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22 Facts About Lisa Foiles

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Lisa Renee Foiles Cloninger was born on September 29,1986 and is an American actress, presenter, video game journalist, model and author, who first came to prominence as a cast member of the Nickelodeon series All That, later voicing Jocelyn the Intern in the web series Desk of Death Battle, Death Battle, and DBX.

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Lisa Foiles appeared on the program for four seasons, until its eventual cancellation in 2005.

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Lisa Foiles subsequently took a break from acting to complete "college writing courses", with a focus on graphic design and video games.

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In 2009, Lisa Foiles began writing articles on gaming website Kotaku.

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Lisa Foiles later credited her love of video games with "absolutely [changing] my life", and said many of the acting roles she subsequently received were a direct result of her involvement with the gaming industry.

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Lisa Foiles returned to acting in 2010, portraying 'Trina' in an episode of the American television series Leverage.

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Lisa Foiles was the production and graphic designer of several books released by Hungry Girl, two of which entered The New York Times Best Seller list.

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Lisa Foiles provided a voice in the Xbox Live Arcade game Ms.

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Lisa Foiles was a model in the "Girls of Geek" calendar, the proceeds of which were donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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Lisa Foiles hosted The Escapist magazine's Top 5 with Lisa Foiles feature, which was published through MSN TV from 2012 until the publisher's closure in 2014.

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Lisa Foiles appeared in IGN's 2013 video parody of Macklemore's "Thrift Shop", and voiced a character in the 2013 video game LocoCycle.

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Lisa Foiles's presenting career began in 2014, as part of the editorial team for GameSpot's coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, which led to her becoming the host of a regular feature on GameSpot's website, Analog.

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Lisa Foiles began hosting the Ultimate Fighting Championship web series UFC Minute in the summer of 2014.

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Lisa Foiles provides the voice of 'Jocelyn the Intern' on ScrewAttack's The Desk of Death Battle web series, which premiered in 2015.

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Lisa Foiles would continue the role 6 years later in Death Battle and its side series DBX, where she is a co-host in the latter.

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In 2016, Lisa Foiles reunited with her All That colleagues for the relaunch of Nickelodeon's programming block The Splat.

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Lisa Foiles portrayed Lara Croft in a live action music video for Irish musician Gavin Dunne's 2018 song "Edge of the World".

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Lisa Foiles additionally created the video game website Load Save Point, consisting of game reviews, articles, and videos featuring herself.

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In 2020, Lisa Foiles became the author of the young adult novel Ash Ridley and the Phoenix.

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In 2024, Lisa Foiles joined the heavy metal band Von Boldt and currently performs backing vocals for them.

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Lisa Foiles is married to producer Shawn Cloninger, and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Lisa Foiles gave birth to her first child, a daughter in September 2016, and a son in November 2018.