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Tonight this Penn alum reveals Caligula was a manic depressive psychopath

With a fullbright scholarship and an American Academy in Rome fellowship under his belt, it’s no wonder why Penn alum Darius A. Arya (C’93, DKE, Water Polo, Classics) is once again featured in a National Geographic show airing all this week called “Rome Unwrapped”. More from Darius and a video clip from the show after […]

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How can you not buy shaving cream from THIS Penn alum face? (VIDEO)

Over the past couple of years I’ve done stories on shaving cream business entrepreneur and model Kyle Schroeder (W’01). After the jump check out the new well produced marketing video featuring Kyle explaining more about his shaving creams, as well as his personal background and how he got into the business. Martha Stewart and Oprah […]

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What a week! This Penn alum’s gameshow audition, Sundance films and table reads with Zack Morris (VIDEO)

Last month we introduced you to Jess Garvey (C’09), DT’s “Starter Reality Star” and watched her go on an actual audition for a Special K commercial. Today, Jess brings us her next installment and you’re going to see her be quite the busy actress filled with a week of auditions and meetings.. After the jump, […]

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Who Knew?: This Penn Alum was “Hottie” on “Flavor of Love” and she’s got an obsession with balls

Here’s another one for our “Who Knew” series, as well as our “Pennalicious Profiles” series… Not only had Penn alum Schatar Sapphira (Arts House Resident, Inspiration, Penn Black Arts League, Penn Gospel Choir, Penn basketball manager) made it to the final six of Penn alum Mark Cronin’s (ENG’86) “Flavor of Love” and soonafter appeared on […]

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SNL’s Vanessa Bayer is a sing-songy “Star of Tomorrow” (VIDEO)

If you missed this weekend’s Scarlett Johansson hosted SNL, you would have missed a sketch that appeared later in the show starring Vanessa Bayer (C’04, Bloomers) as a “child star of tomorrow”. If you know child actors who deliver all lines in that “sing-songy” manner, you’ll LOVE this sketch! …Especially her interpretation of Brokeback Mountain! […]

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Win a scholarship from Mister Rogers

“Won’t you be my neighbor” and possibly get paid to move out to LA? (or move to NY) As noted in my recent post, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) really is a hidden gem to help you get your foot into the entertainment door here in LA.   Attention undergrads, ATAS really […]

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