Lesley Arfin
Lesley Arfin | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Occupations | Comedy writer Author |
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| Children | 1 |
Lesley Arfin (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author.
Early life and education
[edit]Arfin was born in 1979 on Long Island, New York to a Jewish family.[1][2] She grew up in the same residential complex in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, as writer Gabe Rotter and they both attended Syosset High School.[3] She attended Hampshire College.[4]
Career
[edit]Arfin contributed to Vice beginning in 2001,[5] and left in 2007, following the publication of her book Dear Diary,[6] based on a column she wrote for Vice magazine and published by Vice Books.[7][8] In 2008, she became editor-in-chief of Missbehave.[9]
She later worked as a staff writer on the HBO TV series Girls.[10] She also wrote for the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, receiving sole writing credit for a Halloween-themed episode in its first season.
Together with Paul Rust and Judd Apatow, she co-created the Netflix series Love.[11][12][13] In developing the series, she drew on her own experiences with alcohol addiction.[14]
Arfin has hosted the Earios podcast Filling the Void,[15] which focuses on hobbies that bring people joy.[16] She also wrote and executive produced the first season of the HBO series Betty, released in 2020.[17]
Personal life
[edit]In Dear Diary, Arfin wrote about her past heroin addiction and experiences in rehabilitation.[18]
She married actor and writer Paul Rust in 2015.[19] In October 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Mary James.[20]
Bibliography
[edit]- Dear Diary, ISBN 978-1-57687-383-0
References
[edit]- ^ Bloom, Nate (March 6, 2018). "Anton Yelchin's final role lands in 'Thoroughbreds'; Appatow's 'Love' returns". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
- ^ "Dear Diary HARDCOVER - powerHouse Books". www.powerhousebooks.com.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen. "Friends’ divergent paths to publication", Newsday, August 26, 2007. Accessed February 8, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "When they were youngsters Gabe Rotter and Lesley Arfin were best friends running around the neighborhood with a pack of other kids in The Woodlands a condominium complex in Woodbury where they both lived.... By the time they got to Syosset High School they'd drifted into separate cliques both say and eventually lost touch."
- ^ "An Editor's Third Act". The New York Times. 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Lesley arfin".
- ^ "An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'". 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Visiting Writers Series - The University of the Arts". www.uarts.edu.
- ^ Safe, Georgina (4 December 2007). "Girl, interrupted". theaustralian.com.au.
- ^ "Missbehave Magazine Names Lesley Arfin Editor-in-Chief". The New York Observer. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
- ^ Carraway, Kate (13 April 2012). "An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'". VICE. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "What It's Like To Make a Netflix "Love" Story With Your Spouse. And Judd Apatow". fastcompany.com. 18 February 2016.
- ^ Paskin, Willa (19 February 2016). "Love". slate.com.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (16 September 2014). "Netflix Recruits Judd Apatow, Handing 2-Season Order to Lesley Arfin Comedy 'Love'". Variety.
- ^ "TV comedies get real about addiction, recovery". USA Today.
- ^ "Filling the Void".
- ^ Moe, Jackie (2019-08-09). "Comedy writer Lesley Arfin is 'Filling the Void' with new podcast". Backstage Socal. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2019-08-14). "HBO Orders Female-Led Skateboarding Comedy From Crystal Moselle, Lesley Arfin". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Dewitt, Erin (19 July 2007). "Dear Diary By Lesley Arfin". OC Weekly.
- ^ Foster, Brooke Lea (9 May 2017). "When You Know It's Love: A Vision Out of Your Dreams". The New York Times.
- ^ Jen Juneau, "Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James", People, Oct. 17, 2017
External links
[edit]- Lesley Arfin at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
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- People from Woodbury, Nassau County, New York
- Syosset High School alumni
- Writers from New York City
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Hampshire College alumni
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women television writers
- American television writers
- American comedy writers
- 20th-century American Jews
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American Jews
- 20th-century American women writers
- Comedians from New York (state)
- People from Long Island