June Diane Raphael ( ; born January 4, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has starred in TV comedy programs ''

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'', Adult Swim's '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', and ''

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''. Notable film work includes supporting roles in ''

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'' and '' Unfinished Business'', as well as her 2013

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film '' Ass Backwards'', which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner

Casey Wilson Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television appe ...

. She currently co-hosts both ''

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'' alongside

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and her husband

Paul Scheer Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. Scheer is best known for his roles in FX/ FXX's ''The League'' and Showtime's comedy series '' Black Monday''. Scheer also co-created and s ...

, and ''The Deep Dive'' with Jessica St. Clair.

Early life

Raphael was born and raised in

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, to Diane and John Raphael, where she graduated from South Side High School in 1998. She is of Irish descent, and was raised

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Career

Raphael began her comedy career writing and performing with the

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(UCB) in New York and later in Los Angeles. Among her best known work at UCB was the long-running sketch show ''Rode Hard and Put Away Wet'', written and performed alongside her comedy partner and best friend

; the stage show ran from 2003 to 2006 in New York and Los Angeles and was an official selection at 2005's US Comedy Arts Festival in

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. Raphael and Wilson's comedic partnership has since branched out into an active writing career in film and television; they co-wrote their first screenplay for the comedy '' Bride Wars'', in which they also appeared in supporting roles. As a film and television actress, Raphael has made appearances on shows such as '' Party Down'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Lady Dynamite'' and in films such as ''

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'' and '' Blockers''. In 2010, Raphael co-starred as Barb in the improvised comedy series '' Players'' on

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. She also starred in all three seasons of the web series ''

'' alongside

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and

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. Raphael has collaborated with writing partner

on scripts for film and television. They most recently wrote and starred together in the raunchy female buddy comedy '' Ass Backwards'', which also co-stars

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, and

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. The film premiered at the

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on January 21, 2013. In 2013 it was reported that Raphael and Wilson were working on a second film to star in together, produced by

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and

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's company Gary Sanchez Productions. In February 2010, Raphael joined the rotating cast of the

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play '' Love, Loss, and What I Wore'' (written by

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and Delia Ephron) at the Westside Theatre in Manhattan. Raphael and Casey Wilson created the comedic stage show ''The Realest Real Housewives'', which they starred in alongside Jessica St. Clair,

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and Morgan Walsh. The show began running monthly at the Los Angeles

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Theatre in 2011. Raphael also contributed short stories to the 2010 book ''Worst Laid Plans'', based on the long-running stage show, in which she frequently performed. Raphael co-starred in the

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action-comedy series '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', which aired for three seasons from 2011 to 2013. She currently co-hosts with her husband,

, the movie discussion podcast ''

'' along with comedian

. The podcast is a roundtable discussion where Scheer, Raphael, Mantzoukas and other special guests "try make sense of movies that make absolutely no sense." In 2015, Raphael took on a leading role as Brianna Hanson in the

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comedy series ''

''. Together with Kate Black, Raphael authored ''Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World'', a step-by-step guide for women who are considering a political career.

Personal life

Raphael is married to actor-comedian

. They met in January 2004, after first meeting when the artistic director of Manhattan's

brought Scheer in to offer advice to Raphael and her comedy partner

on making improvements to their UCB two-woman sketch show. They moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2005. In October 2009, they married at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. They have two sons, born 2014 and 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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