- April 01, 2014
- By Maryland Today Staff
On April 6, the third-season premiere of “Veep,” about fictional Vice President Selina Meyers, airs on HBO. The show filmed at UMD’s Physical Sciences Complex for a week last fall—and star Julia Louis-Dreyfus posed outside with students. That wasn't the only time Maryland’s been on the big or small screen. Check out the slideshow for more.
Computer science major Ben Parker scored a speaking role during this episode.
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Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps filmed the commercial at the Eppley Recreation Center.
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National Treasure filmed at McKeldin Library and on the Mall, and UMD students and professors were extras. The movie made $347 million worldwide.
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The Wakile family attended a campus tour for then-high school senior Victoria, far left.
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The lab scenes were filmed in a UMD chemical engineering facility.
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All of the campus scenes were shot at UMD, even though the characters were supposed to be Georgetown students.
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Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, with UMD students at the Physical Sciences Complex in October.
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