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Hallelujah: Penn alum to write Jeff Buckley biopic film

If you recall, I covered screenwriter Ryan Jaffe (C’96) when he wrote THIS film a couple years back. Since then, Ryan, has penned a script about the life of singer Jeff Buckley. In case you’re not familiar with who Jeff Buckley is, per Deadline, “Buckley, son of the famed but troubled folk musician Tim Buckley, […]

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Her March Madness: 2 commercials booked in one month!

Since she started “Starter Reality Star” for DT, actress Jess Garvey (C’09) is making some great strides. In her last episode, Jess told us about a national commercial she booked. Since then she booked another one! (yep, another Penn alum to add to my growing Penn alumni on commercials list.) After the jump find out: about […]

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Penn alumni on Hollywood Powerlists you should know about

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As you’ve seen on DT in the past, I like covering stories about how Penn and its alumni make it on all sorts of great “lists“. Today I have 3 Penn alumni you should know about who have made it onto some great Hollywood Reporter (“THR”) power lists. Today one alum ranked as #33 today […]

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They could give American Idol contestants a run for their money

Since my days as a Penn undergrad, I’ve always been a fan of Off the Beat and the talent the group gets from year to year. Recently the group came to LA during their spring break and put on a great show. After the jump, listen to some really powerful voices from both their LA […]

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This Penn Alum was the “hot Thai bartender” on “The Young and the Restless”

Over the past few years, I’ve been covering the progress of Roy Vongtama (C’96), a real life doctor who has also been “acting” as a doctor on TV. This week Roy appeared on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless”. After the jump, check the video clip starring Roy as what he calls “the hot Thai bartender”. […]

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Decades of this annoying Van Pelt practice caught on camera!

Over the past two years, I’ve introduced 3 exclusive DT Vlog series from Penn alumni including “An Actor’s Path“, “Starter Reality Star“, and “Real Jobs are Not my Forte“. Today I’m introducing my first series from a talented and ambitious undergrad filmmaker who is certainly going places. DT readers, meet sophomore Kelly Diamond (C’13), a […]

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