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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 […]

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Who Knew?: This Penn Alum was “Hottie” on “Flavor of Love” and she’s got an obsession with balls

Here’s another one for our “Who Knew” series, as well as our “Pennalicious Profiles” series… Not only had Penn alum Schatar Sapphira (Arts House Resident, Inspiration, Penn Black Arts League, Penn Gospel Choir, Penn basketball manager) made it to the final six of Penn alum Mark Cronin’s (ENG’86) “Flavor of Love” and soonafter appeared on […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Oprah and Spielberg Posed for This Penn Alumnus Photographer

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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, […]

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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 […]

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