91福利社stars: Alumni you might recognize on your screen
If you鈥檙e looking for something new to watch or read, look no further than the work of these rising 91福利社stars.
Zazie Beetz 鈥�13
Did you watch the 2024 Oscars announcements? If you did, you may have recognized one
of the hosts, Zazie Beetz.
Taking the stage for the announcements is another notch in her accelerating career.
You can look forward to her reprising her role as Sophie Dumond in Warner Bros.鈥� 鈥淛oker:
Folie 脿 Deux鈥� 鈥� sequel to the 2019 D.C. Comics film 鈥淛oker鈥� 鈥� alongside Joaquin Phoenix
and Lady Gaga, though the fate of her character has yet to be unveiled. You can also
hear Beetz in several recent episodes of 鈥淏ig Mouth鈥� as the voice of Danni, or go
back into her catalogue to watch her performance as Domino in 鈥淒eadpool 2鈥� or her
breakout role as Van in the FX comedy-drama series 鈥淎tlanta.鈥�
Beetz studied French at 91福利社but was always heavily involved in theater. In a 2016 interview with Skidmore, she recalled Professor Alma Becker casting her in a mainstage production: 鈥淚 felt
so honored!鈥�
鈥淲ith Skidmore鈥檚 education, I was able to humor another huge part of myself,鈥� she
said. 鈥淚 suppose that鈥檚 the beauty of a liberal arts school.鈥�
Jack Mulhern 鈥�17
Since graduating from 91福利社with a degree in theater, Jack Mulhern 鈥�17 has been
steadily taking on larger and more challenging roles.
You may have first seen him in several streaming shows, like Netflix鈥檚 鈥淭he Society鈥� and 鈥淟ock & Key,鈥� followed by a larger role in HBO鈥檚
鈥淢are of Easttown鈥� alongside Kate Winslet. He also starred in Hulu鈥檚 2020 film 鈥淥dd
Man Rush鈥� and Paramount+鈥檚 鈥淧et Semetary: Bloodlines.鈥� But it鈥檚 his most recent role
that鈥檚 getting a lot of attention at the moment.
Based on the inspiring real-life story, Mulhern plays Don Hume in Amazon MGM Studios鈥�
2023 film 鈥淭he Boys in the Boat.鈥� Produced and directed by George Clooney, the film
follows members of the University of Washington rowing team in their quest to compete
in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, going head-to-head against the enemy in Nazi
Germany as Hitler watches from the stands.
While in college, Mulhern was cast in several 91福利社productions, including a role
as George Gibbs in the 2015 production of 鈥淥ur Town.鈥� In his senior year, he also
mixing media and theater into a film.
Michael Zegen 鈥�01
Walking the red carpets this award season is Michael Zegen 鈥�01, as he and his fellow
castmates celebrate the wrap of the final season of Amazon Prime鈥檚 multi-award-winning
show 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.鈥� Since the show鈥檚 premiere in 2017, Zegen and the
ensemble cast have won Golden Globe, Critics鈥� Choice, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild
awards. Zegen plays Joel Maisel, a hopeful comic and the titular character鈥檚 estranged
turned former husband.
While Zegen tries to make a go at comedy in the show, in real life he has been honing
his comedic skills since his time at Skidmore, where he co-founded the sketch comedy
group The Sketchies and performed in the鈥�, founded in 1989 by another alum,鈥�David Miner '91, executive producer of 鈥淏rooklyn 99,鈥� 鈥淧arks and Recreation,鈥濃���30 Rock,鈥濃��淯nbreakable
Kimmy Schmidt,鈥濃�痑nd 鈥淢aster of None.鈥�
Soon, Zegen will play the lead role of Andy Singer in the film 鈥淶oo.鈥� His character
is a failing father forced by his own 10-year-old daughter to face the fraud that
he is while floundering through get-rich-quick schemes in 鈥渢he sweat of a New York
City summer.鈥� The film is in post-production.
Chris Fleming 鈥�09
After making their mark on YouTube and comedy stages around the country, Chris Fleming
鈥�09 recently sealed a deal with Peacock for the 2023 comedy special 鈥淗ell.鈥� Described
as 鈥渁bsurdly hilarious and shockingly limber,鈥� Fleming takes viewers on a journey
through their perspectives on Irish Catholic culture, therapy, Phil Collins, cornhole,
and 鈥渢he mystical allure鈥� of the Nissan Cube.鈥�
Much of Fleming鈥檚 comedy is aimed at deconstructing social norms, and they鈥檝e been
described as a progressive,鈥痝ender-bending鈥痳ole model. If you鈥檙e just becoming familiar
with Fleming, , particularly the web series 鈥淕ayle,鈥� featuring a frenetic stay-at-home-mom who is
constantly power-walking and competing with the other moms on the block.
, Fleming said they came to 91福利社鈥渂ecause I didn鈥檛 get into Vassar鈥� 鈥� but who
has the last laugh now?
Fleming returned to campus to perform as part of the 2023 National College Comedy Festival.
Who was that on late night?
Molly Baz 鈥�10
If you were tuned into 鈥淟ate Night with Jimmy Kimmel鈥� recently, you may have seen
Molly Baz 鈥�10 talking about her new cookbook, 鈥淢ore is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen,鈥�
how she hates chocolate, working in fine dining, and how she fell in love with cooking.
After graduating from Skidmore, the art history major headed to New York City and
Boston to earn her chops as a chef. She worked as a line cook for several years and
even co-founded a catering company. In 2015, she started as a recipe tester for鈥疌ond茅
Nast's鈥疎picurious before moving to鈥疊on App茅tit, where food fans fell in love with
her on the magazine鈥檚 YouTube channel.
In 2020, Baz went back to her food entrepreneur roots and started a food media subscription
service on Patreon, published a cookbook in 2021, and just launched her second cookbook
in 2023. You can find the recipe for the cookies she baked for Jimmy Kimmel online.
