IMTA's Josh Duhamel in Transformers: Dark of the Moon Opening Nationwide!

IMTA alum (New York 1997's Male Model of the Year-more on that below!) Josh Duhamel's movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon is opening nationwide. This sequel to the Transformers series promises to be a block buster! Josh reprises his role as the capable and handsome Captain Lennox fighting to save Earth from robotic aliens who can transform their bodies into various different configurations, such as cars, truck and airplanes.


Josh, who competed at IMTA in New York in 1997, won Male Model of the Year. Famously, he and Ashton Kutcher closely competed that year at IMTA and each ended up with top prizes (Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model). Josh, who won an Emmy for his role on All My Children, will return to wrap up his storyline in this legendary soap opera.

Be sure to get to theaters this weekend to see Josh in

Transformers: Dark of the Moon!

Josh Duhamel is Back on All My Children!

Josh Duhamel will return to wrap up his storyline in the legendary soap opera All My Children. According to People.com, "Josh Duhamel will return to his soapy roots for a cameo on All My Children, the ABC daytime drama that helped launch his career. Before the show ends for good in September, the Transformers: Dark of the Moon actor has agreed to reprise his role of con man Leo du Pres – who was presumed dead in a waterfall accident, although his body was never found. Duhamel won an Daytime Emmy for his AMC role in 2002."Josh competed at IMTA in New York in 1997 when he won Male Model of the Year. Famously, he and Ashton Kutcher closely competed that year at IMTA and each ended up with top prizes (Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model). He just competed Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon which is expected in theaters July 10, 2011.

Josh Duhamel at the MTV Movie Awards!

IMTA Alum Josh Duhamel was a presenter at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. He appeared onstage with his Transformers : Dark Side of the Moon costars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Patrick Dempsey.

Josh competed at IMTA in New York in 1997 when he won Male Model of the Year. Famously, he and Ashton Kutcher closely competed that year at IMTA and each ended up with top prizes (Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model).

Check That IMTA Blog tomorrow to see which IMTA Alumni won awards at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards!

IMTA's Josh Duhamel in Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

IMTA alum Josh Duhamel's stars in the new movie Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. Josh reprises his role as the handsome and capable Captian William Lennox in this exciting new film. This highly anticpated third installment of Transformers finds Josh fighting a very heroic war to save mankind. This film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 1, 2011.

Josh attended IMTA in 1997, has also been working on an untitled comedy feature comprised of short comedy segments with a huge cast of Hollywood stars, including Kristen Bell, Liev Schrieber, Richard Gere, Chloe Moretz, Justin Long, Hugh Jackson, Uma Thurman and Kate Bosworth, and fellow IMTA alum Seann William Scott! Other projects on tap for Duhamel include a comedy for Disney entitled What’s He Got?, and Sympathy for the Devil, a thriller co-starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Josh competed at the same IMTA Convention as Ashton Kutcher in 1997. After winning Male Model of the Year, Josh went on to star on the popular television series Las Vegas and in feature films such as When In Rome, Ramona and Beezus, Life as We Know It, and the Transformers series!

IMTA's Josh Duhamel, Ashton Kutcher and Ashley Greene at the MTV Movie Awards!

According to MTV.com the following stars will be presenting at the MTV Movie Awards: "In addition to the previously announced Nicki Minaj, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Selena Gomez, Emma Stone, Cameron Diaz, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Shia LaBeouf, Patrick Dempsey and Josh Duhamel....Hosted by Jason Sudeikis, the 20th annual MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, on Sunday, June 5, at 9 p.m. ET."

Josh Duhamel competed at the same IMTA Convention with Ashton Kutcher in 1997. After winning Male Model of the Year, Josh has been on the popular television series Las Vegas and in feature films such as When In Rome, Ramona and Beezus, Life as We Know It, and Transformers! He is currently working on six new projects, including the third installment of Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

According to MTV, IMTA alum Ashley Greene's movie, "Eclipse leads the pack of 2011 MTV Movie Awards nominees with eight nods, including Best Movie, Best Fight and Best Kiss." Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004 and has been cast in numerous roles since IMTA, including the popular Twilight Saga as Alice Cullen. Ashley is currently on post production on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, due in theaters November 18, 2011 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2 due for release November 2012.

IMTA Alum Ashton Kutcher was nominated for Best Comedic Performance for his role in the film No Strings Attached. Ashton has an exciting new role on the hit TV show Two and a Half Men. This is Ashton's first television series role since 2006 with That 70's Show. He competed at IMTA in 1997 and won IMTA's Most Sought After Male Model! Ashton said in an IMTA interview, "If you want to be a model, actor, singer or dancer, IMTA is the place to be! I'm on the top of my world right now!"

