Elisha Yaffe
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Elisha Yaffe | |
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| Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, and producer[1] |
| Education | Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, Emerson College[2] |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Website | |
| elisha | |
Elisha Yaffe is a comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared in television shows including Better Call Saul, The Newsroom, Mad Men, Southland, Up All Night, The New Normal and CSI: NY and voiced the characters of Jimmy Olsen and B'dg on DC Nation Shorts's Tales of Metropolis and Super-Pets.[3]
He has co-created webseries, including Downers Grove, Minor Stars and Remember When.[4] He has appeared in commercials for Mike's Hard Lemonade, Time Warner Cable, Samsung, Wendy's, McDonald's, Nintendo 3DS,[5][6] Progressive[7] and Hanes.[8]
Life and career
Yaffe is from Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was a founding member of the Valley Arts Project, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the development of young artists. Yaffe organized the project's Valley Arts Festival, which featured performances by up and coming artists in the Pioneer Valley area, including a then-unknown Sonya Kitchell.[9] He is a graduate of Emerson College.[2]
After college, he formed Sorry, Dad Productions with Michael Blaiklock, Dave Horwitz, and Justin Becker. Together they produced the slacker comedy "Downers Grove" for Warner Brothers Studio 2.0.[4] He was named to the Heeb 100 in 2010.[10][11]
Film and television
| Film and Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Downers Grove | Pudge | Web series, 9 episodes |
| Remember When | Elisha | Web series, 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Minor Stars | Dougie | Web series, 3 episodes |
| Roommate Meeting | Elisha | Web series, 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Master Chief | 2 episodes |
| Mad Men | Stewart | Episode: "Christmas Waltz" | |
| Last Remnants | Richard Hill | Short film | |
| Housemates of Horror | Theo | CollegeHumor Original | |
| Up All Night | Clerk | Episode: "I Can't Quit You" | |
| Echo Chamber | Lead/Writer/Director | Short film | |
| Figurines | Lead/Writer | Short film | |
| 2013 | The New Normal | Noel | Episode: "Stay-at-Home Dad" |
| Southland | Jerry | Episode: "Hats and Bats" | |
| Expecting (2013 film) | Barry | ||
| DC Nation Shorts | Various | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Decay (2014 film) | Aaron[12] | |
| Off the Grid | Elisha | Short film[13] | |
| Mighty Med | Bob | Episode: "Two Writers Don't Make a Wrong"[14] | |
| Time Travel Lover | Matt[15] | ||
| The Newsroom | Eddie | Episode: "Episode #3.1"[16] | |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Mr. Hunchy's P.A. | Episode: "Josh Groban Wears a Pantsuit and Socks"[17] | |
| 2015 | Smosh: The Movie | High Driver | Movie |
| Contracted: Phase II | Mormon #2 | Movie | |
| Hey Dude, Hey Man (Short) | Dude | Short film | |
| One Shot | Theatergoer | Movie | |
| Frank & Lola | Will | Movie | |
| 2016 | Pop Music (Short) | Trevor | Short film |
| Better Call Saul | Lance | 3 episodes | |
| Welcome Back | Director/Writer | 1 episode | |
| Disconnected (TV series) | Executive Producer | 14 episodes | |
| 2017 | Then The Letting Go (Short) | Elisha | Short film |
| Bobby Chew Sells a Car (TV series) | Executive Producer | 1 episodes | |
| Band Aid | Bartender | Feature film | |
| 2018 | We Are CVNT5 | Showrunner/co-EP | 8 episodes |
References
- ^ http://elisha.tv
- ^ a b "The Boston Globe", November 12, 2006, Anupreeta Das, "Out of the Shadows"
- ^ "Elisha Yaffe (Visual voices guide)".
- ^ a b "Gigaom", June 15, 2010, Liz Shannon Miller, "Downers Grove Waits Two Years for The WB Premiere". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ http://www.elishayaffe.com/video
- ^ "Progressive Auto Insurance TV Spot, 'YearBox'".
- ^ "Ad of the Day: Hanes".
- ^ "The Daily Hampshire Gazette" August 21, 2004, Bonnie Wells "Arts Fest Shows Work of Young Artists" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Heeb Magazine", April 5, 2010, Jessie, "Heeb 100: Elisha Yaffe"
- ^ "DCist", January 12, 2010, Josh Novikoff, "Six & | Showcases Local Heeb 100 Honorees" Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2776704/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344396/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3526022/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417958/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3114820/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3719552/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 [user-generated source]
