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These 3 Penn Alumni Have New TV Shows Coming to ABC and NBC

Last week the major networks had their upfronts and announced their official 2010-2011 television schedules. Consequentially, there are 3 very happy Penn alumni with shows you’ll want to check out…. Check out episode previews after the jump! “Love Bites” Thursdays, 10-11 pm (NBC) Actress: Becki Newton (C’00) (preview below) “From Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Cindy Chupack […]

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Yes, A Penn Alum Wrote “Hot Tub Time Machine” and Another Penn Alum Helped Produce It (and it’s awesome!)

You’ve been seeing the funny commercials for it on TV for months now and tomorrow, Hollywood screenwriter Josh Heald’s (W’00, Editor-in-Chief 34th Street Magazine (’99), Penn Jazz) Hot Tub Time Machine hits theaters nationwide. The film is about 4 friends who travel back to the 80s after they discover that their ski resort hot tub […]

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Penn Alumni Dish Advice in Cannes & What the Entertainment Industry is Looking for in Its Next Generation of Employees

All last week, I posted about Brian Tran’s (W’10) inside scoop of his time at the Penn in Cannes Program.  As our final “Cannes” post, Julie Blanc (W’12), another one of my great DT correspondents fills us in on advice given this year from Penn alumni:-Rick Hess (C’84, Head of Creative Artist Agency’s Film Finance […]

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Our Alum Film Producer Shows Us A New Side of Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and Betty White (VIDEO)

Executive Film producer Todd Lieberman (C’95, Mask and Wig, AEPi) just released this new very funny viral video to help promote his upcoming film The Proposal, which debuts June 19. While Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are very funny in this video, it’s the very naughty Betty White who steals the show. Check out the […]

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Alumni with New Films, TV & Music + His Recurring Role on a Popular Soap Opera!

Some Hollywood bits and pieces from our Alumni this week: New sci-fi film being produced. New reality TV show debuting in May. New music featured on a TV show. New TV guest appearances on 2 popular shows (one tonight!). Dig into the details HERE. Reality honcho Mark Cronin (ENG’86), debuts his next VH1 reality show, […]

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Matt Johnson films

> 1) Your name, class year and activities you were involved in at PennMatthew C. Johnson C’99, Mask & Wig, Phi Kappa Sigma 2) What news you would like me to consider: I directed and produced a number of new shorts hitting the internet: “Pepsi Challenge:” produced with my sketch group The Royal We(www.theroyalwe.org), this […]

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