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These Penn alumni got their TV Pilots picked up

Over the past couple of months I wrote a few posts about some alumni who had TV pilots in development with the networks. Recently, all the networks have been announcing which pilots they’ve picked up and so far, it looks like 3 separate Penn alumni have TV shows with the big networks. After the jump, […]

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Like this: Penn Alum sets up Social Network-inspired comedy at NBC

A couple years back I did a post on Sonny Lee (C’03, Penn Six, Full Measure, Penn Admissions) on how his entertainment job sucked and how he then took matters into his own hands which jump started his Hollywood writing career. (a very inspirational read) Well it’s certainly been getting sunnier for Sonny. More about […]

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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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After 55 auditions, Musicians Ben and Blake Have Found THIS

Find out why Ben is crossing his fingers! It’s been over a year now since we started documenting our DT exclusive music and actor career journeys with 3 recent alumni. The key to these series has been capturing that immediate time right after college filled with hope and attainable aspirations when the world is your […]

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What’s Your Style? This Penn Alum Fashionista will help you figure it out!

Add one more to our Penn alumni fashionista list! Freelance fashion writer Alexis Brunswick (C’04, Kelly Writers House, Student Writing Advisor) started a blog on style for young women called “Fits of Fashion“. Her work regularly appears on Style.com and has appeared on WMagazine.com and VanityFair.com.  She began working in NY at Conde Nast and now […]

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Experiment with this Penn TV producer’s “Ghost Lab” tonight

Penn alum Jake Laufer (C’96, UTV, Ice Hockey, P.A.R.M.E.S.A.N)‘s spooky “Ghost Lab” TV show debuts tonight on the Discovery Channel, but the real story here is Jake’s path in becoming a co-Executive TV producer which includes: perseverance moving to 3 different cities and seizing opportunities For anyone trying to break into the entertainment business, Jake’s […]

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