Be sure to visit MTV.com and vote for Ashton and Ashley and watch the awards June 5th to see Josh present!

Ashton Kutcher Officially Cast for Two and a Half Men!

Ashton Kutcher has officially signed on to join the cast of Two and A Half Men as Charlie Sheen's replacement! This is Ashton's first television series role since 2006 with That 70's Show.

Josh Duhamel congratulated Ashton on Twitter, "@joshduhamel: @aplusk From Runner-Up to #WINNING (???) http://bit.ly/kvFJUR"

Josh and Ashton both competed at IMTA in 1997! Josh Duhamel won first place in the prestigious IMTA Male Model of the Year Award, placing Ashton in second. The video below features Josh Duhamel and Eva Longoria (IMTA Alum 1998) on Jay Leno talking about the IMTA Competitions featuring Josh and Ashton!

Ashton Kutcher attended the IMTA New York Convention in 1997 and won IMTA's Most Sought After Male Model! Ashton said in an IMTA interview, "If you want to be a model, actor, singer or dancer, IMTA is the place to be! I'm on the top of my world right now!" Ashton left IMTA a runway model and has become a famous television, feature film actor and producer!

Josh Duhamel attended the same IMTA Convention with Ashton in 1997. After winning Male Model of the Year, Josh has been on the popular television series Las Vegas and in feature films such as When In Rome, Ramona and Beezus, Life as We Know It, and the Transformers! He is currently working on six new projects, including the third installation of Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

IMTA Alums Nominated for Popstar Awards!

Raini Rodriguez IMTA 2005

IMTA stars Raini Rodriguez, Ashley Greene, Alyson Stoner, Tiffany Thornton and Josh Duhamel are all nominated for Popstar Awards. Raini is nominated for newcomer and her movie Prom, Ashley for best actress, female beauty and Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Josh for his film Ramona and Beezus, Alsyon Stoner for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and Tiffany Thornton her TV show for Sonny with a Chance. Visit Popstar to vote for them.

Tiffany Thornton IMTA 2003

Alyson Stoner IMTA 2000

Ashely Greene IMTA 2004

Josh Duhamel IMTA 1997

IMTA's Katie Holmes Starring in The Kennedys!

Katie Holmes' new mini-series The Kennedys aired last night! In this historically based drama, Katie portrays first Lady Jackie Kennedy. The series is based on the Kennedy family and on JFK's Presidency. It will air Sundays on the Reelz Channel.

Katie competed at IMTA in 1993 & 1995! Her beauty and talent have won her lead roles in movies such as: The Romantics, with IMTA alums Elijah Wood,'89 and Josh Duhamel, '97, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, The Extra Man, and The Gift. She is featured in Ann Taylor’s Spring 2011 Advertising Campaign and recently was named the Max Mara Face of the Future. She just released a film called The Son of No One at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently filming the comedy Jack and Jill with Adam Sandler!

Be sure to tune in Sunday nights to watch Katie on this gripping new drama The Kennedys!

IMTA Alumni on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!

Check out this great clip from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Jay shows Josh Duhamel his and Ashton's footage from competing at IMTA and then Eva says excitedly,"I was at IMTA!"

Josh Duhamel in Life As We Know It!

IMTA's Josh Duhamel is starring in this Fall's must-see romantic comedy Life As We Know It opening in theaters today! In this new film, Josh plays Eric Messer in a story which finds him and co -star Katherine Heigel unexpected caregivers to an infant.

Josh, who is currently filming Transformers 3, competed at IMTA in 1997. He was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh recently debuted his film called The Romantics which co -stars two other IMTA alumni, Katie Holmes, and Elijah Wood! Josh also just signed on to star in the Disney buddy-comedy What's He Got?

Katie, Josh and Elijah in THE ROMANTICS!!!

Terri Schwartz of MTV said,"THE ROMANTICS is easily one of our most anticipated films of the fall, if only because it brings together some of our all-time favorite stars in a wistful coming-of-age tale." All of us at IMTA heartily agree! THE ROMANTICS stars not one, not two but THREE IMTA stars in the cast!
Katie Holmes as Laura!
Josh Duhamel as Tom!
and Elijah Wood as Chip!

Each of these stars got their start at an IMTA Convention! To find out more, please visit our official site!

More Josh, Elijah and Katie in J. Crew for their film The Romantics!

Check out these just-released shots of IMTA alumni Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood and fellow castmates wearing clothing from J. Crew from their new movie The Romantics. This film is due in theaters January 2010.

Katie attended IMTA in 1993 and 1995, where she met and signed with her manager Al Onorato and landed the role as Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. Since her role on Dawson's Creek, Katie has been in many hit movies such as Go, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, and Mad Money. Katie is currently filming the TV series The Kennedys where she portrays Jackie Kennedy.

