LisaNova

Lisa Donovan (born June 11, 1980) is an American YouTube personality. As of September 2011 her channel has 712,000 subscribers and 174 million video views, putting it in the top 100 channels on YouTube. Lisa is one of the co-founders of Maker Studios, which helps develop YouTube personalities.

She is also a founder of Zappin Productions, a production company specializing in viral videos. She is currently in charge of Creative Development.

Lisa Donovan on YouTube
Donovan uploaded her first video, "Introducing LisaNova," to YouTube on June 7, 2006. She has parodied a number of celebrities and public figures; her impersonation of Sarah Palin was praised in Wired as "ruthlessly hilarious", and in 2008 Ralph Nader made a guest appearance in one of the skits. In a Forbes magazine article, YouTube founder Chad Hurley highlighted Donovan's success as an example of the changing paradigm of entertainment. Donovan is also a co-creator of the popular YouTube channel 'The Station'.

Mainstream Success and MADtv
Lisa was one of the first YouTube content creators to cross over in to mainstream Hollywood when she was cast on Madtv in 2006. She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played Salma Hayek, the producer of the ABC Comedy Ugly Betty, and Rosie O'Donnell. The episode aired on February 17, 2007. After signing a contract and only appearing in four episodes of MADtv, she left the following season.

In 2010 Lisa was given a role in Cosmopolitan's Fun & Fearless campaign for females.

Personal Life
Donovan was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder before moving to Los Angeles, California hoping to become an actress.