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This Film Producer is Now a Web Entrepreneur

Adam Lebovitz (W’03, Hillel, Smokes Quizzo) and his brother launched a new website which is a revolutionary breakthrough for filmmakers in film budgeting technology. How and why did Adam come up with this? Per Adam, “We thought of this idea during the worst part of the recession where my brother and I looked at each […]

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Wanna Be a Stand-Up? Be Part of Her Poo Poo Platter of Los Angeles Comedy

Lesley introduces her Fresh faces line up and does some stand-up about her  love for Barry Manilow, followed by the very strange booty texts she has received. I’ve done great posts on this very funny and well connected Los Angeles stand-up/casting director before. And now Lesley Wolff’s (C’93, Bloomers) popular Los Angeles workshop starts up […]

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DT’s B&P: Alumni Dealings with Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crow and John Legend

Transitioning now out of our “Delicious Leftovers” series to bring you some exciting entertainment tidbits from our alumni and undergrads: Lots of celebrity dealing with our alumni this week She’s casting For A new TV show She will be starring in a new thriller as a prisoner A Hot Los Angeles Penn event you’ll want […]

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This Comedienne is Telling Us the 20 Best Secrets of Buying and Selling Homes (TV CLIP)

Comedienne Lesley Wolff (C’93, Bloomers) was recently featured on HGTV’s “Buying and Selling: 20 Best Secrets”. Watch Lesley put her comedic spin on these secrets in the video clip above. For you aspiring Penn undergrad and alumni stand-ups, Lesley is definitely someone you should know.  She produces and hosts a “Fresh Faces” comedy workshop and […]

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If You Went to SleepAway Camp, You’ll Want to Check Out Julie Kraut’s New Book

Julie Kraut (C’04, Bloomers)‘s new book SLEPT AWAY comes out today and if you went to sleepaway camp, I’m sure you’ll relate to/appreciate this. This is Julie’s second book since HOT MESS: SUMMER IN THE CITY and it fits into that “chick lit” category I covered with another Penn alum author HERE. Check out the […]

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DT Hollywood Bits and Pieces

Lots of Penn Hollywood news happening recently… This past week, Dreamworks Exec Stacey Snider (C’82) was defending her studio’s film Tropic Thunder. Find out why! Roy Bank (C’94) is collaborating with Salma Hayek on a new reality show with a “unique take” on weddings. My past posts about Roy here Did you know that Alison […]

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