Jordan Firstman chatted with WWD about his viral impressions, celebrity fans, and how lockdown set him free.
The first week of lockdown, Jordan Firstman used his Robinhood app to buy one innocent little share of Zoom stock.
“I had a kind of insane year before quarantine — my entire life basically fell apart within the course of a week,” he says. “I had spent the last four years working on two big creative projects, a movie and a TV show, and they both fell apart in one week, with my relationship. So breakup, show killed, movie killed. I thought I was going to go into this deep, dark depression state. And instead, I just skyrocketed. I was living, I felt better than I had ever felt.
At 21, he moved to L.A. and made his first short film, “The Disgustings,” which did several film festivals, and he finally found a community he felt good around. His first job writing for TV came when he was 23, for the TBS hit series “Search Party,” which he’s continued to work on for all three seasons.
It’s a good time in Hollywood to be confident and capable of creating your own work, with much of production shut down and projects on indefinite pause. Firstman has found a niche in videos of impressions, which are simply him impersonating various people or concepts, many of which are quarantine specific: “banana bread’s publicist,” “all the clothes people are not wearing right now,” “a famous actress helping America through the pandemic,” etc.
“I’ve always challenged myself as an artist to go really specific. And I’m using this as a challenge for myself to go really broad,” he says. “I was like, ‘What can I do that literally anyone in the entire world can relate to?’ I want to be talking about human truths that everyone can experience whether they’re straight, gay, from America. That’s been the task I’ve set for myself.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Christie’s and Stadium Goods to Host Rare Jordan Sneaker Online Sale“Original Air: A Sale of Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Sneaker Rarities” includes 11 lots of one-of-a-kind sneakers.
Read more »
Jordan dissolves its Muslim Brotherhood branchIn keeping with a regional crackdown, Jordan has been tightening restrictions on the Brotherhood over the last few years, forbidding their public rallies, arresting vocal government dissenters and shutting down offices.
Read more »
StockX has authenticated 1 million Jordan sneakers this year, CEO says'We've been able to capture these cultural moments,' like ESPN's release of the 'The Last Dance' earlier this year, CEO Scott Cutler said on 'Mad Money.'
Read more »
Michael B. Jordan Reflects on 7th Anniversary of 'Fruitvale Station'Michael B. Jordan says over a decade after 'Fruitvale Station', the 'fight for black lives to matter is not over.'
Read more »
Banksy’s Chumbawamba Fan Art Removed From London TubeTransport for London removed the piece “some days ago,” before Banksy revealed that it was an authentic Banksy
Read more »
Jamie Oliver's wife Jools reveals she suffered a miscarriage during lockdownJamie Oliver's wife Jools reveals she suffered a miscarriage during lockdown
Read more »