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Penn Screenwriter’s Film Rocks Into Theaters Today!

Last summer I reported that screenwriter Ryan Jaffe (C’96) just finished filming The Rocker. And today it’s now in theaters near you! Per Ryan, “The Rocker stars Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, Jason Sudekis, Jeff Garlin, Jane Lynch, Emma Stone, Josh Gad, and Teddy Geiger. It’s the story of a drummer that gets fired […]

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This Hollywood Penn Writer Has a Five Year Plan He Wants Picked Up

Writer Joe Port (C’97, DP Cartoonist) hopes someone buys into his Five Year Plan. Specifically the ABC network. A month ago, Joe shot a pilot for ABC (produced by NBC) called Five Year Plan, that he and his writing partner Joe Wiseman created and exec produced together. It stars Steve Howey, Will Sasso, Brooke D’orsay, […]

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Tuesday Tips: Advice for the Writer who Wants to Move Out to LA

Penn writers Phyllis Zimbler Miller (WG’80), Eric Barker (C’94), Hadley Davis (C’93), Josh Heald (C’00) In this week’s Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni writer friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has decided to move out to Los Angeles […]

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Christmas time means classic TV repeats from Penn alumni

Lew Schneider (C’83) featured in “The Christmas Letter” As I sit at home on Christmas morning sipping on my light egg nog and reminiscing about Hanukkah, I am enjoying a whole lot of TV marathons. One great Christmas episode I just caught was an Everybody Loves Raymond episode, called “The Christmas Letter” written by Penn […]

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Penn all over 2007-2008 TV Schedule

As I continue to be inundated by TV promos, I’m realizing that there are a good number of alumni both in front of and behind the camera… Click here to see what we’ve got going on… THURSDAYS Donald Trump (W’68), Ivanka Trump (W’04) and Don Trump Jr. (W’00) are back in The Celebrity Apprentice Becki […]

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NBC’s TV writing program – Apply today!

For all your Penn writers out there, this is a great opportunity to get your specs into the NBC writing program! Check out the details here!

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