If you caught "The Craig Ferguson Show" last night you would have seen that Liz Banks (C'96) was on promoting her latest movie Our Idiot Brother.

No, she wasn't on the show talking about chicks and relationships like this Penn alum did a few years back.

But she did talk "Penn"!

After the jump, check out minute 4:10 of the clip where she talks about how she met her husband (Max Handelman (C'95, AEPi)) and then mentions "University of Pennsylvania" at minute 5:10.

Hurrah, hurrah!

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Merv Griffin Entertainment Executive TV producer Roy Bank (C'94) debuts his new NBC game show "It's Worth What" tonight.

If you think you're good at putting a value on some of those antiques you've got lurking in your own attic, you're going to love this show. And it's got Cedric the Entertainer as the host!

Watch a preview of Roy's show after the jump!

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The last time we caught up with Penn alum actress Jess Garvey (C'09), she wiped out on her Nickelodeon surfer audition. That's the biz.. some days are better than others, but in today's installment of "Starter Actress",  Jess has had some (more) good news.

Today, Jess fills us in about her journey auditioning for "Glee"!

After the jump,
1) watch the passionate audition tape that helped get her a callback
2) find out how she got the audition and what it was like going into her audition for Glee casting directors
3) and learn what the current status of this whole journey is!

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After the jump, get some baby news from some of our more public Penn alumni!

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As we approach year 5 of DT, I continues to expand our arsenal of entertaining "insider-tip"-filled vlogs from Penn undergrads and alumni as they pursue the ups and downs of their entertainment career journeys:

• Alex taught us the 5 tips any actor should consider before getting into the business. 
• We've been following Jess as she's shown us the ups and downs of the acting business. 
• Ben and Blake taught us that sometimes we need to make choices when it comes to pursuing our passion.
• And Kelly gave us the scoop on what you need to know about moving to LA regarding housing and transportation.

Today, we now add Rob, another Penn personality to our mix of vloggers.

Rob Forman (W'06) has been out here in LA for the past 5 years pursuing television writing, and is beyond just starting out in the business.

After the jump, watch Rob as he talks about his journey from Penn to LA, the agency he first worked at, and the TV shows on which he's been a writer's assistant.

I've known Rob for a while now and he remains passionate about TV and passionate about writing.  And as we know, passion is a common thread of many of our successful alumni.

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