June Diane Raphael Bio - Biography

Name June Diane Raphael
Height
Naionality American
Date of Birth 4-January-1980
Place of Birth Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Famous for Acting
June Diane Raphael is an American actress, comedienne, and screenwriter. She is best known for co-starring in the Adult Swim series NTSF:SD:SUV:: and appearing in films such as Year One and Going the Distance.

Raphael began her comedy career writing and performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (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 Casey Wilson; 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 Aspen, Colorado. The two women, who had first met in a clown class during their sophomore year at NYU, went on to win the ECNY Award for "Best Comedy Duo" in 2005. They also performed as members of the UCB improv teams "Mr. and Mrs. All-Star", "Sentimental Lady", and "Hey, Uncle Gary!". Raphael and Wilson's comedic partnership has since branched out into an active writing career in film and television, they co-wrote the screenplay for the 2009 comedy Bride Wars, which they also appeared in with supporting roles. They had a development deal with the UPN network in 2005 to create a half-hour comedy pilot and in 2007 they worked as writers and story editors on the Americanized version of Creature Comforts on CBS. They also continue to contribute comedic videos to the humor website Funny or Die.

As a film and television actress, Raphael has made guest appearances on shows such as Party Down, Happy Endings, New Girl, Animal Practice, Funny or Die Presents, Big Lake, and Flight of the Conchords. She appeared with supporting roles in the films Going the Distance, Zodiac, Bachelorette, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Year One. In 2010, Raphael co-starred as Barb in the improvised comedy series Players on Spike TV. In 2012, she co-starred in the web series Burning Love starring Ken Marino.

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