11 Questions with Casting Director, Linda Phillips Palo

Linda Phillips Palo, MA ‘75, BA ‘72 is a casting director who won the Artios, the highest casting honor, for Sophia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides.” She has worked with Francis Ford Coppola on John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker,” Jack,” “The Secret Garden,” “Wind,” “Jeepers Creepers II,” and “The Young Black Stallion” for IMAX/Disney. She has worked with George Lucas (Radioland Murders), Phil Joanou (Heaven’s Prisoners), Dwight Yoakam (South of

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10 Questions with Disney’s Ted Kryczko

At Disney, Ted Kryczko has produced over 500 products for children and families, including works based on Roger Rabbit, Beauty & the Beast and The Little Mermaid. His work has received 14 Parent’s Choice Awards, more gold and platinum records than Elvis or the Beatles, and he has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, winning once for The Lion King Read-Along in the Best Children’s Spoken Word category in 1994. In 2008, “A Green and

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11 Questions with Robert Lamoreaux

1994 UB alumnus Robert Lamoreaux has written and produced some of the most popular animation series for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and ABC Family including “Totally Spies,” “Hey Arnold!,” the Annie Award-nominated “Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi” and “Catdog.” Robert has also worked on the generation defining animated hit, “Spongebob Squarepants.”

Robert will be teaching a workshop in Writing for Animation at UBC2C.

1: What was the last project you added to your resume? I’m writing Cartoon

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11 Questions with Bobby Collins

The New York Times has called him, “the most natural comedian working today.”  Grammy nominated comedian Bobby Collins has starred in his own Showtime specials, was Rosie O’Donnell’s predecessor, has hosted VH1′s “Stand-Up Spotlight,” and has opened for Cher, Dolly Parton, Julio Iglesias and Tony Bennett – among many others. He’s been nominated for a CableACE award as well the American Comedy Awards “Stand-Up Comic of the Year.” Collins has also appeared in five feature

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Alan Zweibel on becoming a comedy writer

UBC2C presenter Alan Zweibel talks about how he started out his career in stand-up comedy and writing. Alan will give his students more insight into the business during his workshop at UBC2C.

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