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He’s a bitter lawyer and stand-up …and he’s telling all!
I’ve covered stand-up Matt Ritter (L’02) on DT before and all the great viral videos he’s created (my favorite one being THIS one). If you recall, like many Penn alumni making career changes, Matt has transitioned careers from being a lawyer to a standup. After the jump check out “Bottom Rung”, his new web series […]
Talent + Penn Networking Lands This Penn Author a TV Pilot with Fox (MUST READ STORY)
Recently, author Jasmin Rosemberg (C’02) got her book optioned by Hollywood big wig director/producer Brett Ratner to develop into a TV show for Fox. But there’s a bigger story here. Not only is Jasmin another example of an alum who made a bold career change and followed her creative passion, but she used some good Penn networking to […]
So you wanna be a Hollywood agent? Listen to this Penn alum’s advice
Recently at a Los Angeles Penn event, I bumped into Penn alum Rob Golenberg (W’87, ZBT). Rob has been in the Hollywood biz now for over 20 years now and is currently the VP and Head of TV Literary and Packaging at the Gersh Agency. (I’ve known about Rob for years now because some Penn […]
Dunzo: Penn alum chooses Neuroscience over Music
After 11 DT vlogs, the duo (Ben Naecker (C’09, Water Polo) and Blake West (W’09, Jazz Combos)) who moved to Austin to pursue music is about to split up. Why? Because Ben is going to Stanford to pursue a career in Neuroscience. In this Penn-ultimate episode (pun intended), after the jump find out some tips […]
From the land of Oscars to the land of orphans
If you recall, last year I wrote a post about how Hollywood exec Norman Golightly (C’94, Mask and Wig) refocused his producing talents in the direction of an African orphanage. Norman lived at the rural Kenyan orphanage for a month last year, helping to raise funds for the development of the home which houses 50 kids who lost […]
Best of 2010: My “Top 21” Penn Posts
As we come to the close of 2010 and the celebration of DT’s 4th birthday, I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate this past year with my top 21 posts (yes, another year I managed to arrive at 21 posts and couldn’t seem to get it down to 20). If I were to sum […]
