Alison Haislip

Alison Haislip
Alison Haislip, Hollywood, California on March 28, 2013
Born	Alison Fesq Haislip[1] February 6, 1981 Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, television correspondent
Years active	2004–present
Website	www.AlisonHaislip.com

Alison Fesq Haislip (born February 6, 1981)^[2] is an American actress and former TV correspondent for Attack of the Show! on G4 and the NBC reality competition series The Voice. She resides in Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Haislip is a native of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey and graduate of Voorhees High School.^[3] She graduated with honours from Boston College, having studied theater. She also trained at the British American Drama Academy.^[4] Afterwards, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.^[5]

G4

Attack of the Show!

Haislip landed at G4 in October 2007 after being told by a G4 employee, who was a patron where she worked as a bartender, that she would be a great fit at the network. Haislip hosted "The Feed" segment and did correspondent work numerous times for Attack of the Show! before being hired full-time around Spring 2008. She often substituted the show's co-host position of Olivia Munn. For most of 2010, in addition to her pre-filmed segments and occasional guest hosting, she also shared responsibility for presenting "The Feed" with Blair Herter, typically anchoring it live on two of the four days that Attack of the Show! aired per week.

On November 7, 2011, Haislip announced during a hosting appearance on Attack of the Show! that she was leaving G4.

Tech News Countdown

From May 2008 to February 2009, Haislip hosted a weekly podcast ranging in length from two to five minutes for G4's website. Tech News went on indefinite hiatus as a part of the network's financial cutbacks.

American Ninja Warrior

Haislip and Blair Herter co-hosted the first season of American Ninja Warrior. She was the sideline reporter for the second and third season.

BattleBots

Haislip was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter for the sixth season of BattleBots.

The Voice

On March 28, 2011, it was announced that Haislip would join the cast of NBC's The Voice as the backstage and social networking correspondent.^[6] Her position allowed her to tweet what is happening in the competition, as well as talk to contestants backstage in the "V Room". She was replaced by Christina Milian in the second season.

Video blogging

In September 2008, in correlation with the launch of her official website, Haislip started releasing approximately four- to six-minute unedited video updates to stay more connected with her fans. Topics have ranged from answering fan questions posted on her forums to giving updates on her upcoming segments for Attack of the Show! before they air.^[7] Occasionally, Haislip had a guest alongside her while filming the blog. Past guests included fellow G4 personalities Kevin Pereira and Blair Herter, actress/dancer/writer Imogen Church, and Alison's younger brother, Greg Haislip.

Starting in mid-May 2009, Ford Fiesta Movement mission videos, and Baaaznian Production short films, replaced the original blog format of Haislip's videos. The second to last video blog or "vlog" format video was uploaded on May 11, 2009.^[8] However, a brief Christmas vlog was uploaded on December 24, 2009, in which Haislip explained she had stopped making vlogs because she has been much busier in the recent months, than in the first half of 2009.^[9]

In the spring of 2009, Haislip began making additional videos, as required by her involvement with the Ford Fiesta Movement, a campaign in which she was one of 100 people to win one of the cars for 6 months, started by Ford Motor Company to help promote the model's upcoming US release.^[10]

Short HD films

Beginning in June 2009, Haislip has appeared in a number of short HD films, along with a troupe of actors. They are currently available to be viewed on YouTube. The first film, titled "New Moongasm - A New Moon Parody"^[11] was uploaded on June 15, 2009. This was followed up by a film titled "Hi. I'm Joel Rush."^[12] on June 29, 2009. A third film, titled "Love Automatically"^[13] was uploaded on July 26, 2009. "Love Automatically" was also directed by Haislip.

4 Points

In May 2012, Haislip began co-hosting a new show on the Nerdist YouTube channel titled 4 Points with Alex Albrecht. Haislip and Alex Albrecht discuss four topics with a member of the Nerdist community as well as a celebrity, usually known for their work in television or movies.

