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'''Lesley Arfin''' (born 1978) is an American comedy writer and author.
'''Lesley Arfin''' (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author.


==Life==
==Life==
Arfin was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{Cite web|last= Bloom |first= Nate |title=Anton Yelchin's final role lands in 'Thoroughbreds'; Appatow's 'Love' returns |publisher=The Jewish News of Northern California|date=March 6, 2018 |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2018/03/06/anton-yelchins-final-role-lands-thoroughbreds-appatows-love-returns/ |accessdate=}}</ref> in 1978 in [[Long Island, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerhousebooks.com/books/dear-diary-hardcover/|title=Dear Diary HARDCOVER - powerHouse Books|website=www.powerhousebooks.com}}</ref> She studied at [[Hampshire College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/fashion/jesse-pearson-an-editor-in-his-third-act.html|title=An Editor's Third Act|date=3 February 2013|website=The New York Times}}</ref>
Arfin was born to a Jewish family<ref>{{Cite news|last= Bloom |first= Nate |title=Anton Yelchin's final role lands in 'Thoroughbreds'; Appatow's 'Love' returns |newspaper= J |publisher=The Jewish News of Northern California|date=March 6, 2018 |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2018/03/06/anton-yelchins-final-role-lands-thoroughbreds-appatows-love-returns/ |access-date=}}</ref> in 1979 in [[Long Island, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerhousebooks.com/books/dear-diary-hardcover/|title=Dear Diary HARDCOVER - powerHouse Books|website=www.powerhousebooks.com}}</ref> She grew up in the same complex in [[Woodbury, Nassau County, New York]], as writer [[Gabe Rotter]] and they both attended [[Syosset High School]].<ref>Jacobson, Aileen. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118221350/lesley-arfin-and-gabe-rotter-of/ "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."</ref> She attended [[Hampshire College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/fashion/jesse-pearson-an-editor-in-his-third-act.html|title=An Editor's Third Act|date=3 February 2013|website=The New York Times}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2007, her book ''Dear Diary'', based on a column she wrote for ''Vice'' magazine, was published by Vice Books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uarts.edu/liberal-arts/creative-writing/visiting-writers-series|title=Visiting Writers Series - The University of the Arts|website=www.uarts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.theaustralian.com.au/link/bcf13c43644cf4fbf7e49d13d1987dca?domain=theaustralian.com.au|title=Girl, interrupted|first=Georgina|last=Safe|date=4 December 2007|website=theaustralian.com.au}}</ref> In 2008, she became the editor-in-chief of ''[[Missbehave]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-183307106.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904225859/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-183307106.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=4 September 2018|title=Missbehave Magazine Names Lesley Arfin Editor-in-Chief|date=19 August 2008|work=The New York Observer|access-date=9 July 2017|url-access=subscription |via=HighBeam Research}}</ref>
Lesley Arfin was a contributor to ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' from 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/topic/lesley-arfin|title=Lesley arfin}}</ref> but left in 2007, after publication of her book<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdyb9a/an-interview-with-lesley-arfin-about-girls|title=An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'|date=13 April 2012 }}</ref> ''Dear Diary'', based on a column she wrote for ''Vice'' magazine, which was published by Vice Books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uarts.edu/liberal-arts/creative-writing/visiting-writers-series|title=Visiting Writers Series - The University of the Arts|website=www.uarts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.theaustralian.com.au/link/bcf13c43644cf4fbf7e49d13d1987dca?domain=theaustralian.com.au|title=Girl, interrupted|first=Georgina|last=Safe|date=4 December 2007|website=theaustralian.com.au}}</ref> In 2008, she became the editor-in-chief of ''[[Missbehave]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-183307106.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904225859/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-183307106.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2018|title=Missbehave Magazine Names Lesley Arfin Editor-in-Chief|date=19 August 2008|work=The New York Observer|access-date=}}</ref>


Arfin went on to become a staff writer for the [[HBO]] TV series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carraway|first1=Kate|title=An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdyb9a/an-interview-with-lesley-arfin-about-girls|website=VICE|accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref>
Arfin went on to become a staff writer for the [[HBO]] TV series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carraway|first1=Kate|title=An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vdyb9a/an-interview-with-lesley-arfin-about-girls|website=VICE|date=13 April 2012 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> From there, she worked on the TV series ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''. Arfin received sole writing credit for the [[Halloween (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)|Halloween-themed episode]] in the first season.


