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Follow this Penn undergrad as she pursues a career in the biz
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 […]
Penn alum sinks his acting fangs into “True Blood”
Not since we saw this “classy pimp”, have we seen a Penn alum in front of the camera on any of HBO’s hottest shows. Now let’s add one more to this “Penn alumni on HBO” list. If you saw the first episode of “True Blood” this past week, and then had to go to your […]
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, […]
Wipe out: Jess’s Nickelodeon surfer audition
Over the course of us following actress Jess Garvey (C’09) in her “Starter Reality Star” series on DT, she has achieved quite a bit (from going on lots of auditions to booking commercials). In today’s episode, Jess starts a new day job and brings us on an audition that didn’t go as well as she had […]
What Faye Dunaway told this Penn undergrad at the Cannes Film Festival
Over the past three years (2008 coverage and 2009 coverage and 2010 coverage) DT has given you an insider’s look at the films and politics of the Cannes Film festival from the perspective of our Penn in Cannes program correspondents. This year DT correspondent Jonah Stern (C’13) recently returned from the 2011 Cannes film festival […]
From Soap Operas to THIS new commercial to Hangover 2!
The last time we saw Dr. and actor Roy Vongtama (C’96), he was a playing a bartender on “Young and the Restless”. After the jump, watch the new commercial he’s in and find out more about his role (sort of) in this weekend’s newly released Hangover 2! Roy is really killing it. In addition to this […]
