Lisa Donovan
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| Lisa Donovan | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lisa Donovan |
| Born | Los Angeles United States |
| Internet activity | |
| Web alias(es) | LisaNova |
| Period active | June 7, 2006-present |
| Host service(s) | YouTube |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
| Official site | www.lisanova.info |
Lisa Donovan is an 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 hoping to become an actress.[1] There she founded Zappin Productions,[2] a production company specializing in viral videos.
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[edit] LisaNova on YouTube
Donovan uploaded her first video, "Introducing LisaNova", to YouTube on June 7, 2006.[3] She has parodied a number of celebrities and public figures, including George W. Bush, Keira Knightley, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Lindsay Lohan, among others. Her most popular video is a commercial parody entitled "Dumb Water."[4] As of May 2008, LisaNova is listed as the 17th most subscribed of all time and 8th most subscribed for directors with over 100,000 subscribers. [5]
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,[6] a reference to wide accusations that she has used spambots to send thousands of messages to other YouTube users and created hundreds of fake YouTube accounts for publicity. The video received more than 2.4 million views as of May 2008.[7]
[edit] MADtv
Lisa Donovan was given a featured player role in MADtv in February of 2007.[8] She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played Salma Hayek, the producer of the ABC Comedy Ugly Betty.[9] The episode aired on February 17, 2007. After signing a contract and only appearing in four episodes of MADtv, her featured player role was not extended into the following season.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Lisa Donovan Joins the Cast of MADtv (2007-01-31). Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Morrissey, Brian. "Lisa Nova On The Spot", Adweek, 2007-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ Introducing LisaNova at YouTube
- ^ YouTube - LisaNova's Channel
- ^ YouTube - Broadcast Yourself
- ^ LisaNova does YOUTUBE!!!! at YouTube
- ^ LisaNova does YOUTUBE!!!! video
- ^ MADtv Uploads YouTube Star (2007-01-31). Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. "How YouTube Helped LisaNova Start Her Career", The New York Times, 2007-04-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
