Paul Scheer

Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. He currently stars on the FX series The League and in the Adult Swim comedy-action series "NTSF:SD:SUV::", which he created and directs. He recently created and stars in the JASH webseries, The Arscheerio Paul Showwhich recreates classic moments from the iconic Arsenio Hall talk show of the early 90's. His 4 issue comic book Aliens vs Parker is published by Boom Studios! and is co-written by writing partner Nick Giovannetti. He also serves as Executive Producer on Greatest Event in the History of Television with Adam Scott. He can currently be heard hosting the award winning comedy podcast "How Did This Get Made?", which was hailed by iTunes as the "best new comedy podcast" of 2011 and LA Weekly as the Best Comedy Podcast of 2012. Scheer has made appearances on comedy programs such as Modern Family, Burning Love' Seasons 1-3', 30 Rock, Best Week Ever, Childrens Hospital, Funny or Die Presents, Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings, Party Down Bob's Burgers, and Yo Gabba Gabba. He has also appeared in films such as '"Hell Baby", "Rapture-Palooza", "Piranha 3D, Bride Wars, School for Scoundrels and Year One. Previously he co-created and starred in the cult MTV sketch series Human Giant alongside Rob Huebel and Aziz Ansari. --- Scheer was born in Huntington, New York. He graduated from St. Anthony's High School (New York) and attended New York University, where he majored in Communication and Education. Scheer began dating actress/writer June Diane Raphael in January 2004, after the artistic director of Manhattan's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre brought Scheer in to offer tips to Raphael and her writing partner Casey Wilson on how to improve their show. They moved from New York to LA in 2005. In 2009, they married in a smallish affair at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Scheer's best man was a Jack Nicholson impersonator.