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'''Lisa Donovan''' is |
'''Lisa Donovan''' is a [[Jewish]] [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and [[writer]]. Her self-produced comedic short films, published under the username '''LisaNova''', are among the most viewed videos on [[YouTube]]. |
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Donovan was a student at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] before moving to [[Los Angeles, California]] in hopes of becoming an actress.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/84/17384.php | title = Lisa Donovan Joins the Cast of ''MADtv'' | accessdate = 2007-07-11 | date = 2007-01-31 }}</ref> There she founded [[Zappin Productions]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Lisa Nova On The Spot | url = http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003526215 | publisher = [[Adweek]] | first = Brian | last = Morrissey | date = 2007-01-01 | accessdate = 2007-01-04}}</ref> a production company specializing in [[Viral video|viral videos]]. |
Donovan was a student at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] before moving to [[Los Angeles, California]] in hopes of becoming an actress.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/84/17384.php | title = Lisa Donovan Joins the Cast of ''MADtv'' | accessdate = 2007-07-11 | date = 2007-01-31 }}</ref> There she founded [[Zappin Productions]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Lisa Nova On The Spot | url = http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003526215 | publisher = [[Adweek]] | first = Brian | last = Morrissey | date = 2007-01-01 | accessdate = 2007-01-04}}</ref> a production company specializing in [[Viral video|viral videos]]. |
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Revision as of 20:44, 12 September 2007
Template:Infobox Internet celebrity Lisa Donovan is a Jewish American actress and writer. Her self-produced comedic short films, published under the username LisaNova, are among the most viewed videos on YouTube.
Donovan was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder before moving to Los Angeles, California in hopes of becoming an actress.[1] There she founded Zappin Productions,[2] a production company specializing in viral videos.
LisaNova on YouTube
Donovan uploaded her first video, "Introducing LisaNova", to YouTube onJune 7, 2006.[3] She has parodied a number of celebrities and public figures, including George W. Bush, Keira Knightley, and Lindsay Lohan, among others. As of July 2007, LisaNova is listed as the 7th most subscribed and 28th most viewed channel on YouTube with over 66,000 subscribers.[4]
On July 10, 2007 Donovan posted a video titled "LisaNova does YOUTUBE!!!!", in which she kidnaps prominent YouTube users and forces them to comment to her subscribers,[5] a reference to wide accusations that she has used bots to send thousands of messages to other YouTube users and created hundreds of fake YouTube accounts for publicity. The video received more than 2 million views as of August 17, 2007. It also received over 1 million views during the first week and is currently her 3rd most popular video with only 400,000 views behind "Teenie Weenie Raw Flesh", which remains her most popular video on YouTube.
MADtv
Lisa Donovan was given a featured player role in MADtv in February of 2007.[6] She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played Salma Hayek, the producer of the ABC Comedy Ugly Betty.[7] The episode aired on February 172007.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Lisa Donovan Joins the Cast of MADtv". 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ Morrissey, Brian (2007-01-01). "Lisa Nova On The Spot". Adweek. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ Introducing LisaNova
- ^ "LisaNova". Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ LisaNova does YOUTUBE!!!!
- ^ "MADtv Uploads YouTube Star". 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2007-04-29). "How YouTube Helped LisaNova Start Her Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-07.