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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Penn alumni spotted during the 2012 Oscars

Rich Ross (C'83) spotted on the red carpet

Elizabeth Banks (C'96) in Hunger Games commercial (also presenter in yesterday's Spirit Awards Ceremony)

Octavia Spencer thanks Stacey Snider (C'82) for "changing her life".

Muppets producer Todd Lieberman (C'95) somewhere in the back of the first level of the Oscar auditorium. Song "Man or Muppet" from Todd's film wins best original song.

Donny Deutsch (W'79) appears on the TODAY show tomorrow morning at 9:15AM talking Oscar commercials.

Check back for more updates through the night and add any Penn alumni you know at the Oscars in the comments section below!

More Penn alumni on the Oscars from years past here!

More about Penn's Hollywood mafia

Posted by Matt | 6:29 PM | 1979, 1982, 1983, 1996, Donny Deutsch, Elizabeth Banks, Oscars, Rich Ross, Stacey Snider | 1 comments »

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Sh#t Girls Say on Valentine's Day

Over the year's we've had lots of great stories about Penn love.

This year, in honor of Valentine's Day, Penn alum actress Stephanie Lynn shares her Valentine's Day PSA for guys everywhere.

After the jump, watch her in "Sh#t Girls Say on Valentine's Day"!

Posted by Matt | 7:35 AM | Love Week, Stephanie Lynn, Valentine's Day | 0 comments »

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Penn alum's journey from ER doctor to TV Staff Writer!

UPenn and Patrick Wilson and A Gifted Man and CBS and Zach Lutsky

For the last few years as a medical consultant on various shows Penn alum Zach Lutsky (C'96) has had the opportunity to write or re-write all the medical scenes in those shows.

After the jump find out how Zach has finally gone from a consultant to a full time writing staff member on "A Gifted Man"!

His first episode, "In Case of Blind Spots" airs tonight (Feb 3) at 8pm on CBS!

Posted by Matt | 8:05 AM | A Gifted Man, CBS, Medical, TV Episodes, TV Medical Consultant, TV writer, Writer, Zach Lutsky | 0 comments »

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

What Penn's Homecoming looked like in 1967 (video)

Here's another blast from the past from someone who took a film during Penn's 1967 homecoming.

This audio challenged piece shows some students tailgating before the big Quakers vs. Harvard game on Franklin Field and then shows the game.

Be sure to check out some of what appears to be Spruce Street, the Penn Band and then wait for the 1967 Quaker at the end!

Hurrah, hurrah!

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Posted by Matt | 7:49 AM | 1967, Blast from the Past, Franklin Field, Homecoming, Now and Then Thursdays, Spruce Street | 0 comments »

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Penn alum crashes your party on "30 Rock"

One of our favorite singer-song writer's music was recently featured on NBC's "30 Rock"!

After the jump check out Carly Greenberg's (C'05) song "CRASH YOUR PARTY" from the latest episode.

The song was featured in the celeb-packed parody trailer of "Martin Luther King Day - The Movie!" (parodied after THIS Penn alum's films).

More Carly here

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Posted by Matt | 7:42 AM | 30 Rock, Carly Greenberg, MLK, Music Mondays, NBC | 0 comments »

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