Tonight (9/27), small business and finance expert Monica Mehta (W'97, Counterparts) will be appearing for a second time on the "Real Time with Bill Maher" panel.

Monica has actually been all over the media writing magazine columns (Bloomberg, Businessweek, INC Mag, and Entrepreneur Mag) and appearing regularly on business and political shows ("O’Reilly Factor", "The Adam Carolla Show", Fox News with Neil Cavuto, "Fox & Friends", "Fox Business", MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, ABC News).

Find out what Monica will be talking about with Bill after the jump!

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I've got some more alumni who are blowing up in the world of entertainment that you should know about!

After the jump, learn about alumni who are appearing on, writing for and creating some great new TV shows.

...Plus one alum who is writing about his experience producing one very newsworthy Broadway show.

Happy new year everyone!

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In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers...

After the jump, check out:

• the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children's cartoon
• a new big studio deal for one Penn alum
• Penn alumni with new TV shows and promising TV pilots
• a Penn alum development exec makes a big move
• a Penn alum writer's assistant gets promoted to staff writer!
• a Penn alum appears on a popular TV drama

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After the jump, check out my DT roundup of these 7 Penn alumni making news in the TV worlds of reality, comedy and drama.  Plus two more alumni nominated for Emmys!

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Over the years on DT, I've covered Jordan Zucker's (C'97, Theta) entertainment journey as she's appeared on "Scrubs", cooked with Bobby Flay, interviewed NY Jets players, got featured on the morning news for her Girls Guide to Fantasy Football league, tried out for Oprah ...and now has been invited to join the team at espnW where she will be making videos throughout the fantasy football season.

After the jump watch Jordan's first video where she quizzes Giants fans about their team!

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Over the past couple of years, Doctor Zach Lutsky (C'97) appeared on the Dr. Oz show, was the medical consultant for "Miami Medical" and "ER", and even had an acting cameo on a TV show.

Recently, Zach has been working on the new CBS show "A Gifted Man" (debuts tonight at 8 pm) as the head Medical Consultant.

After the jump learn how Zach was able to secure this position through "an amazing twist of fate" and find out what it has been like working with actor Patrick Wilson!

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Recently, I reported that Penn alum Joe Port (C'97) and his writing partner Joe Wiseman had their TV pilot "Family Album" most likely scheduled for a mid season slot on Fox.

Now, more good news.  Yesterday it was announced that Fox has signed a two-year overall deal with them. (source)

Fantastic news, and the inspirational story here for DT readers is how the Joes got their start together.

For those of you looking to write and produce, after the jump read their story and take note!

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Back in February, a bunch of Penn alumni got their TV pilots ordered up by several TV networks.

After the jump find about BOTH shows from Whitney Cummings (C'03) that got the green light ...and watch a preview!

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Over the past couple of years, Dr. Zach Lutsky (C'97) appeared on the Dr. Oz show, and was the medical consultant for "Miami Medical" and "ER".

Last week, what started out as a behind-the-scenes TV medical consultant role turned into a small acting cameo for Zach in a scene with Erika Christensen on NBC's season finale of "Parenthood".

After the jump, watch the clip and find out about Zach's "surreal" experience.

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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 on "Reality Power List" and the other two (who I haven't covered on DT in the past) were on last year's "Next Generation Young Guns" list.

After the jump find out who these moguls are.

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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, find out who these alumni are and more about their pilots.

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You can't keep a good Penn winning woman down.

Jordan Zucker (C'97, Theta) appeared on "Scrubs", cooked with Bobby Flay, interviewed NY Jets players, got featured on the morning news for her Girls Guide to Fantasy Football league, tried out for Oprah ...and now has a new web series that combines 2 of her passions: sports and cooking.

Her latest episode after the jump!

2 more days to win our contest to win THESE delicious chocolates from Penn alum entrepreneur! Enter HERE!

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Over the past 4 years, DT has run a bunch of contests (from winning revolutionary water bottles to winning fantastic shaving cream).

Today, we launch a new contest to win some holiday chocolate goodness from a Penn entrepreneur doing all sorts of good in the world.

Co founders Kira Baker-Doyle (C’97, MSD’99, PHD’08) and her husband John created John & Kira’s, a socially innovative chocolate company dedicated to both making and selling world class confections and promoting positive social change.

More about her delicious chocolates and how you can enter to win a Chocolate Bee Tower after the jump!

...Or go right to the contest entry page HERE

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After having been featured on KROQ and on MTV, DT favorite Matt Kap (C'97, Pennfest '07 performer) and his band "The Moving Picture Show" is now featured in the popular "Rock Band" game!

In the game, his single "Perfect World" is featured and is part of their new full length album, "Studies Have Shown" which releases today, Thursday, October 28! (their CD release party will be at the Viper Room tonight!)

FYI, the characters you see above are not modeled after Matt (right) and his band!

Check out the video of Matt's music during some Rock Band gameplay after the jump!

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A couple of weeks ago on June 2nd, aka National Running Day, New York Road Runners released a sneak peek of one Penn alum's most ambitious project to date.

More about this project after the jump.

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After her appearances on "Scrubs" and Bobby Flay's "Grill It" show, Jordan Zucker (C'97, Theta) is clearly comfortable on camera!

Find out about this Penn alum's latest endeavor as she vies for your vote to get her own show with Oprah...

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Some Penn in Hollywood bits and pieces for you ranging from a Penn alum TV show which debuts tonight to a Penn alum screenwriter in franchise heaven!:

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At last year's Penn in Pictures event, Zach Lutsky (C'97, AEPi) talked about his experiences working as a medical consultant on the hit show "ER".

Now Zach tells me about "Miami Medical", the new Jerry Bruckheimer CBS drama he's been working on that debuts on April 2.   And if you saw the Superbowl yesterday, you would have seen the trailer for this new show during the 3rd quarter.  Otherwise, check it out above!

Per Zach,

"I was intimately involved with the writing and choreographing of ALL of the medical scenes in each of the first 13 episodes. I still work as an attending emergency physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center."

Miami Medical" is Jerry Bruckheimer's first medical drama about a "trauma-only" hospital in Florida. It is based on a real "trauma-only" hospital in Miami that is one of three such hospitals in the United States. It tells the story of a team of trauma surgeons handling the sickest and most severely injured trauma patients from accidents in and around Miami.

More Penn Doctors on TV HERE



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He's impersonated Emeril Lagassi and even starred in one of my undergrad films...

And this past weekend Jared Miller (C'97) was featured in "The New York Times" Arts Section as a "comic in training."

Check out the article on Jared HERE and find out why "coming out" and skydiving don't mix very well!

More DT stories on Penn comedians HERE

More Penn actor posts HERE

Penn's Headshot Hotties HERE / Penn Actor Reels HERE


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Attention sports fans!

In her ongoing "Girls Guide to Fantasy Football" series, this week, Jordan Zucker (C'97, Kappa Alpha Theta, captain of UPenn Equestrian team, Stimulus Children's Theater) was able to catch the New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez and Wide Receiver David Clowney for a few quick, up close and personal questions ...including locker room secrets for the ladies!

This took place at Jersey Lanes where Clowney was hosting a bowling benefit for The Clowney Foundation.

After her appearances on "Scrubs" and Bobby Flay's "Grill It" show, Jordan is clearly comfortable on camera!

Visit Jordan's site: http://www.girlsguidetofantasyfootball.com

Another Penn Sports Alum Vlogger HERE

Another Penn Sports Alum Alum Entrepreneur HERE

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