Monday, June 4, 2007

Watch Eva Longoria Hosting The ALMA Awards Tuesday Night!

The stunning and extremely talented Eva Longoria is hosting and producing the ALMA awards which will air on ABC June 5. The ALMA Awards celebrates artistic leadership by recognizing the excellent achievements of Latinos in television, movies and music. The show focuses on celebrating the diverse, accurate, and positive portrayals of Latinos in the media.

Eva competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 1998. She started working in television on shows such as The Young and The Restless, The George Lopez Show and L.A. Dragnet. Her movie roles include starring in The Sentinel, Harsh Times, the recently wrapped comedy Over My Dead Body, and a voice over for the animated picture Foodfight. Eva is most recognized as the spoiled and sassy Gabrielle Solis in ABC's runaway hit television show Desperate Housewives. Eva has been on Maxim magazine's #1 Hot 100 List, appeared on numerous magazine covers, been named spokeswoman for both L'Oreal Cosmetics and Bebe Sport and honored as one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People of 2007. Eva and another IMTA alum Jessica Biel, were two of eleven celebrities photographed without makeup for People which showcased their natural beauty. Be sure to tune into the ALMA Awards and if you want to see more Eva she will be in encore episodes of Jimmy Kimmel June 5, Desperate Housewives June 8, and Mad TV June 10!!

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Watch Jerry Ferrara in the Season Finale of Entourage!

Be sure to watch the Season Finale of the hit original series Entourage Sunday night on HBO! IMTA alum Jerry Ferrara plays Turtle in the talented ensemble cast. In the episode "Adios Amigos", Turtle and his friends bid farewell to the mansion in Beverly Hills where they have all been staying. Entertainment Weekly called it,"a satisfying conclusion ... to season three."

The cast recently shot scenes for an upcoming episode at the Cannes Film Festival in France! They were also the guests of honor at the GQ magazine party celebrating the launch of the Entourage clothing line at the AG Boutique in Beverly Hills!

Jerry Ferrara studied theater in college, where he was inspired by a teacher to pursue a career in acting. While he was competing at IMTA, he met and signed with an agent who encouraged him to move to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed his first role on the comedy King Of Queens. Other television parts soon followed. Jerry was then cast in the independent feature Cross Bronx which premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. He has received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series from the Screen Actors Guild and TV -Chemistry from the Teen Choice Awards.

Friday, June 1, 2007

Watch the MTV Movie Awards Live June 3rd!




Two of IMTA's most famous alumni are presenting at the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday. Both Jessica Biel and Josh Duhamel will take the stage to present a Golden Popcorn Award at the huge event which will take place and air live this weekend. Some of the movies that are up for nominations have IMTA alums starring in them such as Nacho Libre for Best Fight and features Moises Arias, Click which is up for Best Comedic Performance and features Joseph Castanon and Josh Duhamel's highly anticipated movie Transformers: The Movie for Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet.

Josh and Jessica have been very busy since competing at IMTA. Jessica is featured in this month's Elle Magazine, has a movie, Next, in theaters now and a movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry hitting theaters July 20. Josh just wrapped another season of the wildly popular television series Las Vegas and is starring in one of the most anticipated movies of the summer Transformers The Movie in theaters July 3. To get more information on the MTV Movie Awards, please visit their official site. Good luck to all the IMTA alumni who will be involved in this fun awards evening!!