Eitan Gorlin is a filmmaker, author and actor. He is known for his portrayal of Martin Eisenstadt

Martin Eisenstadt

The Martin Eisenstadt hoax is an elaborate scheme of filmmakers Dan Mirvish and Eitan Gorlin that involved the creation of a fictional "talking head", Martin Eisenstadt, who was quoted by numerous major news outlets , as well as countless blogs, all of which failed to verify his actual existence...

, a satirical depiction of a McCain

John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

 campaign adviser. Even though Eisenstadt was said to be part of the "Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy", named for one of the United States' less beloved presidents

Warren G. Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...

, he was quoted by several national news sources, who failed to document his existence.

In 2009, he co-authored the satirical novel "I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans".

Filmography

• The Jerusalem Syndrome (1999)
• Sometime in August (1999) Producer
• The Holy Land (2001) writer/director
• "Sheldon" (2007) co-writer, co-director and lead role
• "The Last Republican" (2008) co-writer, co-director and lead role