Josh Duhamel attended IMTA 1997, where he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. After IMTA, Josh landed a role on the popular daytime drama All My Children, on the TV drama Las Vegas and began starring in films such as Win A Date with Tad Hamilton! and When in Rome. His most current projects include Life As We Know It, Tranformers 3, What's He Got? and Beezus and Ramona!
IMTA Alum'89 Elijah Wood is in a cool video for The Apples in Stereo! After competing at IMTA, Elijah has gone on to star in over 40 feature films. His film Happy Feet won a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Children's Award in London! Elijah provides the voiceover for the main character Mumble. Currently, Elijah is post productiom on Happy Feet 2 which was done in 3D! This film is scheduled for release in November, 2011.

Teen Choice Awards Airing Tonight!

Tune into the 2010 Teen Choice Awards to see how many awards are won by the five IMTA alumni who are nominated! The following stars all competed on the at IMTA conventions where they were seen by the many talent scouts, managers and agents who were looking for new talent:
Jessica Biel, IMTA alum from 1994, is up for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit and Choice Female Hottie from Valentine's Day which co stars IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher!

Josh Duhamel and Ashton Kutcher are competing once again. This time for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy- Josh for When in Rome and Ashton for Valentine's Day. These two first battled it out on the IMTA runways in 1997 where Josh won Male Model of the Year and Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model.

Ashton Kutcher is also nominated for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male and Choice Twit.

Eva Longoria, IMTA alum 1998, is up for Choice Activist and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Female! She stars as Gabby on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. She has also worked with many wonderful chartitable projects such as: "Yo Sumo"a campaign which encouraged Hispanics to participate in the 2010 census. She is also the founder of the non-profit Eva’s Heroes dedicated to the developmentally challenged, and is involved with the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic civil rights organization.

Ashley Greene, IMTA alum 2004, is nominated for the Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer award for her turn Alice Cullen in The Twilight Saga: New Moon! She has recently started a new campaign as ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising.

ALL of these A-list celebs got their start at an IMTA Convention! For information about competing at IMTA, please visit our official site!

IMTA's Josh Duhamel in Beezus and Ramona

IMTA superstar Josh Duhamel is starring in Beezus and Ramona in theaters now! This movie is based on the wonderful children's book series written by Beverly Cleary and co- stars Selena Gomez! Josh portrays Uncle Hobart in this imaginative story about a third grade girl and her adventures! When Josh competed at IMTA in 1997, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh recently debuted his film called The Romantics which co stars Katie Holmes, IMTA alum from 1993 and 1995. Josh also stars in Life as We Know It and just signed on to do What's He Got? He is currently filming Transformers 3 where he will reprise his role as Major Lennox!!

Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel model for J. Crew!

IMTA alumni Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and fellow castmates modeled clothing from J. Crew for the upcoming Fall 2010 collection, a clothing brand they also wore for their recent film, The Romantics. According to E! Online, "Holmes sparkled in a pink sleeveless mini-dress paired with a brown belt while Duhamel donned a classic suit, white shirt and a preppy blue tie."

Katie attended IMTA in 1993 and 1995, where she met and signed with her manager Al Onorato and soon thereafter landed the role as Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. Katie has previously modeled for J. Crew with the cast members of Dawson's Creek, (see photo on the right). Since her role on Dawson's Creek, Katie has been in many hit movies such as Go, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, and Mad Money.

Josh Duhamel attended IMTA 1997, where he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. After IMTA, Josh landed a role on the popular daytime drama All My Children, and began starring in films such as Win A Date with Tad Hamilton! and Turistas. His most current projects include Life As We Know It, Tranformers 3, What's He Got? and Beezus and Ramona, based on the beloved children's book series in theaters July 10!

Katie, Josh and fellow IMTA alum Elijah Wood
will premiere together on September 24th
in the movie The Romantics!

IMTA's Josh Duhamel in Life As We Know It!

Check out IMTA's Josh Duhamel in the hilarious new trailer for his romantic comedy Life As We Know It! Josh stars with Katherine Heigl in the film, which is about two people who are given custody of their mutual best friends' baby daughter.

IMTA INSIDER INFO! Katherine Hiegl has the distinction of starring with several IMTA alumni! Her first hit feature film My Father, the Hero starred another IMTA alum, Dalton James! Katherine stars with yet another IMTA alum, Ashton Kutcher, in his newest feature film Killers in theaters Friday!

