Not since we saw this "classy pimp", have we seen a Penn alum in front of the camera on any of HBO's hottest shows.

Now let's add one more to this "Penn alumni on HBO" list.

If you saw the first episode of "True Blood" this past week, and then had to go to your HBO GO app to watch the second episode ("You Smell Like Dinner"), you would have seen Penn alum Marcus McGee (C'01) make a cameo as "James".

After the jump, check out where in the episode he appeared (plus a screen grab of his appearance!) and find out about Marcus' day on the "True Blood" set!

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As you know from reading DT, I love following the path of actors who come out to LA.  No two journeys are ever the same.

Cut to our first vlogger: Alex Weber (C'09, Lacrosse).

We haven't heard from Alex since November when he shared with us the 5 important pillars any actor should take to heart before getting into the business.

To catch you up, what started out as a good year for Alex, has gotten even better. He booked a commercial with some of his idols, won a meeting with a hollywood casting director and and he landed a commercial with Sprint.

After the jump, watch Alex's latest vlog and check out clips from his new appearances on a popular daytime tv show, and the fun new award-winning tv pilot he stars in about "bros" becoming activists about pressing national issues. (feels very MTVish and very marketable!)

Like many of the alumni I cover on DT, you gotta love Alex's perseverance!

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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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Last year, I did a post about how a Penn writer and Penn producer came together to create a big movie hit.

Tonight that Penn writer wins for his screenplay and he accepts sporting an awesome blue tux.

After the jump reacquaint yourself with the movie and check out a cameo in the film by our Penn alum writer!

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Last year for my DT Love Week, I covered Penn alum Mike Karz's (C'89, W'89) film Valentine's Day. In the post, there was also a great interview with Mike about the movie where he talked about broad audience appeal, on having a once in a lifetime cast and working with Gary Marshall.

Recently the movie has been reairing on cable and one scene in particular caught my eye that I never noticed before.

After the jump, check out the scene I spotted with a quick cameo appearance from Mike!

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