Lesley Arfin


Lesley Arfin is an American comedy writer and author.

Life

Arfin was born to a Jewish family in 1979 in Long Island, New York. She studied at Hampshire College.

Career

Lesley Arfin was a contributor to Vice from 2003, but left after publication of her book.
In 2007, her book Dear Diary, based on a column she wrote for Vice magazine, was published by Vice Books. In 2008, she became the editor-in-chief of Missbehave.
Arfin went on to become a staff writer for the HBO TV series Girls.
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. Arfin drew on her own past in dealing with alcohol addiction while writing for Love.
Arfin is currently the host of Earios podcast "Filling the Void." She also wrote and executive produced Season 1 of the HBO series Betty, which was released in 2020.

Personal life

Arfin wrote about being addicted to heroin and going to rehab in her book Dear Diary.
Arfin married actor and writer Paul Rust in 2015. In October 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Mary James.