June Diane Raphael
| June Diane Raphael | |
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 Raphael at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2011. |
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| Born | June Diane Raphael Rockville Centre, NY, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Comedienne, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Paul Scheer (2009–present) |
June Diane Raphael is an American actress, comedienne and screenwriter known for appearing in films such as Year One and Going the Distance. She currently co-stars in the comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV:: on Adult Swim.
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[edit] Life and career
Raphael was born and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, where she attended South Side High School and later studied acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. After graduating New York University in 2002, Raphael began regularly performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York and Los Angeles. At UCBT, her work included the long-running sketch show Rode Hard and Put Away Wet, written and performed alongside her comedy partner and best friend Casey Wilson, the two first met in a clown class during their sophomore year at NYU. The successful two-woman stage show went on to become a official selection at HBO's 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and also won Raphael & Wilson the ECNY Award for "Best Comedy Duo" in 2005. The duo's writing partnership has since branched out into films, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2009 comedy Bride Wars, which they also appeared with supporting roles. The writing duo has also worked on script rewrites for comedic films starring Anna Faris and America Ferrera.
As a film and television actress, Raphael has made guest appearances on shows such as Party Down, Happy Endings, Funny or Die Presents, Big Lake and Flight of the Conchords. She appeared with supporting roles in the films Going the Distance, Zodiac, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Year One. In 2010, Raphael co-starred as Barb in the improvised comedy series Players on Spike TV.
Raphael and writing partner Casey Wilson most recently wrote and starred together in the upcoming indie-comedy "Ass Backwards", which will be released in 2012. Raphael and Wilson also recently contributed short stories to the 2010 book "Worst Laid Plans", based on the long-running stage show, which they frequently performed in.[1] Raphael and Casey Wilson are currently starring in the comedic stage show "The Realest Real House Wives", which they created with co-stars Jessica St. Clair, Melissa Rauch, Danielle Schneider and Morgan Walsh. The show started running monthly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in January 2011.
In February 2010, Raphael joined the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway play "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" (written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron) playing at the Westside Theatre in Manhattan.
Raphael currently stars with Paul Scheer in the live-action Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV::, which began airing on July 21, 2011. In 2012, Raphael was cast as a co-star in Sarah Silverman's upcoming NBC pilot along with Harris Wittels and Tig Notaro.
In September 2011, Raphael and Casey Wilson's script for Walk of Shame was picked up by ABC as a potential single-camera comedy pilot for the upcoming 2012–2013 television season, with Will Gluck attached as producer. They also recently worked on scripts for numerous features currently in development, such as the upcoming Universal Pictures comedy The Bachelorette Party and the romantic comedy You Complete Us.
[edit] Personal life
Raphael lives in Los Angeles and is married to actor/comedian Paul Scheer. In December 2010, they began hosting the comedy podcast How Did This Get Made? along with comedian Jason Mantzoukas. The podcast is a roundtable discussion where Scheer, Raphael, Mantzoukas and other special guests discuss bad films that make absolutely no sense.[2] Raphael also currently co-stars in Scheer's comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV:: on Adult Swim.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film and television
- Shut Up and Sing (2006) - Tammy
- Human Giant (2007) - Various (3 episodes)
- The Very Funny Show (2007) - Cast Member
- Flight of the Conchords (2007) - Felicia (1 episode)
- Derek and Simon: The Show (2007) - June (1 episode)
- Zodiac (2007) - Mrs. Toschi
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) - Ann at the Bar
- Cried Suicide (2009) - Jessica
- Year One (2009) - Maya
- In the Motherhood (2009) - Liz (1 episode)
- Bride Wars (2009) - Amanda
- Big Lake (2010) - Miss Hauser (1 episode)
- The Dry Land (2010) - Susie
- Going the Distance (2010) - Karen
- Party Down (2010) - Danielle Lugozshe (2 episodes)
- Players (2010) - Barb Tolan
- Weakness (2010) - Elizabeth
- American Dad! (2011) - Guest Voice (1 episode)
- Funny or Die Presents (2011) - Various Roles (4 episode)
- Happy Endings (2011) - Melinda Shershow (1 episodes)
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011–2012) - Piper Ferguson
- New Girl (2012) - Sadie (1 episode)
- Untitled Sarah Silverman NBC Pilot (2012) - Chelsea
- Ass Backwards (2012) - Kate
- Imogene (2012) - Dara
[edit] Writer
- The Very Funny Show - 2007 (writer)
- Creature Comforts - 2007 (writer & story editor)
- Bride Wars - 2009 (screenplay)
- Ass Backwards - 2012 (screenplay)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Living people
- Actors from New York
- American actors
- American comedians
- American film actors
- American podcasters
- American screenwriters
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American television writers
- New York University alumni
- People from Hempstead (village), New York
- Women comedians
- Women screenwriters
- Women television writers
