External links
- Lesley Arfin at IMDb
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| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Comedy writer Author |
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Lesley Arfin (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author.
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]
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]
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]
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