Elisha Yaffe | |
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| Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Education | Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, Emerson College [1] |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
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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 . [2]
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] Progressive, [6] and Hanes. [7]
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. [1]
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]
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| 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 | Barry | ||
| DC Nation Shorts | Various | 4 episodes | |
| 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" | |
| 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 | |
| 2016 | Pop Music | Trevor | Short film |
| Better Call Saul | Lance | 3 episodes | |
| Welcome Back | Director/Writer | 1 episode | |
| Disconnected | Executive Producer | 14 episodes | |
| 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 |
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