Biography - June Diane Raphael

Who is June Diane Raphael?

June Diane Raphael is an actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter.

June Diane Raphael – Age, Parents, Siblings

June Diane Raphael’s birth took place on January 4, 1980, in Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.A. to parents Diane Raphael and John Raphael. She also has two older siblings, both sisters named Lauren Raphael and Deanna Raphael. All three were raised in Rockville Centre, New York.

Education, Ethnicity

Raphael attended South Side High School for her education. She graduated from high school in the year 1998. After graduation, she studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts as well as Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She graduated from New York University in 2002, she and her best friend from college Casey Wilson enrolled at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater to study improvisational comedy.

Her ethnicity is Irish.

June Diane Raphael – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

June Diane Raphael first met actor-comedian Paul Scheer when the artistic director of Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre brought Scheer to give advice to Raphael and Wilson on their UCB two-woman sketch show. Raphael and Scheer began dating in January 2004.

In 2005, June Diane Raphael moved with her boyfriend Scheer from New York to Los Angeles. After getting engaged, the couple finally married on October 10, 2009, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Their first child, a son was born on April 30, 2014. They named their baby boy August Scheer. June Diane Raphael got pregnant for the second time and delivered their second child together in August 2016. The couple named their second son Sam Scheer.

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June Diane Raphael – Career

Early days

June Diane Raphael was still a student at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater when she paired up with Casey Wilson to run a two-woman sketch show for a number of years. Rode Hard and Put Away Wet was their long-running sketch show. 

These exposures and experiences opened up doors for the pair. In 2005, after their performance at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, they were hired by New Regency Pictures to write the film Bride Wars, a 2009 film in which they also starred as supporting actors. They landed a development deal with UPN too. In addition, the duo also worked as writers and story editors on the Americanized version of CBS’s Creature Comforts. 

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Films, Series

As an actress, June Diane Raphael has starred in films including Zodiac (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall  (2008), Year One (2009), Going the Distance (2010), Bachelorette (2012), Girl Most Likely (2012), Ass Backwards (2013), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Bad Night (2015), Girlfriend's Day (2017), Blockers (2018), Flarsky (2019), etc.

Furthermore, June Diane Raphael has made appearances in Human Giant (2007-2008), Party Down (2010), Players (2010), Funny or Die Presents (2010-2011), NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011-2013), American Dad! (2011-2018), Burning Love (2012-2013), New Girl (2012-2018), Inside Amy Schumer (2013), Parks and Recreation (2013), Grace and Frankie (2015–present), Big Mouth (2017-2018), to name a few. 

She also has a podcast How Did This Get Made?, which she hosts alongside Jason Mantzoukas and Paul Scheer.

Co-stars

On the set of Parks and Recreation, Raphael has worked with Billy Eichner, Ben Schwartz, Katie Dippold, Mara Marini, Jon Glaser.

June Diane Raphael – Philanthropy

June Diane Raphael is also involved in charity work. She and fellow comedian Kulap Vilaysack founded Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) associated "UCB Corps" community. The charity organizes charity events and projects to improve the community with the help of volunteers and interested UCB performers.

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June Diane Raphael – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth Raphael is estimated to be around $4 million while the figure on his annual salary is under review.

June Diane Raphael – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media sites Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, June Diane Raphael is followed by over a million followers and counting.

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