Raphael Chestang was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he began his acting career appearing in commercials and performing in theater productions. Since 2012 he has been writing and performing sketch comedy all over Los Angeles at venues such as UCB, The Second City Hollywood, and The Pack. In 2017 he joined the CollegeHumor cast. In addition to CollegeHumor Originals, his other acting credits include Adam Ruins Everything and Food: Fact or Fiction?.