Josh Duhamel plays Eric Messer in Life As We Know It. When Josh competed at IMTA in 1997, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh just signed on to do the movie What's He Got? He also has a new film called Beezus and Ramona which is based on the beloved children's book series in theaters July 10! Josh is currently filming the the highly anticipated Transformers 3 movie where he will reprise his role as Captain Lennox!

Stayed tuned for more on Josh and his upcoming movies and visit IMTA for information about attending our next Convention!

Josh Duhamel in Beezus and Ramona

Check out IMTA's Josh Duhamel in Beezus and Ramona. This movie is based on the charming children's book series written by Beverly Cleary and co- stars Selena Gomez! Josh portrays Uncle Hobart in this wonderful story about a third grade girl and her adventures! This film is scheduled to be in theaters nationwide July 10, 2010!

When Josh competed at IMTA , he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh recently debuted another film called The Romantics. Josh is in post production on Life as We Know It and just signed on to do What's He Got?

Josh Duhamel in When in Rome in Theaters Today!

When in Rome opens nationwide in theaters today and Josh Duhamel IMTA '97, stars as Nick, the leading man! When Josh competed at IMTA, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh also has another film out The Romantics. Three IMTA alums star in the new film; Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood and Josh Duhamel! Katie plays the role of Laura, Elijah portrays Chip and Josh plays Tom in this comedy about a group of old friends at a wedding.

Be sure to get to theaters to see Josh in When in Rome!

THREE IMTA Alumni in The Romantics at Sundance!

The Romantics premieres today with several screenings during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival! The Sundance Film Festival describes the film as: "In The Romantics, seven close friends—all members of a tight, eclectic college clique—reconvene at a deluxe seaside wedding to watch two of their own tie the knot. Lila is the golden girl preparing for her dream wedding, and Laura is Lila's maid of honor. Once college roommates, Laura and Lila have been best friends since their first meeting on campus, but Lila's groom, Tom, is the man they have long rivaled over. Promiscuity and hi-jinks abound as the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and revel in the nostalgic haze of their glory days."

Three IMTA alums star in the new film; Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood and Josh Duhamel! Katie plays the role of Laura, Elijah portrays Chip and Josh plays Tom in this comedy about a group of old friends at a wedding.

Josh Duhamel IMTA '97 starred in the biggest film of the summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. When Josh competed at IMTA, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize.

IMTA alum Elijah Wood's animated feature film 9 is now out on DVD! In addition to Elijah, the film features the voices of John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover and Martin Landau. It's a fantasy flick and follows a group of rag dolls trying to survive a post-apocalyptic existence.

Katie competed at IMTA twice, in 1993 and 1995 . She returned a couple of years later to present awards at IMTA and debuted the first fifteen minutes of the pilot episode of Dawson's Creek.

Spend New Years Day Watching IMTA Stars' DVDs!

Over the past year IMTA alums have participated in an extensive array of fabulous projects. We wanted to give you some ideas for relaxing and welcoming in the New Year! Here are some suggestions of IMTA alum's movies now out on DVD:

IMTA alum Sean Faris' feature film Forever Strong is now out on DVD! This awesome movie won an MTV Movie Award for BEST FIGHT in 2008! Sean won Junior Male Model of the Year when he competed at IMTA in 1999. Sean recently joined the cast of CW's runaway hit TV Vampire Diaries as Ben, an ex-high school football player and bartender at the local Mystic Grill. Ashton Kutcher, IMTA New York 1997, film Personal Effects is out on DVD. When Ashton competed he went head to head with IMTA alum and superstar Josh Duhamel. Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model, signed with Next Models and went straight to Fashion week!
IMTA alum '94 and superstar Jessica Biel's feature film, Easy Virtue is out on DVD. Jessica's latest project, an animated film called Planet 51, is in theaters now. Jessica is working on two new films Valentine's Day and The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Jessica's film Powder Blue is also out on DVD! IMTA alum Raini Rodriguez's movie Paul Blart Mall Cop is now out on DVD. In this hilarious new film, Raini portrays Maya, daughter of Paul Blart played by The King of Queens star Kevin James. Raini is currently working on a new TV series called I'm in the Band.Lauren Storm's movie I Love You Beth Cooper is now out on DVD! In this movie, Lauren plays Treece Kilmer, one of the best friends of the lead, Hayden Panettiere, who plays the title role of Beth Cooper. Lauren just finished working on the film The Inner Circle.

Josh Duhamel IMTA '97 starred in the biggest film of the summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. When Josh competed at IMTA, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. My Sister's Keeper starring Sofia Vassilieva IMTA 2000, is now out on DVD! When she competed she won Child Model of the Year! This heart wrenching film won the Choice Summer Movie Drama Award! Sofia is a series regular on the hit TV drama Medium.

Happy New Year from all of us at IMTA!