous national and foreign magazines including Time, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes and Sports Illustrated. Michael has shot some prestigious subjects including former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, […]
Dreamworks CEO Stacey Snider Has Some Great Advice For You
Last year Stacey Snider (C’82), Dreamworks CEO, gave a FANTASTIC speech at Penn. The video just got released and it is a MUST for anyone wanting to come to Hollywood …and/or for anyone who wants to make a career change! Here’s what she talked about: Her career change (from law school grad to CEO) Don’t […]