Team Unicorn

In May 2014, it was announced that Haislip had joined Team Unicorn, replacing Michele Boyd as "Blue Unicorn".^[14][15]

Half Hour Happy Hour

In April 6, 2015, Haislip began co-hosting a new show on the Nerdist Network titled: "Half Hour Happy Hour".^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Coffee	Jane
2004	Hotties	Liz
2005	Believers Among Us	Courtney
2005	Indigo Hearts	Jennifer
2006	Wasted	Mahdis
2007	Into the Arms of Strangers	Marie
2007	The Indian	Shelby
2008	Heart of Now	Jamie	[17]
2009	The Donner Party	Mary Graves
2011	Division III: Football's Finest	Jennifer
2013	Waking	Amanda
2013	Screwed	Patty
2014	Fresh Water	Claudia Mosley
2011	Untitled Movie Theater Project	Martha Wayne
2014	Chatter	Carolyn Terry
2014	Untitled Movie Theater Project	Martha Wayne
2014	Saturn Returns	Johanna
2014	Video Games: The Movie	Herself	Commentator

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	I Hate My 30s	Jessica	Appears in "I Have to Go #30" episode[18]
2008	Reno 911!	Bride	Appears in "Junior Runs for Office" episode[19]
2008–2009	Whacked Out Videos	Herself	Whacked Out Videos host
2008–2011	Attack of the Show!	Herself	"The Feed" correspondent/field reporter, occasional co-host, 90 episodes
2011	The Voice	Herself	Social media host, Twitter and backstage correspondent, 13 episodes
2012	Battleground	Ali Laurents	Main cast, All episodes
2011	Doctor Who: Best of the Doctor	Herself	Commentator
2011	Doctor Who: Best of the Monsters	Herself	Commentator
2011	Doctor Who: Best of the Companions	Herself	Commentator
2011	Doctor Who: Best of the Christmas Specials	Herself	Commentator
2012	The Science of Doctor Who	Herself	Commentator[20]
2012	The Women of Doctor Who	Herself	Commentator[21]
2012	The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who	Herself	Commentator[22]
2012	The Destinations of Doctor Who	Herself	Commentator[23]
2013	Royal Records (TV Movie)	Chloe Walker
2013	Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous	Carrie	"Zach Stone Is Gonna Be the Zachelor" Guest Star
2013	Franklin & Bash	Mandy	"Control" Guest Star
2013	MyMusic	Present Nerd	"Ghosts!!!" and "Saying Goodbye" Guest Star
2013	Raptor Raptor	Arlene P. Weinercannon XIV	"How to Leave a Comment!" Guest Star
2014	Shameless	Doctor	"My Oldest Daughter" Guest Star
2014	Spooked	D.J.	"Paranormal Professionals" Guest Star
2014	Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey	Herself	"Alison Haislip and Nick Mundy" Guest Star
2014	The Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour!	Cobalt/Blue Unicorn	Lead[15]
2014	NCIS	Lieutenant Commander Hannah Banks	"Twenty Klicks" Guest Star
2014	Bones	Alexis Sherman	"The Puzzler in the Pit"
2015	BattleBots	Herself	Commentator, Season 6

References

1. "Music to Their Ears". Courier News Hunterdon Community. July 28, 1999. p. 5F.
2. Alison Haislip at the Internet Movie Database
3. "Peter Moore Previews The EA E3 2009 Sports Lineup video". G4tv.com.
4. "Alison Haislip". Pop Tower.
5. Haislip, Greg. "All About Alison". Official site.
6. Michael Schneider (March 28, 2011). "The Voice Taps G4's Alison Haislip To Attack Its Social Media". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
7. Alison Haislip's channel on YouTube
8. summer movies on YouTube
9. merry christmas on YouTube
10. "Alison Haislip Agent Profile". fiestamovement.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
11. New Moongasm - A New Moon Parody on YouTube
12. Hi. I'm Joel Rush on YouTube
13. Love Automatically on YouTube
14. "Casting Announcement for the Adult Swim Pilot". Team Unicorn FTW. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
15. The Deadline Team. "Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk Among Cast Set For Adult Swim’s ‘Team Unicorn’ Pilot From Robot Chicken Duo". Deadline.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
16. "Half Hour Happy Hour Podcast".
17. "Heart of Now". sabipictures.com.
18. "Alison Haislip projects". fancast.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05.
19. "Junior Runs for Office: Reno 911! Episode". tv.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
20. "The Science of Doctor Who episode guide". BBC America. August 4, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
21. "The Women of Doctor Who episode guide". BBC America. August 11, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
22. "The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who episode guide". BBC America. August 18, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
23. "The Destinations of Doctor Who episode guide". BBC America. August 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.