How Hollywood Predicted George Santos

The Santos saga bears an uncanny resemblance to The Distinguished Gentleman, the 1992 Eddie Murphy movie written by Lear Center director Marty Kaplan. 

READ: I Wrote a Movie About a Con Man Elected to Congress. I Never Imagined Anyone Could Actually Pull It Off (Politico).

Depicting Asian Characters

Our newest study, done in collaboration with Gold House, examines portrayals of Asian characters in scripted streaming TV shows.

Larry Wilmore Hosts Sentinel Awards

Emmy winner, comedian, producer, writer and actor Larry Wilmore hosts Hollywood, Health & Society's annual red carpet event celebrating powerful, accurate and entertaining storytelling that tackles timely topics. Actors Kathryn Hahn, Debbie Allen and Adam Brody will be on hand to present.

READ: TV Storytelling That Makes a Difference

Plastic Kills!

Independent filmmaker Adam Wademan's Blastic took the grand prize in the horror short film competition sponsored by Hollywood, Health & Society and the Plastic Pollution Coalition.

WATCH: The Winning Entries

USC students will have a chance to watch the entries at this Dec. 5 event.

Change the Narrative, Change the World

For the first time, Annenberg will offer a course drawing extensively on Lear Center theory, methods, industry outreach and case studies. Open to all USC graduate students, the Spring 2024 School of Journalism class will be taught by Lear Center Director Marty Kaplan and by Francesca Marie Smith, who brings over 30 years’ experience in entertainment and higher education to the class.

READ: Change the Narrative, Change the World

Doing the Write Thing

The third mixer for the creative BIPOC community hosted by Hollywood, Health & Society featured a conversation with Anthony Sparks, executive producer/writer of Bel-Air (Peacock) and showrunner of Queen Bee (OWN).

READ: Where Community and Creativity Meet