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Wesleyan's Entertaining Class

October 2008
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Wesleyan's Entertaining Class
October 2008

Wesleyan's Entertaining Class

THIS TINY CONNECTICUT UNIVERSITY, WITH A TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 2,700, HAS TURNED OUT A SHOCKINGLY DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF HOLLYWOOD MOVERS AND SHAKERS. HEREWITH, SOME OF THE MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED...

WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

RICK NICITA, '87 MOST LIKELY TO he waiting impatiently for his new business cards. CO-CHAIRMAN and C.E o. of MORGAN CREEK, form.r CAA PARTNER.

LAURENCE MARK, '71 MOST LIKELY TO win Hollywood Survivor, PRODUCER dreamgiris. FINDING FORRESTER. AS GOOD AS IT GETS. JERRY MAGUIRE, WORKING GIRl

DANA DELANY '78 MOST LIKELY TO move to Wisteria Lane. ACTRESS: DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, KIDNAPPED, SUPERMAN

STRAUSS ZELNICK, '79 MOST LIKELY TO be a billionaire. FOUNDER of ZELNICK MEDIA, former PRESIDENT and C E O. o BMG ENTERTAINMENT.

MARC SHMUGER. '80 MOST LIKELY TO overcome his last name, CHAIRMAN of UNIVERSAL PICTURES.

PUL SCHIFF, '81 MOST LIKELY TO be a fifth-year senior, PRODUCER RUSHMORE. PCU, MY COUSIN VINNY. YOUNG GUNS.

BRADLE* WHITFORD. '81 MOST LIKELY NOT TO bring up Revenge of the Nerds II. ACTOR STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP. THE WEST WING.

AKIVA GOLDSMAN, '83 MOST LIKELY TO develop carpal tunnel, PRODUCER/WRITER ANGELS & DEMONS. I AM LEGEND. THE DA VINCI CODE. CINDERELLA MAN. A BEAUTIFUL MIND.

EVAN KATZ, '83 MOST LIKELY TO have a really long day. WRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: 24.

RICHARD SAPERSTEIN. '86 MOST LIKELY TO find a head in a box. PRODUCER HANCOCK. 1408. LOST IN SPACE. SE7EN.

CHRIS WINK, '83 MOST LIKELY NOT TO have a desk job. ONE of the FOUNDERS of BLUE MAN GROUP

SEBASTIAN JI NGER, '84 MOST LIKELY TO be awesome. WRITER. A DEATH IN BELMONT, THE PERFECT STORM. JOURNALIST: VANITY FAIR

Tom EMMERICH, '85 MOST LIKELY TO be a company man. PRESIDENT and CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of NEW LINE

WILLIE GARSON, '85 MOST LIKELY TO be a girls best friend, ACTOR SEX AND THE CITY. IITTIE MANHATTAN, JOHN FROM CINCINNATI, NYPD BIUE.

JON TURTELTAUB. '85 MOST LIKELY TO think Nic Cage is NOT annoying, DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER: NATIONAL TREASURE BOOK OF SECRETS, NATIONAL TREASURE

MICH AEL BAY, '86 MOST LIKELY TO spontaneously combust, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TRANSFORMERS, THE ISLAND, PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON

JENNIFER FLACKETT. MOST LIKELY TO keep it PG. WRITER/DIRECTOR: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, NIM S ISLAND, LITTLE MANHATTAN, WIMBLEDON

DAVID KOHAN, '86 MOST LIKELY TO become filthy rich creating a show about himself creating a show anoui himself and his gay best friend, CO-CREATOR/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, will & GRACE.

MATTHEW WEINER, '87 MOST LIKELY TO make you an offer you can't refuse, WRITER/ PRODUCER/CREATOR: MAD MEN WRITER/PRODUCER: THE SOPRANOS.

JOSS WHEDON, '87 MOST LIKELY TO make television shows for teenage virgins. WRITER/PRODUCER BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SlAYER, TOY STORY

PETER SARAF, MOST LIKELY TO produce a movie with the word"sunshine m the title. PRODUCER: SUNSHINE ClEANING, IITTIE MISS SUNSHINE

PAUL WEITZ '88 MOST LIKELY TO make his fortune in baked goods, WRITER/DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER IN GOOD COMPANY. ABOUT A BOY, DOWN TO EARTH. AMERICAN PIE 1. 2. 3

MIGUEL ARTETA, '89 MOST LIKELY TO turn geek into nold. DIRECTOR THE GOOD GIRl. CHUCK 4 BUCK. UGLY BETTY, THE OFFICE.

Z AKPENN, '90 MOST LIKELY TO be anonymously writing positive comments about Last Action Hero on IMDb. WRITER THE INCREDIBLE HULK, BEHIND ENEMY LINES, PCU. LAST ACTION HERO

STEPHEN FRIEDMAN, '91 MOST LIKELY TO prefer Audrina to L.C. GENERAL MANAGER of MTVU

JENNIFER CRITTENDEN, '92 MOST LIKELY TO find new homes for old favorites, PRODUCER {HE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.

MIKE White, '92 MOST LIKELY TO feel alone in a crowded room, WRITER/DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER YEAR OF THE DOG. THE SCHOOL OF ROCK, THE GOOD GIRL. CHUCK 4 BUCK

ALEX KURTZMAN. '95 MOST LIKELY TO make "Hearn me up, Scotty" jokes.WRITER/PRODUCER STAR TREK, TRANSFORMERS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III. ALIAS.

CARTER BAYS, '97 MOST LIKELY TO live in the past,WRITER/CO-CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

CRAIG THOMAS, '97 MOST LIKELY TO create small talk. WR.TER/CO-CREATOR/EXECUT.VE PRODUCER HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER WRITER DA All G SHOW, LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN.

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, '02 MOST LIKELY TO be dancing in the street,ACTOR/WRITER IN THE HEIGHTS.