American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor

Raphael Matthew Bob-Waksberg (born August 17, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor. He is known as the creator and showrunner of the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman and the Amazon Prime Video animated series Undone. He is also an executive producer on the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series Tuca & Bertie, created by BoJack Horseman production designer Lisa Hanawalt.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Television
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Bob-Waksberg was raised in Palo Alto, California with his two sisters. He is Jewish; his mother and grandmother ran a Jewish book and gift store, and his father helped Russian Jews emigrate to the United States. From the ages of 9 to 22, he insisted on being called by his nickname "Raizin". Growing up, he was influenced by shows like The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and The Larry Sanders Show. He was diagnosed with ADHD and his academic performance in high school was poor, but through participating in theatre productions he met illustrator Lisa Hanawalt. Hanawalt's drawings inspired him to create BoJack Horseman, and she became the show's production designer and producer. Bob-Waksberg attended Bard College graduating with a degree in Theater and Performance in 2006. Bob-Waksberg was once a roommate of Adam Conover, creator and host of Adam Ruins Everything.

Career

Bob-Waksberg is well known for creating the series BoJack Horseman and performs voices for various characters on the show. As a member of the Olde English comedy troupe he co-wrote and appeared in The Exquisite Corpse Project. He was the script doctor for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, which was released on February 8, 2019.

Bob-Waksberg's short story collection *led Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories was published by Knopf Publishing on June 11, 2019.

In March 2018, it was announced that he was co-creating an animated series for Amazon with Kate Purdy, which would be called Undone. The show revolves around a woman named Alma who discovers a "new relationship with time" after a near-fatal car crash and uses this to learn more about the truth behind her father's death. It premiered on September 13, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video. In November 2019, the show was renewed for a second season.

Television

References

External links

• Raphael Bob-Waksberg at IMDb
• The Creator of 'Bojack Horseman' on Why Political Correctness Isn't Censorship by Patrick Marlborough, August 10, 2017, VICE
• NPR 'Fresh Air' radio interview with Terry Gross, Oct. 17, 2018