I don't know how actual Dr. Roy Vongtama (C'96) does it. Doctor by day. Actor by day ..and now night!

This Thursday night, July 26, 11 pm, Roy appears on Episode 3 of General Hospital Night Shift (Soapnet) as the recurring character, Dr. Boyd!

From Roy, "for all you Star Wars fans, I met Billy Dee Williams at the table read. If you don't know, he played Lando Calrissian. ( Famous for lines such as "We won't get another chance at this, Admiral." or maybe you remember: "That blast came from the Death Star! That thing's operational!")"

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It's no surprise that Penn alumni have taken over Hollywood and today it was announced that another Hollywood established alum, Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) continues this trend with the news that he just stuck a 2 year, first-look deal with Warner Brothers.

Per Variety, "Karz already has several projects in the works at the studio [Warner Brothers] and has just sold his first pitch under the pact. The project, called "Blended," is a comedy about families coping with remarriages. ...Under the pact, Karz Entertainment will be based on the lot in Burbank and produce features and direct-to-DVD projects for the studio."

Other projects Mike has in the works include:

Good Luck Chuck - (per Variety) In the film, "Dane Cook plays a serial dater who gets a reputation that any woman dating him will rebound into meeting her soulmate. When the man meets his true love, he must find a way to end the streak and keep her." Click here to view the trailer!

Honeymoon with Harry - (per IMDB) "A man's fiancé dies 2 days before their wedding leaving the lover devastated. Oddly, he then goes on the honeymoon with his fiancé's father who despises him to scatter the ashes."
Click here to check out some of Mike's and other alumni films
Congratulations, Mike!

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Another good job working with another Penn alum...

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This is a good one at a Penn alum's office...

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I think most alumni know WXPN and their great eclectic music programming.

Kiera Reilly in alumni relations emailed me that the Penn-owned radio station recently announced that it is taking its show to TV! PBS began broadcasting a new show in May of 2007, “On Stage At World Cafe Live” featuring live performances recorded at University City ’s World Cafe Live concert venue.

For more information, go to http://worldcafelive.com/onstage/

On July 29 the show will review the best episodes of the season. (Check your local PBS listings for the full artist line-up as well as the series airdates, re-runs and times outside of Philadelphia!)

To my knowledge one Penn artist whose music has been played on WXPN and World Cafe is one of my favorites: Gabriel Mann (C'95).

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