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With Paul Rust and [[Judd Apatow]], she created the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3056741/what-its-like-to-make-a-netflix-love-story-with-your-spouse-and-judd-apatow|website=fastcompany.com|title=What It's Like To Make a Netflix "Love" Story With Your Spouse. And Judd Apatow|date=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2016/02/netflix_s_love_produced_by_judd_apatow_and_created_by_girls_writer_lesley.html|title=Love|first=Willa|last=Paskin|author-link=Willa Paskin|date=19 February 2016|website=slate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-recuits-judd-apatow-handing-2-season-order-lesley-arfin-comedy-love-1201306514/|title=Netflix Recruits Judd Apatow, Handing 2-Season Order to Lesley Arfin Comedy 'Love'|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=16 September 2014|website=Variety}}</ref> Arfin drew on her own past in dealing with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]] while writing for ''Love''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/10/addiction-depression-tv-mom-cbs-love-flaked-netflix/81508984/|title=TV comedies get real about addiction, recovery|website=USA Today}}</ref>
From there, she worked on the TV series ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''. Arfin received sole writing credit for the [[Halloween (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)|Halloween-themed episode]] in the first season.


Arfin is currently the host of the Earios podcast ''Filling the Void'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.earios.net/filling-the-void|title=Filling the Void}}</ref> about hobbies that bring people joy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moe|first=Jackie|date=2019-08-09|title=Comedy writer Lesley Arfin is 'Filling the Void' with new podcast|url=https://backstagesocal.com/lesley-arfin-podcast/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Backstage Socal|language=en-US}}</ref> She also wrote and executive produced Season 1 of the HBO series [[Betty (TV series)|''Betty'']], which was released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2019-08-14|title=HBO Orders Female-Led Skateboarding Comedy From Crystal Moselle, Lesley Arfin|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/hbo-skateboarding-comedy-betty-crystal-moselle-lesley-arfin-1203302596/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>
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With Paul Rust and [[Judd Apatow]], she created the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3056741/what-its-like-to-make-a-netflix-love-story-with-your-spouse-and-judd-apatow|website=fastcompany.com|title=What It's Like To Make a Netflix "Love" Story With Your Spouse. And Judd Apatow|date=18 February 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2016/02/netflix_s_love_produced_by_judd_apatow_and_created_by_girls_writer_lesley.html|title=Love|first=Willa|last=Paskin|date=19 February 2016|publisher=|website=slate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-recuits-judd-apatow-handing-2-season-order-lesley-arfin-comedy-love-1201306514/|title=Netflix Recruits Judd Apatow, Handing 2-Season Order to Lesley Arfin Comedy 'Love'|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=16 September 2014|website=variety.com}}</ref> Arfin drew on her own past in dealing with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]] while writing for ''Love''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/10/addiction-depression-tv-mom-cbs-love-flaked-netflix/81508984/|title=TV comedies get real about addiction, recovery|website=usatoday.com}}</ref>

Arfin is currently the host of Earios podcast "Filling the Void." <ref>https://www.earios.net/filling-the-void</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Arfin wrote about being addicted to heroin and going into rehab in her book ''Dear Diary''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dewitt |first1=Erin |title=Dear Diary By Lesley Arfin |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/news-dear-diary-by-lesley-arfin-6446927/ |website=OC Weekly}}</ref>
Arfin wrote about being addicted to heroin and going to rehab in her book ''Dear Diary''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dewitt |first1=Erin |title=Dear Diary By Lesley Arfin |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/news-dear-diary-by-lesley-arfin-6446927/ |website=OC Weekly|date=19 July 2007 }}</ref>


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Arfin married actor and writer [[Paul Rust]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/fashion/weddings/when-you-know-its-love-paul-rust-lesley-arfin-dreams.html|title=When You Know It's Love: A Vision Out of Your Dreams|first=Brooke Lea|last=Foster|newspaper=The New York Times|date=9 May 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Mary James.<ref>Jen Juneau, [http://people.com/babies/paul-rust-lesley-arfin-welcome-daughter-mary-james/ "Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James"], ''People'', Oct. 17, 2017</ref>
In 2012, Arfin was criticised for a lack of awareness of [[white privilege]] after she wrote a tweet regarding the criticism of the lack of diversity in ''Girls'', stating "What really bothered me most about ''Precious'' was that there was no representation of ME".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/girls-writer-learning-theres-no-such-thing-ironic-racism/329126/|title='Girls' Writer Is Learning There's No Such Thing as Ironic Racism|date=19 April 2012|publisher=theatlantic.com}}</ref>

