Elisha Yaffe

{{Short description|American actor and comedian}} {{Infobox writer | name = Elisha Yaffe | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|producer}} | citizenship = | education = Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, Emerson College<ref name="Shadows">"The Boston Globe", November 12, 2006, Anupreeta Das, [https://web.archive.org/web/20061222003823/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/11/12/out_of_shadows/ "Out of the Shadows"]</ref> | alma_mater = Emerson College | period = | genre = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|elisha.tv}} | portaldisp = }}

'''Elisha Yaffe''' is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. 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''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisha Yaffe (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Elisha-Yaffe/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>

He has co-created webseries, including ''Downers Grove'', ''Minor Stars'' and ''Remember When''.<ref name="gigaom">"Gigaom", June 15, 2010, Liz Shannon Miller, {{cite web |url=http://gigaom.com/video/downers-grove-waits-two-years-for-thewb-premiere/ |title=Downers Grove Waits Two Years for The WB Premiere |accessdate=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912120830/http://gigaom.com/video/downers-grove-waits-two-years-for-thewb-premiere/ |archivedate=2011-09-12 }}</ref> He has appeared in commercials for Mike's Hard Lemonade, Time Warner Cable, Samsung, Wendy's, McDonald's, Nintendo 3DS,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEZUF7BARQo | title=- YouTube | website=YouTube }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elishayaffe.com/video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617002959/http://www.elishayaffe.com/video|archive-date=2012-06-17|title= Elisha Yaffe (is a guy)|access-date=2023-09-05}}</ref> Progressive,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/I6oL/progressive-auto-insurance-yearbox | title=Progressive Auto Insurance TV Spot, 'YearBox' }}</ref> and Hanes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-hanes-142582 | title=Ad of the Day: Hanes | date=7 August 2012 }}</ref>

==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.<ref>"The Daily Hampshire Gazette" August 21, 2004, Bonnie Wells [http://gazettenet.com/2004/08/21/arts-fest-shows-work-young-artists?SESSaa5e69cfb6e16479a3a3d232f4100d23=gnews "Arts Fest Shows Work of Young Artists"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232834/http://www.gazettenet.com/2004/08/21/arts-fest-shows-work-young-artists?SESSaa5e69cfb6e16479a3a3d232f4100d23=gnews |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> He is a graduate of Emerson College.<ref name="Shadows"/>

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.<ref name="gigaom"/> He was named to the Heeb 100 in 2010.<ref>"Heeb Magazine", April 5, 2010, Jessie, [http://heebmagazine.com/elisha-yaffe/293 "Heeb 100: Elisha Yaffe"]</ref><ref>"DCist", January 12, 2010, Josh Novikoff, [http://dcist.com/2010/01/heeb_100_list_and_portrait_gallery.php "Six & | Showcases Local Heeb 100 Honorees"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316100230/http://dcist.com/2010/01/heeb_100_list_and_portrait_gallery.php |date=2010-03-16 }}</ref>

==Film and television== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film and Television |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 | ''Downers Grove'' | Pudge | Web series, 9 episodes |- | ''Remember When'' | Elisha | Web series, 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''Minor Stars'' | Dougie | Web series, 3 episodes |- | ''Roommate Meeting'' | Elisha | Web series, 3 episodes |- | rowspan="7"| 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 |- | rowspan="4"| 2013 | ''The New Normal'' | Noel | Episode: "Stay-at-Home Dad" |- | ''Southland'' | Jerry | Episode: "Hats and Bats" |- | ''Expecting'' | Barry | |- | ''DC Nation Shorts'' | Various | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="6"| 2014 | ''Decay'' | Aaron | |- | ''Off the Grid'' | Elisha | Short film |- | ''Mighty Med'' | Bob | Episode: "Two Writers Don't Make a Wrong" |- | ''Time Travel Lover'' | Matt | |- | ''The Newsroom'' | Eddie | Episode: "Episode #3.1" |- | ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' | Mr. Hunchy's P.A. | Episode: "Josh Groban Wears a Pantsuit and Socks" |- | rowspan="5"| 2015 | ''Smosh: The Movie'' | High Driver | Movie |- | ''Contracted: Phase II'' | Mormon #2 | Movie |- | ''Hey Dude, Hey Man'' | Dude | Short film |- | ''One Shot'' | Theatergoer | Movie |- | ''Frank & Lola'' | Will | Movie |- | rowspan="4"| 2016 | ''Pop Music'' | Trevor | Short film |- | ''Better Call Saul'' | Lance | 3 episodes |- | ''Welcome Back'' | Director/Writer | 1 episode |- | ''Disconnected'' | Executive Producer | 14 episodes |- | rowspan="3"| 2017 | ''Then The Letting Go'' | Elisha | Short film |- | ''Bobby Chew Sells a Car'' | Executive Producer | 1 episode |- | ''Band Aid'' | Bartender | Feature film |- | 2018 | ''We Are CVNT5'' | Showrunner/co-EP | 8 episodes |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|3114820}} *{{Official website|http://www.elisha.tv}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaffe, Elisha}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American comedians Category:American male voice actors Category:Comedians from Massachusetts Category:Comedians from Michigan Category:Emerson College alumni Category:Writers from Amherst, Massachusetts Category:American male comedians