Elisa Jordana

Elisa Jordana
Born Elisa Ann Schwartz
Old Bridge, New Jersey
Occupation Musician, comedy writer, actress

Elisa Jordana (born Elisa Ann Schwartz) is an American musician and actress.

Career

In 2005 Elisa Jordana (then known as Schwartz) joined the dance-pop band Cobra Starship as a keytar player and backing vocalist. In 2007 she was replaced by Victoria Asher under circumstances that led to a public argument between Jordana and the Cobra Starship lead singer Gabe Saporta.[1]

In 2008 she was reinventing her musical career and returned to public as Elisa Jordana. In an mtv.com article featuring her new image and the song Nymphomaniac, she expressed admiration for her old bandmates on Cobra Starship but had decided to concentrate on solo career.[2] In the same year she took part in the reality TV show Redemption Song on Fuse TV.

In 2011 Jordana started appearing on the Howard Stern Show. She was Miss Howard TV of May 2012.[3] She became known for bits performed with the Stern Show writer Benjy Bronk. In 2011 Bronk hijacked the Gloria Allred and Sharon Bialek Herman Cain sexual abuse press conference. Bronk repeated Elisa Jordana's name numerous times and plugged her music. The Rachel Maddow Show discussed the press conference and played an edited version of Jordana's song Fuck you, I'm fine.[4] In December 2014 Jordana and Bronk conducted a long interview of the show host Howard Stern himself. [5] In another bit Bronk let the celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton "finger him" in exchange for Stern to recognize that Elisa Jordana was a contributor and writer for the Howard Stern show, despite her never actually writing or contributing to the show.[6][7]

In February 2015 Elisa Jordana started an internet variety show called Kermit and Friends on Spreecast interactive video platform. It currently runs seven days a week. The show has featured various internet personalities and guest appearances by celebrities such as comedian John Melendez, Howard Stern Show writer Benjy Bronk, comedian Iliza Shlesinger, musician Eytan Mirsky and MMA fighter Al Iaquinta.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta Speaks Out After Keytar Kerfuffle". MTV. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Cobra Starship’s Former Keytarist Returns … As A ‘Nymphomaniac’ With A New Name". MTV. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Stern Show News - Archive". MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Monday, November 7 - msnbc - Rachel Maddow show". TODAY.com. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Tuesday, December 16, 2014 | Howard On Air Rundown". HowardStern.com. 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Lady Gaga Feud: Perez Hilton Blasts Before Benjy Bronk, Elisa Jordana Finger Bit". Classicalite. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Stern Show News - Archive". MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Episodes". Kermit and Friends. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

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