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.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 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.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.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.
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.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 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.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.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.
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