Jason Mantzoukas is an American actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster born on December 18, 1972, in Nahant, Massachusetts, USA. He is best known for his recurring role as Rafi in the FX comedy series The League and as one of the three co-hosts of the podcast How Did This Get Made? alongside Paul Scheer and *June Diane Raphael.

     He has played comedic roles in films such as The Dictator, The Long Dumb Road, Sleeping with Other People, They Came Together, Conception, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. On television, he has had recurring roles in Parks and Recreation (as Dennis Feinstein), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (as Adrian Pimento), and The Good Place (as *Derek Hofstetler.

     Mantzoukas is also known for his voice acting, portraying Jay Bilzerian in Big Mouth, Alex Dorpenberger in Close Enough, Rex Splode in Invincible, The Gray One in HouseBroken, and Jankom Pog in Star Trek: Prodigy.

     He studied religion at Middlebury College, graduating in 1995. After college, he received a Watson Fellowship, which allowed him to travel across North Africa and the Middle East to study religious and transcendental music for nearly two years.