{"id":3022,"date":"2012-05-30T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T19:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2012-05-30T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T19:20:03","slug":"alums-video-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/alums-video-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum&#8217;s video goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Today in America&#8221; producer Evan Golden recently gave a heart-warming speech at his sister\u2019s wedding in Jupiter, Florida that incorporated text he wrote with the mechanical voice of his cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>The ending result is one that broke the wedding guests into bales of laughter and gave the speech writer a \u201cGolden Nugget\u201d of creativity that his sister will treasure forever. The &#8220;Golden Nugget&#8221; Wedding Video has received thousands of hits since it was posted there days ago. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1FE2eWJlMyk\">You can watch it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evan Golden is no stranger to speaking to large crowds or in front of cameras. The energetic and enthusiastic actor-producer has an entertainment resume that highlights his many years in the industry. While accompanying his sister to an MTV audition, Golden was spotted by MTV producers and asked to audition for a special with Carmen Electra and got the part which made a statement. From there, he was asked to appear on the WB Television Network\u2019s, (now CW), first ever Prom Special. 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