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Arfin married American actor and writer [[Paul Rust]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/fashion/weddings/when-you-know-its-love-paul-rust-lesley-arfin-dreams.html|title=When You Know It's Love: A Vision Out of Your Dreams|first=Brooke Lea|last=Foster|date=9 May 2017|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> In October 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Mary James.<ref>Jen Juneau, [http://people.com/babies/paul-rust-lesley-arfin-welcome-daughter-mary-james/ "Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James"], ''People'', Oct. 17, 2017</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 16 May 2024

Lesley Arfin
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Long Island, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Comedy writer
Author
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children1

Lesley Arfin (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author.

Life

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Arfin was born to a Jewish family[1] in 1979 in Long Island, New York.[2] She grew up in the same 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

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Lesley Arfin was a contributor to Vice from 2001,[5] but left in 2007, after publication of her book[6] Dear Diary, based on a column she wrote for Vice magazine, which was published by Vice Books.[7][8] In 2008, she became the editor-in-chief of Missbehave.[9]

Arfin went on to become a staff writer for the HBO TV series Girls.[10] From there, she worked on the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Arfin received sole writing credit for the Halloween-themed episode in the first season.

With Paul Rust and Judd Apatow, she created the Netflix series Love.[11][12][13] Arfin drew on her own past in dealing with alcohol addiction while writing for Love.[14]

Arfin is currently the host of the Earios podcast Filling the Void,[15] about hobbies that bring people joy.[16] She also wrote and executive produced Season 1 of the HBO series Betty, which was released in 2020.[17]

Personal life

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Arfin wrote about being addicted to heroin and going to rehab in her book Dear Diary.[18]

Arfin married actor and writer Paul Rust in 2015.[19] In October 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Mary James.[20]

Bibliography

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  • Dear Diary, ISBN 978-1-57687-383-0

References

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  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (March 6, 2018). "Anton Yelchin's final role lands in 'Thoroughbreds'; Appatow's 'Love' returns". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  2. ^ "Dear Diary HARDCOVER - powerHouse Books". www.powerhousebooks.com.
  3. ^ 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."
  4. ^ "An Editor's Third Act". The New York Times. 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Lesley arfin".
  6. ^ "An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'". 13 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Visiting Writers Series - The University of the Arts". www.uarts.edu.
  8. ^ Safe, Georgina (4 December 2007). "Girl, interrupted". theaustralian.com.au.
  9. ^ "Missbehave Magazine Names Lesley Arfin Editor-in-Chief". The New York Observer. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ Carraway, Kate (13 April 2012). "An Interview with Lesley Arfin About 'Girls'". VICE. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  11. ^ "What It's Like To Make a Netflix "Love" Story With Your Spouse. And Judd Apatow". fastcompany.com. 18 February 2016.
  12. ^ Paskin, Willa (19 February 2016). "Love". slate.com.
  13. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (16 September 2014). "Netflix Recruits Judd Apatow, Handing 2-Season Order to Lesley Arfin Comedy 'Love'". Variety.
  14. ^ "TV comedies get real about addiction, recovery". USA Today.
  15. ^ "Filling the Void".
  16. ^ Moe, Jackie (2019-08-09). "Comedy writer Lesley Arfin is 'Filling the Void' with new podcast". Backstage Socal. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  17. ^ Otterson, Joe (2019-08-14). "HBO Orders Female-Led Skateboarding Comedy From Crystal Moselle, Lesley Arfin". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  18. ^ Dewitt, Erin (19 July 2007). "Dear Diary By Lesley Arfin". OC Weekly.
  19. ^ Foster, Brooke Lea (9 May 2017). "When You Know It's Love: A Vision Out of Your Dreams". The New York Times.
  20. ^ Jen Juneau, "Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James", People, Oct. 17, 2017
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