Raphael Bob-Waksberg

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.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Bob-Waksberg in 2010
Born
Raphael Matthew Bob-Waksberg

(1984-08-17) August 17, 1984
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Alma materBard College
Occupation
  • Voice actor
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2002–present

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. Growing up, he was influenced by shows like The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and The Larry Sanders Show. He was diagnosed with ADHD[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Career

Bob-Waksberg performs voices for various characters on BoJack Horseman. As a member of the Olde English comedy troupe he co-wrote and appeared in The Exquisite Corpse Project.[3] He was the script doctor for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, which was released on February 8, 2019.

In July 2016, it was announced that Bob-Waksberg was writing a short story collection titled Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Bang-Your-Knee, Bust-Your-Heart-Open Love Stories, to be published by Knopf Publishing.[5]

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.[6] It premiered on September 13, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video.[7] In November 2019, the show was renewed for a second season.[8]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2020 BoJack Horseman Creator, writer, executive producer
2019–present Tuca & Bertie Writer, producer
2019–present Undone Co-creator, writer, executive producer

References
  1. "BoJack Horseman's Raphael Bob-Waksberg Explains How a Washed-Up Cartoon Horse Is Like Don Draper". Studio 360. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. Renee Ghert-Zand (2014-09-04). "Comedy writer gallops to success with 'BoJack Horseman'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2018-08-08.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Stephen Rodick (2016-07-22). "The World According to 'Bojack Horseman'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-08.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. Havrilesky, Heather (2018-09-07). "Don't Look BoJack's Gifted Horse-Lady in the Mouth". The Cut. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  5. Kroll, Justin (6 July 2016). "'BoJack Horseman' Creator Sells Collection of Short Stories to Knopf Publishing". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. "Amazon Orders 'Undone' Animated Series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy". Splitsider.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. Schwartz, Ryan (June 7, 2019). "Undone: 'Genre-Bending' Series From BoJack EPs Features Bob Odenkirk and Rosa Salazar — Watch Teaser". TVLine. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  8. Kanter, Jake (November 21, 2019). "Amazon Renews Animation Series 'Undone', Inks Overall Deal With Co-Creator Kate Purdy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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