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His 1972 UPenn Dorm Room
It’s about to be the start of another school year and I recently stumbled upon a blog blast from the past article written by Penn alum Jeffrey Slater (C’76) that you’ll be interested in. In Jeff’s nostalgic post, he recounts his time at Penn: from his beginnings, to the friends he made, to the memorable times he […]
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 […]
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 […]
Penn alumni of the 90s can’t remember the answer to THIS question (videos)
Here’s another DT “blast from the past” story you’ll all enjoy. Alumni from the 90s and earlier might remember Murphy’s Tavern (aka “Murphs”) on the corner of 44th and Spruce streets. You’ll remember the pitcher of alcohol, the jukebox, the basement and of course the “see you in church” greeting you got from Murph himself […]
These Penn alumni got their TV Pilots picked up
Over the past couple of months I wrote a few posts about some alumni who had TV pilots in development with the networks. Recently, all the networks have been announcing which pilots they’ve picked up and so far, it looks like 3 separate Penn alumni have TV shows with the big networks. After the jump, […]
Tonight another Penn Alum gets a Comedy Central special…and the rest is history (VIDEO)
DT Favorite Aaron Karo’s (W’01, Pennfest 2006 performer, Penn in Pictures 2010 panelist) hates when bridesmaids conclude their speeches about how the bride and groom met with the tired phrase “and the rest is history”. Tonight, Aaron’s first one-hour Comedy Central special kicks off with this complaint and then runs the gamut from drunken friends […]
