Sasha Perl-Raver

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Sasha Perl-Raver
Born
Sara Sasha Perl-Raver

(1978-08-22) August 22, 1978 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Writer, actress, film critic, TV personality
SpouseJason Richard Fox

Sasha Perl-Raver (born August 22, 1978) is an American writer, actress, film critic, and TV personality who grew up in New York City and Oakland, California. [1]

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Career

Writer [2]

She co-wrote the screenplay for Totally Killer , directed by Nahnatchka Khan and starring Kiernan Shipka, Julie Bowen, and Randall Park.

In 2018, she was one of six women selected for the prestigious Black List/Women in Film Episodic Lab. [3]

Critic

From 2010–13, [4] she appeared as the primary film critic and entertainment reporter for KNBC and, on January 10, 2014, she began co-hosting the FX's FX Movie Download. [5] [6] [7]

She has interviewed numerous celebrities, including Matthew McConaughey, [8] Jared Leto, [8] Robert Redford, [4] Robin Williams, [4] Robert De Niro, [4] Barbra Streisand, [4] Vince Vaughn, [4] and Jennifer Garner [8] while reviewing films.

Since November 2016, she has been one of the hosts on Screen Junkies spin-off YouTube channel Screen Junkies News. Prior to that, she regularly appeared as a co-host of the Collider YouTube series Collider TV Talk.

Chef

In 2009, Perl-Raver was a chef on Private Chefs of Beverly Hills . [9] [10] [11] She began cooking to earn money at the age of 16 after finishing high school in three years. [10] Since then, she has worked as a private chef for a number of celebrities. [12] [13]

Her recipes have been published in four books. [14]

Actress

She has had bit parts in a dozen television series and films, including The Muse, and starred as herself in five series. [15]

Other ventures

She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1999. [14] [16]

Personal life

Her mother is Miki Raver, who is an author, former talent agent, motivational religious speaker and former production company owner. [17]

She graduated from the University of Southern California. [7]

She married actor Jason Richard Fox in August 2014. [7] The couple had their first child, Luna Pearl, in February 2018.

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  2. ↑ Grobar, Matt (2023-08-14). "'Totally Killer' First Look: Kiernan Shipka Toplines Time-Traveling Horror-Comedy From Prime Video, Blumhouse". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2018-10-02). "The Black List And Women In Film Reveal Participants For Annual Episodic Lab". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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  6. ↑ "BFCA Member Profile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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  9. ↑ Michael J. Lee. "Rorschach Noodles, Burrito Supremacy, and Delicious Fish: An Exclusive Interview with Sasha Perl-Raver".
  10. 1 2 MacIntyre, April. "Sasha Perl-Raver interview, Private Chefs of Beverly Hills Oct. 12". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  11. ↑ "7 Questions with Beverly Hills Chef Sasha Perl-Raver".
  12. ↑ Debbie Lynn Elias. "Sasha Perl-Raver Talks Turkey and Dishes it Up On "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills".
  13. ↑ Elfman, Mali. "Interview: Sasha Perl-Raver talks Cooking with the Private Chefs of Beverly Hills".
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  16. ↑ "Meet the Private Chefs of Beverly Hills". Archived from the original on 2013-12-01.
  17. ↑ "Miki Raver's Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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