Elisha Yaffe
| Elisha Yaffe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1983 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Occupation | Actor and writer[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, Emerson College[2] |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Website | |
|
elishayaffe | |
Elisha Yaffe (born August 13, 1983) is a comedian, actor and writer. He has co-created webseries, including Downers Grove, Minor Stars and Remember When.[3] He has appeared in commercials for Mike's Hard Lemonade, Time Warner Cable, Samsung, Wendy's, McDonald's, Nintendo 3DS[4][5] and Hanes.[6] 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 regularly voices the character of Jimmy Olsen and B'dg on DC Nation Shorts's Tales of Metropolis and Super-Pets.[7]
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.[8] 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.[3] He was named to the Heeb 100 in 2010.[9][10]
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 | College Humor 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[11] | |
| Off the Grid | Elisha | Short Film[12] | |
| Mighty Med | Bob | episode Two Writers Don't Make a Wrong"[13] | |
| Time Travel Lover | Matt[14] | ||
| The Newsroom | Eddie | episode Episode #3.1"[15] | |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Mr. Hunchy's P.A. | episode Josh Groban Wears a Pantsuit and Socks"[16] | |
| 2015 | Smosh: The Movie | High Driver | Movie |
| Contracted: Phase II | Mormon #2 | Movie | |
| Hey Dude, Hey Man (Short) | Dude | Short Film | |
| Then The Letting Go (Short) | Elisha | 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 | |
References
- ↑ http://elishayaffe.com
- 1 2 "The Boston Globe", November 12, 2006, Anupreeta Das, "Out of the Shadows"
- 1 2 "Gigaom", June 15, 2010, Liz Shannon Miller, ["Downers Grove Waits Two Years for TheWB Premiere" http://gigaom.com/video/downers-grove-waits-two-years-for-thewb-premiere/]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEZUF7BARQo
- ↑ http://www.elishayaffe.com/video
- ↑ http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-hanes-142582
- ↑ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Elisha-Yaffe/
- ↑ "The Daily Hampshire Gazette" August 21, 2004, Bonnie Wells "Arts Fest Shows Work of Young Artists"
- ↑ "Heeb Magazine", April 5, 2010, Jessie, "Heeb 100: Elisha Yaffe"
- ↑ "DCist", January 12, 2010, Josh Novikoff, "Six & | Showcases Local Heeb 100 Honorees"
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2776704/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344396/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3526022/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417958/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3114820/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3719552/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5
