American actress and comedian June Diane Raphael is best known for her role in the hit movie Going the Distance and TV show Grace and Frankie (2015 to 2021). June Diane Raphael married Paul Scheer in 2009. She collaborated with her husband Paul and comedian Jason Mantzoukas to host a podcast named How Did This Get Made? in 2010, where they discuss popular movies.
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Relationship With Husband Paul Scheer
Since marrying Paul Scheer in 2009, June Diane Raphael and her husband have welcomed two children, Gus (born in 2014) and Sam (born in 2016).
Speaking about the romantic encounter, June and Paul first met when Scheer offered to help the new mom and actress Casey Wilson with their comedy show, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet, at Manhattan's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2004. But Scheer recalls their moment and said that Raphael completely ignored him at that time. After work, they went out for dinner to thank him for the help, and he orders only water.
June Diane Raphael and her husband, Paul Scheer (©: buzzfeed.com)
June and Paul were initially dating, and their courtship developed slowly. They had dinner on one of those "'Is this a date?' dates," Scheer recollects, but the party was crashed when two of their friends showed up, and they all went out dancing to '80s music.
"It was January and surprisingly warm," Scheer continues, "so we walked home together, and when I got to June's apartment, she went in for the kiss." Still believing they were in the 'friend zone,' he was confused, but he quickly got his head in the game.
Shortly after Hollywood's Upright Citizens, Brigade Theatre opened in 2005; the couple left New York to make their home in L.A. "That was enough of a safety blanket for me," Scheer says, adding: "June was already going, and I didn't want to lose her."
In 2009, June and Paul married in a small function at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and Jack Nicholson impersonator was Paul's best man.
After marriage, the couple June and Paul were blessed with their first son named Gus Scheer on 30 April 2014.
"The family is really excited to get him ready to be a contestant on next season's Dancing With the Stars," the couple jokes on Interview in US Weekly on 14 May 2014.
Again, Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael welcomed their second son Sam Scheer together on 13 June 2016, the actress representative confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
June Diane Raphael Net Worth And Career
June Diane Raphael has a net worth of $4 million throughout her career. June started her career as an actress, screenwriter, and comedian.
June started studying improv comedy and began performing also writing at the city's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Raphael and fellow NYU classmate Casey Wilson worked together in comedy as writers and performers and eventually co-wrote the 2009 movie Bride Wars starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.
She collaborated on numerous projects, including penning The Bachelorette Party (2012), Ass Backward (2009), and The Very Funny Show (2007). In 2010, June wrote a couple of short stories for the book Worst Laid Plans.
Apart from writing, Raphael made her TV debut in an episode of Ed in 2002. She has since appeared in New Girl (2012 to 2018), Drunk History (2013), In the Motherhood (2009), Funny or Die Presents (2010 to 2011), Girl Most Likely (2012), and Whitney (2012 to 2013). She has also starred in American Dad! (2011 to 2019), Happy Endings (2011), Burning Love (2012 to 2013), The League (2014 to 2015), NTSF:SD: SUV (2011 to 2013), and Big Mouth (2017 to 2020).
June is cast in a crucial role in the comedy web series Grace and Frankie (2015 to 2021), where she played the role of Grace and Robert Hanson's daughter, Brianna Hanson.
June debuted her movie career in Zodiac (2007). She then starred in several movies such as Year One (2009), Bride Wars (2009), Going The Distance (2010), Ass Backwards (2013), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and The High Note (2020).
Apart from writer and acting career, Raphael has done extensive activism work for Everytown for Gun Safety organization, promoting gun control in the United States. She has collaborated with comedian Kulap Vilaysack to establish UCB Corps associated with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and is a voluntary charity organization.
She also served as the co-director of the organization and was a co-founder of The Jane Club, online shopping and gift for the women who require help.
Who Is June Diane Raphael?
June Diane Raphael was born on 4 January 1980. She hails from Rockville Centre, New York. She was born to parents John Raphael and Diane Raphael.
June's father, John Raphael, was a steamfitter, whereas her mother, Diane Raphael, was a New York City Public School teacher. She was the youngest sister of the family and had two oldest sisters Lauren Raphael and Deanne Raphael.
June Diane Raphael went to South Side High School. After graduating in 1998, she enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts at the New York University and graduated in 2002. Then, June joined the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City to study improvisational comedy.
June Diane Raphael has a physical build with a height of 5 feet 9 inches.