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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 21
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Penn Alumni You Should Know About, where we feature the eye-popping, mind-blowing exploits of Penn Alumni in the entertainment industry. Before you read this edition, let’s welcome comedy writer Rafael Friedan (C’04, Phi Kap) to our Penntertainment blogger community. Rafael writes absurd, over-the-top comedy for film, TV, and […]
This Penn alum won an Oscar for Best Documentary last night
Outside of John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel’s name, you may recall that another memorable moment from last night’s Oscars was a song performed in the acceptance speech for Twenty Feet from Stardom as “Best Documentary”. Turns out that Penn alum Morgan Neville (C’89, Daily Pennsylvanian) directed and produced the film! The film examines the lives and […]
Penn Film and Media Pioneers West: Get your tickets! (LA, 3/15)
Penn Film and Media Pioneers – West Join Penn Alumni, Penn Parents and Penn students at this afternoon event bringing Penn Cinema Studies to Los Angeles. Panels featuring Cinema Studies faculty and local alumni will discuss issues in the entertainment industry today. Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:00 – 5:00 PM Hosted by Doug Belgrad, C’87, […]
Hold onto your socks!: His American Reunion Red Band Trailer
Not only does his high-larious next Harold and Kumar movie debut in a couple of months, but we’re now just getting a first glimpse of writer/director Jon Hurwitz‘s (W’00) take on the next installment of the American Pie franchise. And it looks wrong, and funny! After the jump, hold onto your socks and check out this […]
You MUST watch this: Penn alum lifts house with balloons
Remember in the movie Up how the old man got his house to fly using balloons? Well, Penn alum Vin Marshall (ENG ‘00, WQHS) actually accomplished this on the new show he is hosting on the National Geographic Channel called “How Hard Can It Be?” and it premieres this Sunday October 2nd. After the jump […]
From Realtor Reality Stars to Authors: Penn alum sisters have “Hot Property”
(l to r: ) Michele, Sabrina and Samantha
