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Her top 10 Hollywood internship tips that will help you in ANY career

At the beginning of this past summer, our “15 second clip” correspondent Kelly Diamond (C’13) was just about to start her fantastic internships at a Nickelodeon and Mandeville Pictures. She told us about how she researched getting these internships, what you need to know about moving from Penn to LA and what responsibilities she had […]

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From aspiring TV writer to “paid” TV writer: the steps this Penn alum is taking

A couple of weeks ago we met aspiring LA TV writer Rob Forman (W’06) and he told us about his journey from Penn to LA, the agency he first worked at, and the TV shows on which he’s been a writer’s assistant. In today’s installment, Rob talks to us about the steps he’s taking from […]

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

Posted on by in 2013, TV

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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This Penn undergrad dishes hard on the LA celebrities that come to her restaurant

Since the beginning of DT, I’ve been covering all sorts of stories about Penn alumni musicians, filmmakers, actors, plus dozens more entertainment professions. Then, over the past couple of years on DT, I’ve been covering stories about new young alumni trying to break into careers such as acting, more acting, and music. Now, this summer, […]

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Dunzo: Penn alum chooses Neuroscience over Music

After 11 DT vlogs, the duo (Ben Naecker (C’09, Water Polo) and Blake West (W’09, Jazz Combos)) who moved to Austin to pursue music is about to split up. Why? Because Ben is going to Stanford to pursue a career in Neuroscience. In this Penn-ultimate episode (pun intended), after the jump find out some tips […]

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