Elisha Yaffe

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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Elisha-Yaffe/ | title=Elisha Yaffe (Visual voices guide) }}

He has co-created webseries, including Downers Grove, Minor Stars and Remember When."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 }} He has appeared in commercials for Mike's Hard Lemonade, Time Warner Cable, Samsung, Wendy's, McDonald's, Nintendo 3DS,{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEZUF7BARQo | title=- YouTube | website=YouTube }}{{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}} Progressive{{cite web | url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/I6oL/progressive-auto-insurance-yearbox | title=Progressive Auto Insurance TV Spot, 'YearBox' }} and Hanes.{{cite web | url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-hanes-142582 | title=Ad of the Day: Hanes | date=7 August 2012 }}

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."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 }} He is a graduate of Emerson College.

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. He was named to the Heeb 100 in 2010."Heeb Magazine", April 5, 2010, Jessie, [http://heebmagazine.com/elisha-yaffe/293 "Heeb 100: Elisha Yaffe"]"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 }}

Film and television

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! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film and Television

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! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year

! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Film

! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role

! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | 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 (2013 film)

| Barry

DC Nation Shorts

| Various

| 4 episodes

rowspan="6"| 2014

| Decay (2014 film)

| Aaron{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2776704/|title=Decay|via=IMDb}}

Off the Grid

| Elisha

| Short film{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344396/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|title=Off the Grid|via=IMDb}}

Mighty Med

| Bob

| Episode: "Two Writers Don't Make a Wrong"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3526022/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5|title=Two Writers Make a Wrong|date=July 7, 2014|via=IMDb}}

Time Travel Lover

| Matt{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3417958/|title=Time Travel Lover|date=April 1, 2014|via=IMDb}}

The Newsroom

| Eddie

| Episode: "Episode #3.1"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3114820/|title=Elisha Yaffe | Actor, Producer, Writer|website=IMDb}}

Comedy Bang! Bang!

| Mr. Hunchy's P.A.

| Episode: "Josh Groban Wears a Pantsuit and Socks"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3719552/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5|title=Josh Groban Wears a Suit & Striped Socks|date=July 10, 2014|via=IMDb}}

rowspan="5"| 2015

| Smosh: The Movie

| High Driver

| Movie

Contracted: Phase II

| Mormon #2

| Movie

Hey Dude, Hey Man (Short)

| Dude

| Short film

One Shot

| Theatergoer