Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american singer”. Today it says “american musician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Eliyahu Noah "Eli" Staiman (born February 15, 1988), professionally known as”. It now reads “Musical artist Eliyahu Noah "Eli" Staiman , professionally known as”.
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Musical artist Eliyahu Noah "Eli" Staiman , professionally known as L.E. Staiman , is an American musician, actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He was the frontman and founder of the Jewish pop punk band The Groggers , which he formed with guitarist Ari Friedman in 2010. Outside of The Groggers, he has performed with artists including Aryeh Kunstler , Benny Friedman , and Dave Days , and released several solo singles, including with the short-lived duo 3 Day Yuntif. In addition to music he has pursued filmmaking, directing music videos and comedy sketches for various YouTubers and making his feature film directorial debut in 2022 with Love Virtually , starring Cheri Oteri , Stephen Tobolowsky , and Paul F.
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Doug Staiman , is an American singer, songwriter, actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known as the frontman of the Jewish pop punk band The Groggers , which he formed with guitarist Ari Friedman in 2010. He is also a musician in Aryeh Kunstler 's backing band, the Aryeh Kunstler Band, and is half of the Jewish pop duo 3 Day Yuntif. In addition to his own music, he has directed, edited, produced, and acted in music videos for various artists, and has contributed to several YouTube comedy videos.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american singer”. Today it says “american musician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Eliyahu Noah "Eli" Staiman (born February 15, 1988), professionally known as”. It now reads “Musical artist Eliyahu Noah "Eli" Staiman , professionally known as”. Read the current article and compare.
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