Find out why Ben is crossing his fingers! It’s been over a year now since we started documenting our DT exclusive music and actor career journeys with 3 recent alumni. The key to these series has been capturing that immediate time right after college filled with hope and attainable aspirations when the world is your […]
In years past, I’ve talked about the best entertainment internship you can get while you’re an undergrad. From the same people who bring you this awesome internship (the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), there is a contest that all talented undergrad filmmakers should enter: the 32nd College Television Awards. Categories include: Animation, Children, Comedy, […]
Penn alum Jake Laufer (C’96, UTV, Ice Hockey, P.A.R.M.E.S.A.N)‘s spooky “Ghost Lab” TV show debuts tonight on the Discovery Channel, but the real story here is Jake’s path in becoming a co-Executive TV producer which includes: perseverance moving to 3 different cities and seizing opportunities For anyone trying to break into the entertainment business, Jake’s […]
A bunch of Hollywood bits and pieces about Penn alumni deals to report on including a new VH1 reality show a new half hour NBC comedy a new atypical role for Elizabeth Banks More after the jump! Reality guru Mark Cronin (ENG’86, Mask and Wig, Penn in Pictures 2010 panelist) debuts his new half-hour docu-series […]
Bono, Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and The Edge. Who knew that years after appearing as the lead role of Sir Rupert in Mask and Wig ‘s 100th production of “Lurline, Again!” Glen Berger (C’89) would go on to write the book for the hottest new show slinging onto Broadway on November 14… More after the jump! […]
A year ago, last August, we started a new exclusive DT monthly Vlog series documenting the life of 2 Penn graduates who are embarking on a music career, so that others can learn from their experiences. In this 9th episode (and after living in Austin now for about a year), Ben Naecker (C’09, Water Polo) […]